March 12 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.

Crimean parliament OKs ‘declaration of independence’ from Ukraine

Crimean parliament guarantees broader rights to Tatar minority
Ukraine Between Popular Uprising for Democracy and Fascist Putsch
Front and Center in Ukraine Race, a Leader of the Far Right *

Bob Crow, RMT leader, dies of suspected heart attack at 52
Bob Crow, RMT union general secretary, dies

Pork processing workers stand up for health care, fair contract

New Postal Worker president plans increased activism
D.C. Teacher Evaluation Errors Burn Teachers and Students
Public Transportation Trends Expose Ecological, Economic, Social Crossroads
Louisiana environmental suit brings hope
Ex-rebel’s lead in El Salvador ‘irreversible’
Local 587-Seattle, WA, is gearing up for a referendum campaign
Strikes in Greece as austerity deal proves elusive
Obama Will Seek Broad Expansion of Overtime Pay *
How a Court Secretly Evolved, Extending U.S. Spies’ Reach *
Toyota to Increase Wages for Employees *