February 28 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.

Workers at Nuclear Waste Site Inhaled Radioactive Materials *
'Wake-Up Call' as Workers Test Positive for Radiation After Nuclear Leak

Tentative pact announced between UC, labor union
California Nurses Join National March for Climate Action
Cyprus parliament turns down privatization bill
Book Excerpt: Campaigning for Union Office
Global warming slowdown likely to be brief: U.S., UK science bodies
US Health Care System Robs Security and Human Dignity
The fabulous lives of US legislators
Will global warming leave LA’s poor under water?
There should be more to labor than just work
Largest African-American museum at risk
Al Jazeera calls for support of jailed staff
Colombia's Labor Activists Still Targets of Violence
Baystate VNA Nurses File Charge With the NLRB for Bad Faith Bargaining
Group offers plan to meet new EPA power plant emission rules
Ohio union’s free ‘Labor History’ class educates public on Right to Work
Leading union raps arbitration law change
T6 labor dispute: Kitzhaber's call to action
The Economy Hub - Are Unions Necessary?
Inside Her Majesty's Listening Service
H.J. Heinz closes European plants, moves to co-packing
U.S. Moves Toward Atlantic Oil Exploration, Stirring Debate Over Sea Life *
For Drivers on Some Routes, Requesting the $2.50 Fare Can Be Dangerous *
Met Opera Seeking Concessions in Union Talks *
Bakken Crude, Rolling Through Albany *