Monday, March 24, 2014

March 24 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.

Truckers' strike enters 3rd week facing back-to-work order
Striking Port Metro Vancouver truckers told to stand firm

The present, past, and future of collective bargaining
Oil spill closes busy Gulf waterway
Canada's CN Rail workers vote down second labor agreement
Port truck drivers vying to join union get state, federal boost
Parched California town risks running out of water
Injured Occupy protester gets $4.5M
N Carolina withdraws Duke deal
Cuba: Pay Increases Announced for Medical Workers *
E.P.A. Agrees to Join North Carolina in Reviewing Spill *
G.M.’s Bankruptcy Drawn Into Defect Inquiry *
Insurgent Slate Wins Big in L.A. Teachers Local
First Nations fire safety in sorry state
Solar power proven reliable in North
For Gay Couples in Michigan, a Day of Joy Ends in Legal Uncertainty *
German Public-Sector Strike to Affect Frankfurt Airport *
NUHW Wins Squeaker Victory at Seton Medical Center -- Or Does It?
Turkey at the Crossroads
Minimum wage fight goes on tour
Duke's 'sweetheart' pollution deal undone
NSA Spied on Chinese Government and Networking Firm
Arctic offshore drilling closer to reality as projects enter regulatory review
529 Egyptians Sentenced to Death in Killing of a Police Officer *
Strike in Israel Stalls Premier’s Trip to Mexico *
Beneath Cities, a Decaying Tangle of Gas Pipes *

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