Wednesday, June 19, 2013

June 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.

Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares
Union presents plan to save jobs at GE Erie plant
Judge tosses NLRB ruling over disputed port jobs
Teamsters voting on UPS contracts
Labor Department cites ‘epidemic’ of wage-and-hour violations
Labor movement makes big push for immigration reform
Protests Spread to 77 Cities in Turkey
UE 1166 Members 'Blow the Whistle', Win Raises, Other Improvements
NLRB Poster Rule Likely Dead After Second Federal Court of Appeals Ruling
Retired RN Kay McVay Honored
Half of First Nations children live in poverty
Spoils of the Sea Elude Many in an Alaska Antipoverty Plan *

Ford Gets on Wellness Bandwagon—Despite Evidence Such Programs Don’t Work - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.FmhdJi1D.dpuf

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