Tuesday, October 1, 2013

October 1 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.

After political stalemate, first federal closure in 17 years
How the Government Shutdown Hurts Real People
Union: FAA furloughs airline safety inspectors
Federal employees angry at shutdown turmoil
800,000 Laid Off, Million Work Without Pay *

IPCC report: Human-caused warming is ‘unequivocal’
Wall Street to Earth: ‘We don’t mind and you don’t matter’

Too Smart to Really Fix Our Health Care System, So We Count the Dead
A Single-Payer System, Like Medicare, is the Cure for America's Ailing Healthcare

Judge hears claims BP lied to feds about oil spill
Employee or Independent Contractor? Employer Fraud Costs Workers
Sutter Nurses' Stance and Strikes for Patient Care Pay off with Tentative Pact
UMWA to Appeal Peabody Suit Dismissal
Fighting to Save Jobs, Local 332 Meets with GE
CenturyLink employee says 'nothing redeeming' in rejected labor deal
Judge favored unions in most complaints against Red Cross
Tree planters allege camp conditions akin to slavery
Rexton road blocked by shale gas protesters
Explosion leads to an evacuation at UC Berkeley
Britain to Require Community Service for Long-Term Unemployment Benefits *
Argentine Judge Seeks to Put Franco Officials on Trial *
Illinois: Commuter Trains Collide, Injuring Dozens *
Minnesota: Orchestra Cancels New York Concerts *
Sugar Industry Highlights Conflicts Over Trade Pacts and Land *

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