Monday, July 15, 2013

July 15 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.

Death toll in Lac-Mégantic train disaster rises to 35
Before Blast, Hauling Oil Revived a Tiny Railroad *

Rallies, marches follow Zimmerman verdict
China cancels $6 billion uranium plant after protest
Photographer Arrested After Taking Photos of Kansas Feedlot
At least six dead as French train derails
Second BART strike looms
Brazil unions try to seize protest momentum with strikes
Americans Are Warming Again to Unions. Will the Relationship Last?
Thousands protest in nationwide strike in Chile
Towards Sustainable Industrial Policy
Chinese Workers Kidnap Factory Executives
Urban flooding likely to worsen, say experts
Edward Snowden accuses US of illegal, aggressive campaign
Edmonton care workers mark 100 days on picket line
Labor Union Authorizes State Workers Strike
French Greenpeace activists break into nuclear power plant
Koch brothers take the offensive to rip media reports they dispute
Bangladesh Pollution, Told in Colors and Smells *

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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