Friday, March 21, 2014

March 21 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.

$15 Hourly Wage Looks Likely in Seattle
Huge Chicago Vote - 87 Percent Vote for a $15-an-Hour Wage

A Livelihood in Nuclear Waste, Under Threat *
Health care law has uneven impact on companies
Where’s the Rebellion in ‘12 Years a Slave?’
Army general avoids jail in sex assault case
South Africa's wave of discontentment
Climate change stunting fish
Hip-Hop Star Common to Perform in Support of Nissan Workers
Major League Soccer Referee Lockout Ends with 5-Year Pact
San Diego VA Nurses File for Election to Join Largest RN Union
Local 150 Meets with DHHS Secretary, Blasting Unsafe Conditions and Low Pay
Workers occupy Paris opera in protest over changes to labor rules
Newly merged American Airlines faces labor problems
NYC workers may face pressure to kick in for health costs
Academic Labor Unrest Spreads to Maryland Colleges
Underestimating Capital, Overestimating Labour
Alberta public sector unions rally against pension changes
Outrage over Iraq child-marriage bill
Tidal lagoon power 'cheaper than wind'
Warily Leading Japan’s Nuclear Reawakening *
Koch Group, Spending Freely, Hones Attack on Government *
In Book, Architect of Health Law Predicts a Shift Away From Employer Coverage *
North Carolina Says Utility Pumped Millions of Gallons of Wastewater in River *
Group Suggests New Rules for Further Cuts in Carbon Pollution *

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