Friday, April 19, 2013

April 19 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.

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.YOn2c1sR.dpuf
Mayor says 14 dead in Texas fertilizer plant blast
Regulators fined Texas plant for safety violations    
No OSHA Inspections at Texas Plant in 5 Years
Texas explosion: residents of West shocked by devastation
Plant Explosion Tears at the Heart of a Texas Town *

Migrant Workers Gunned Down in Greece
EPA blamed for delaying asbestos study in Montana
Regal cutting theater workers' hours due to Obamacare
NYCity's contract offer infuriates unions
Labor, faith leaders applaud immigration reform legislation
Duluth nurses ratify new contract
Did a Spreadsheet Error Cost You Your Job?
Mexican Union Leader Vindicated in Court, Launches New Book
U of Michigan students arrested in protest for undocumented students
Voting on the future of teacher unionism
Why Women Are Leaving the Workforce in Record Numbers
OSSTF members approve deal with government
British Post Office staff set to strike
Guatemala suspends genocide trial
Keystone Pipeline Foes Vent in Nebraska *
3 Years Later: Oil Spill Cleanup, Study Carries On *
A Tough New Test Spurs Protest and Tears *

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