Tuesday, February 25, 2014

February 25 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.

Chicago Tenure and Non-Tenure Faculty Unite in Strike for First Contract
The Murky Politics of the $15 Minimum Wage
Another coal miner dies on the job
Obnoxious banker stories — it’s time to tax Wall Street
Pa. fracking-related job claims questioned
Nicaragua Canal Could Wreak Environmental Ruin
Unions disappointed at 1 percent raise for federal workers
577 Billion Ways Extreme Weather and Extreme Energy Are Connected
U.S. Lags Behind World in Temp Worker Protections
TransCanada pipeline safety practices need to improve, finds NEB audit
Mississippi river closed after oil spill
New Mexico: Radiation Leak Is Detected *

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