January 17 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 twenty articles a month.

Obama jobs panel pushes tax reform, U.S. drilling
Oversight of Cruise Lines at Issue After Disaster *
Greeks strike against austerity as EU, IMF visit
Canadian Labour At The Crossroads?
Hollywood's two main actors unions reach tentative deal to merge
PG&E diverted safety money for profit, bonuses
Hundreds of Oakland workers to get layoff notices
City cool to CUPE wage freeze offer
Walter Johnson dies - headed S.F. Labor Council
Several hurt in Bucharest clashes
Federal tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums expires
Israelis Facing a Seismic Rift Over Role of Women *
Among the Wealthiest One Percent, Many Variations *
Foreclosure Auctions Show Raw Form of Capitalism *
Poll: Disapproval of Congress hits new high
Wikipedia to go dark to protest web piracy drafts
Nigerian unions call off strike after fuel price cut
Thousands protest Bulgaria 'fracking' plans
Timken workers reject new labor deal
Peace activist Marv Davidov dies
Cablevision Workers Lead MLK Day March as Disparities Fuel Union Drive
UMKC teaches unorthodox economics

January 13 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 twenty articles a month.

We will be observing the Martin Luther King holiday Monday. Next news update Tuesday, January 17

Survey Finds Rising Perception of Class Tension *
Calif. health professional students rally for single payer
Nike factory to pay $1m to Indonesian workers for overtime
Xbox workers threaten suicide in China labor tiff
Cut back on soot, methane to slow warming: study
Wind turbine giant Vestas to cut 2,335 jobs this year
Trumka Addresses Investor Summit
Hostess Bankruptcy Filing Hits 5,000 BCTGM Members
First Nations: Harper attack means ‘the fix is in’ for tar sands pipeline review
Native protesters block northern B.C. highway
Toronto strike or lockout possible within 3 weeks
Manning moves step closer to full court martial
China's renewables surge outweighed by growth in coal consumption
Report Blames Safety Lapses for an Epidemic of Deaths at Wyoming Job Sites *
Mayor Takes On Teachers’ Union in School Plans *

January 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 twenty articles a month.

Republicans move to control Keystone approval
100 Years After Lawrence Strike, the Cry for ‘Bread & Roses’ Still Resonates
Trenton school district's food service workers seek union recognition
Contract talks resume at Manitowoc Co.
Labor Readies Goal-Line Stand Against Right-to-Work in Indiana
EPA: Power plants main global warming culprits
Archer Daniels Midland to cut 1,000 jobs
EPA cracks down on Redwood City metal recycler
Workers Have Right to Class-Action Lawsuits Against Bosses: NLRB
Calif. Car Washes Agree to $1 Million Back Pay Settlement
GM, German union in talks to restructure Opel
Poverty in US 'likely to get worse'

January 11 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 twenty articles a month.

Protest Against Scab Ship At EGT Longview Planned
Misdemeanor charges against 9 ILWU protesters to be dismissed
'Right to Work' Advances in Indiana over Protests
Union files unfair labor practice complaint against El Camino Hospital
Hyundai labor strike stops engine output
Labor rally hosted on eve of Florida legislative session
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Forces Workers To Strike
'Doomsday' ticks closer on nuclear, climate fears
St. Joseph’s Hospital of Orange RNs Win Major Settlement
Michigan technical workers vote 65 to 9 to join NUHW
Hostess returns to bankruptcy protection over pensions
Locked-out Crystal Sugar workers meet with Senator Franken
Hundreds pack Northern Gateway pipeline hearing
Enbridge investigates gas leak report off Louisiana coast
Rio Tinto injunction limiting lockout pickets extended
Worth Framing: Barry Commoner on pollution and production

January 10 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 twenty articles a month.

The January 9 Week In Review is now online
Recession Holds Down Health Spending *
New York Governor, SEIU 1199 Raise Hackles with Medicaid Deal
Hyundai union threatens stoppages after worker self-immolation
Occupy protesters join strike at Union City candy plant
Global warming: European species lag in habitat shift
Fidel Castro warns of climate change, nuclear threat
A closer look at Canada's nuclear plants
Federal cuts could be catastrophic, union says
Acadian, union seek transit subsidies
Tar sands pipeline battle turns ugly

January 9 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 twenty articles a month.

What’s Behind Postal Crisis? Privatization
Unemployment rate falls to 8.5%, lowest in nearly 3 years
Actors unions SAG and AFTRA to meet for merger talks
Call for pay raise for federal workers may set up fight with Congress
Bain Capital tied to bankruptcy, closing of KC steel plant
Brownback to announce Bombardier incentives deal
Labor Board Backs Workers on Joint Arbitration Cases *
Damaged pump caused heavy water spill at Point Lepreau nuclear plant
Bracing for trouble on the picket line
Cargo ship Rena breaks up off New Zealand
Private Sector Gets Job Skills; Public Gets Bill *
Talks Break Down at New York City Opera *
State’s most profitable nursing home seeks givebacks from workers
Bakery workers get five-year deals at Old Dutch, Ralcorp/Lofthouse
Nigeria strikes over fuel costs

January 6 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 twenty articles a month.

Labor Support Pledged To Help CAW Keep Scabs Out Of EMD
As 'Right to Work' Law Looms, Indiana Occupiers Brace Limestone Strikers
ILWU Pres. McEllrath: ‘Prepare to take action when EGT vessel arrives’
Unions praise new workplace rules for domestic workers, truckers and more
Candy workers block entrance at Union City licorice plant
Lufthansa Unions Protest Use of Temporary-Employment Company
Maine labor battles brewing
El Camino Hospital workers contemplate breaking from regional union
Labor leaders in Md. promoting same-sex marriage bill
New Agreement Set for Sodexo Workers Worldwide
Judge Rolls Back Idaho’s Expanded RTW
Vast majority of Canadians believe country is in recession
Fracking 'will poison New York water'
Students of Online Schools Are Lagging *
A Coal-Fired Plant That Is Eager for U.S. Rules *
Lawsuit Is Latest Clash Over Giving Retired Transit Workers Free Rides *