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Postings of news stories and analysis of interest to working people by 9AM Central, Monday-Friday

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

December 18 News Update

Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.

Human link to climate change stronger than ever: draft report
Hostess Workers Take on Private Equity Pirates
Toxic Train Wreck Exposes Weakness in Federal Chemical Policy
Medicare Means Testing Is a Benefit Cut for Middle-Income Workers
Nurses Union Calls for Action on Nation’s Ravaged Mental Health Services
Strikes hit 8 public school boards today, including Toronto
Airport strike talks resuming after long delay
Polio workers killed in Karachi
Redundancy notice period halved
Pollution from car emissions killing millions in China and India
Obama, Boehner move close to ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Get Its Way in Mexico *
Study Finds One in 6 Follows No Religion *
Bangladesh Finds Gross Negligence in Factory Fire *
A Big, and Risky, Energy Bet *
Obama’s New Offer on Fiscal Crisis Could Lead to Deal *

Bill Onasch at 6:07 AM

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Retiree member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1287. Active member National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. Webmaster of kclabor.org since March, 2000. Former Vice-President of ATU 1287. In Minneapolis during Seventies-Eighties held several posts in UE Local 1139 including Local President and Shop Chairman at Litton Microwave. Charter member of Labor Party Advocates. Founding member of US Labor Against the War.
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