New LPA Article On Labor Advocate Online

Labor Party Time? Maybe Not Yet–But Don’t Hit the Snooze Button
A talk prepared for a meeting of KC Labor Party Advocates
by Bill Onasch

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 ten articles a month.

Harper Launches Major First Nations Termination Plan
Why First Nations Movement Is Our Best Chance for Clean Land and Water

Doubling of Ocean Mercury Levels Threatens Global Health
SPEEA, Boeing Resume Talks While Workers Mount Day of Action
Sacramento Says 'No' to Privatizing Airport Screeners
Americans ‘are sicker and die younger’
Ontario teachers call off strike after labour board ruling
American Express cuts 5,400 jobs
Honda to cut 800 jobs in Swindon
US states face poor drought outlook
Heat, Flood or Icy Cold, Extreme Weather Rages Worldwide *

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 ten articles a month.

Truck Drivers Clinch New Power with First Union Contract at L.A. Ports
Health Care and Profits, a Poor Mix *
Ontario teachers, McGuinty on collision course
Hilda Solis quits cabinet position
NYC ferry crash: at least 50 injured
Record Heat Fuels Widespread Fires in Australia *
For Americans Under 50, Stark Findings on Health *
Seven Injured After Crane Collapses in Queens *
Union-run trust seeks Chrysler stock sale

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 ten articles a month.

US seared during hottest year on record by far
Burning 'Deep Purple': Australia So Hot New Color Added to Index
Jackson quit EPA for fear Obama poised to approve Keystone XL: report

Coercive Wellness Programs Create New Headaches
U.S. Intervention in El Salvador, by Privatization This Time
What if First Nations stopped subsidizing Canada?
Thousands march in the streets of Madrid against privatization plan
Judge: Manning was illegally punished in WikiLeaks scandal
Climate Change to Claim San Francisco Marshes
Federal Mediator Brought in to Contract Negotiations Between MSNA and TAMC
Nurses at 2 ProMedica Hospitals Seek Federal Help to Protect Patients
Germany Gears Up for Big Pay Hikes
Police Fire Rubber Bullets at South Africa Farm Strikers *

January 8 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.

Is Idle No More the new Occupy Wall Street?
Idle No More: Native Peoples Challenge Gutting of Environmental Laws

RNs Announce New Affiliation in Stepped Up Campaign
NUHW-CNA: An Affiliation Whose Time has Come

Feds spend more on immigration enforcement than other crime agencies
Biofuels cause pollution, not as green as thought - study
Ontario Next Right-to-Work Target?
Auto Workers Protest 'Maquila' Conditions in U.S.
Tar Sands Blockaders Take Over TransCanada Offices in Texas, Elsewhere
Bus Drivers and Parents Rally to Protect Union Jobs
Alberta lakes show chemical effects of tarsands
Eurozone unemployment at new high
US banks agree $18.5bn deal over mortgage crisis
Environmentalists urge Obama to act
Australia fires rage in blistering heat

January 7 Week In Review Now Online

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January 7 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.

Together Again: California Nurses and NUHW Join Forces against Kaiser
For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall *
Could Climate Change Boost Toxic Algal Blooms in the Oceans?
Health care tax hikes for 2013 may be just a start
In a Year of Politicians and Bad News, Surprising Stories of Resistance
Canada's First Nations protest heralds a new alliance
Kyoto climate change treaty sputters to a sorry end
Canada's "Maple Spring"
More layoffs mean fewer city services, unions say
Weyburn Wal-Mart wins appeal to count union decertification votes
Employers Must Offer Family Care, Affordable or Not *
American Cities Drown in Debt
Ontario imposes contracts on public school teachers
Hunger-striking chief urges unity with Idle No More
New EI changes take effect today
Quebec's striking ambulance workers demand negotiations
Canadian PM to meet First Nations
As Biofuel Demand Grows, So Do Guatemala’s Hunger Pangs *
Ex-Officer Is First From C.I.A. to Face Prison for a Leak *
Health Insurers Raise Some Rates by Double Digits *
Poverty in Kansas: Some fear rules cast poor families adrift
China journalists in rare strike
Hundreds in Peru Balk at Relocation From Site of Mine *