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Monday, January 23, 2012
January 23 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.
Workers rally for end to Electro-Motive lockout
Unions split on Obama rejection of Keystone pipeline
Labor union leaves BlueGreen Alliance over Keystone disagreement
Wisconsin Crane Strike Crumples
Tax Cuts, Privatization and Deregulation Disguised as Public Policy
Lawmakers Reach Compromise on Airline Union Provision *
2 missing after B.C. mill explosion
Labor Talks With Postal Unions Reach Impasse, Service Says
Branch libraries to reopen Monday afternoons
Cooper Tire reaches Ark. pact
Snowplow drivers, other state transportation workers might strike
Shipwreck threatens Europe's biggest marine sanctuary
Why do pale green NGOs support Obama?
Transit talks to resume in York Region
Metro Transit workers reject HRM offer by 98.4%
More Lockouts as Companies Battle Unions *
For MTA and Union, Obstacles Delay a Contract *
Friday, January 20, 2012
January 20 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.
Thousands Rallying to Stop Indiana's 'Right to Work' Steamroll
Kodak workers, retirees, investors brace for pain
Amazon Basin shifting to carbon emitter: study
Union says 4100 Fresno County workers will strike
The solidarity we need for Longview
Obama's Rejection of Keystone Pipeline Sets Up Campaign Battle
Growing Inquality = A Less Healthy Nation
Rick Peduzzi, UE's Web, Technology and Education Specialist, Dies at 56
10 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours
Top CIA lawyer never approved NYPD collaboration
Ship operator 'delayed evacuation'
Falling container crushes Long Beach port worker
GM is world's largest automaker once more
Kansas City puts streetcar line on fast track
Active-Duty Soldiers Take Their Own Lives at Record Rate *
A Judge Rules Vermont Can’t Shut Nuclear Plant *
Thursday, January 19, 2012
January 19 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 administration rejects Keystone oil pipeline
Keystone XL pipeline proposal rejected — for now
Enbridge pipeline deal with B.C. First Nation collapses
Bulgaria bans shale gas drilling
The Internet flexes its muscles with blackout
Lawmakers back off Sopa and Pipa
No union labor used at DNC speech site, contractor says
AFL-CIO chief Trumka rejects White House jobs council report
Graduate student workers are key to University of Minnesota’s success
Abandon NHS bill, two unions say
Warehouse companies fined for safety violations in Chino
Boeing Departure Shakes Wichita’s Identity as Airplane Capital *
Study of Retail Workers Finds $9.50 Median Pay *
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Keystone XL Delay—A Skirmish Won, More Battles Ahead
Continued delay in building the Keystone XL pipeline, that would carry synthetic crude oil from the Alberta tar sands to refineries near Gulf of Mexico ports, is welcome news worth celebrating. Not only is localized environmental damage from its construction and operation inevitable; expansion of the dirtiest oil production in the world would take us closer to catastrophic climate change.
Some are praising President Obama for a "brave" decision in putting the pipeline in to regulatory purgatory. There is no doubt in my mind that if it had not been for the mass demonstrations and civil disobedience mounted against it XL would have been a done deal months ago. We have won an important skirmish but decisive battles lay ahead.
The "courageous" President initially chose to defer action until after the election when he hoped to deal with it as a lame duck. The Republicans in Congress were not about to give him such a free pass and demanded a fast track response. We can expect the GOP, probably with support from many Democrats, will now work to attach the pipeline to an essential piece of legislation.
We need to continue to mobilize in the streets against any efforts to resurrect this environmental disaster, carrying out the fight to the finish.
Some are praising President Obama for a "brave" decision in putting the pipeline in to regulatory purgatory. There is no doubt in my mind that if it had not been for the mass demonstrations and civil disobedience mounted against it XL would have been a done deal months ago. We have won an important skirmish but decisive battles lay ahead.
The "courageous" President initially chose to defer action until after the election when he hoped to deal with it as a lame duck. The Republicans in Congress were not about to give him such a free pass and demanded a fast track response. We can expect the GOP, probably with support from many Democrats, will now work to attach the pipeline to an essential piece of legislation.
We need to continue to mobilize in the streets against any efforts to resurrect this environmental disaster, carrying out the fight to the finish.
January 18 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.
At Cablevision, Expected to Install Everything Except a Union *
MTA labor deal elusive, a day after contract expires
AFL-CIO’s Trumka Acknowledges Labor’s Divisions Over Keystone Pipeline
When New Obama Chief of Staff Was NYU Exec, School Ceased Recognizing Union
University of Minnesota graduate student workers advance union drive
‘Union Stooges'?The NLRB Is No Panacea for Workers
Democrats file 1 million signatures for Walker recall
Toronto budget passes as protesters arrested
York transit workers reject final Veolia offer
Union rejects Olympic pay offer
Chevron oil rig catches fire off Nigeria coast
What impact will the Costa Concordia disaster have on the environment?
Nixon proposes $106 million cut from Missouri higher ed
Brownback tax plan would hit impoverished Kansans the hardest
Firestorm brewing as city manager outlines cuts to KC department
KC’s recovery lagged in 2011, Brookings report says
Supreme Court rebuffs Applebee’s appeal in wage and tip case
Protest on Web Uses Shutdown to Take On Two Piracy Bills *
NYC City Opera Reaches Tentative Deal With Union *
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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