July 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.

Quest for answers starts in deadly Canada rail crash
Lac-Mégantic victims pose challenge for forensic experts
Death toll hits 15 in Lac-Mégantic
Safety rules lag as oil transport by train rises
Rail emergencies raise concern over Sudbury tracks

NSA 'spied' on most Latin American nations: Brazil paper
AT&T Tech Blew the Whistle on NSA Spying—in 2006
Venezuela Offers Refuge as Germany Dithers
Former Fisa judge says US must fix secret courts
Utah ISP rebuffs government snoops
Harvard Prof Is Star Witness at WikiLeaks Trial *

Climate Change Could Spark Small Mammal Invasion
Prepaid Cards: High Fees for Low Wages
Phony Crisis: The Money is There for Social Security
Striking Coca-Cola workers bring protests to Kitchener
Tentative deal reached in St. John's airport strike
Google hosts fundraiser for climate change denying US senator
Wal-Mart: ‘Living wage’ bill will threaten plans for D.C.
Miss. River Partially Reopened Near Where Tug Sank *

Ford Gets on Wellness Bandwagon—Despite Evidence Such Programs Don’t Work - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.FmhdJi1D.dpuf

July 9 Week In Review Now Online

The new WIR can be viewed:

http://kclabor.org/wordpress/?p=117

July 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.

13 dead, many still missing in Lac-Mégantic
Safety rules lag as oil transport by train rises
Dangerous Conditions Impede Inquiry Into Quebec Crash *

The NSA and Its Willing Helpers
The world must hear from Edward Snowden again
U.S. firm’s Web monitoring tools detected in Iran and Sudan

How Unions Won the BART Strike
Secret TPP Deal Would Void Democracy
Moral Monday Rallies Continue in North Carolina
For Medicare, Means Testing Means Trouble
Train car ammonia leak forces evacuation in small Ontario town
Istanbul Park Becomes Scene of Violence After Reopening *
Pollution Leads to Drop in Life Span in Northern China *
Tortilla Factory Owner Gets Jail Time for Violating Payroll Laws *

Ford Gets on Wellness Bandwagon—Despite Evidence Such Programs Don’t Work - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.FmhdJi1D.dpuf

July 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.

Devastated Lac-Mégantic waits for word of its missing
Leaking oil from Lac-Mégantic disaster affects nearby towns

NSA Ties Put German Intelligence in Tight Spot
South American leaders demand apology in plane row
NSA surveillance: protesters stage Restore the Fourth rallies across US
U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement *
Wiretapping grows and goes mobile
U.S. protects access to data from undersea cables for surveillance
In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of NSA *
The Power of Britain's Data Vacuum
Edward Snowden was right to run

Jobs Data Is Strong, but Not Too Strong, Easing Fed Fears *
Four Years Into the Recovery We’re Just a Fifth of the Way Out of the Hole

Obama admin delays major requirement of health law
Delay in Obamacare requirement puts onus on the honor system
Delay in a key part of Obamacare raises questions

Crash 'Was Only a Matter of Time'
Asiana pilot had little experience flying Boeing 777

Greed, Globalization and the Dhaka Tragedy
Clothiers Act to Inspect Bangladeshi Factories *

Unpaid internships exploit 'vulnerable generation'
Big Companies Paid a Fraction of Corporate Tax Rate *
Florida Keys Prepare for Sea Level Rise *
Why emergency fire shelters aren't used in Canada
Rich countries' proposal to bypass governments on climate aid rejected
Sequester brings pain to the long-term jobless, report shows
At Last, Hyatt Workers Win Deal—With Room to Grow
Student Debt and the American Dream
Foreign service strike slowing down visa applications
BART service to resume Friday afternoon
Topeka's new Mars Chocolate plant will produce millions of Snickers, M&Ms daily
Harmonious agreement for Kansas City Symphony
A day without pay ahead for Pentagon workers
Costa Rica: Gay Union Bill Slips By *
Air quality deteriorates in Wabush
Global food supply under threat
UC workers union protests over new contracts
DOMA ruling won't affect domestic partners
In Europe, Greener Transit on Existing Infrastructure *

Ford Gets on Wellness Bandwagon—Despite Evidence Such Programs Don’t Work - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.FmhdJi1D.dpuf

Class and Climate Article Online

You can view the new article, Why We Say Both Class and Climate Justice here

July 1 News Update (restored)

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.

This is a re-post of an earlier version accidentally deleted 

The next News Update will be on July 8

Arizona wildfire kills 19 members of elite crew  
BART workers on strike - no service Monday
How the NSA Targets Germany and Europe  
Four new Prism slides released
Fresh questions for NYPD as CIA collaboration revealed
How Much Change on Climate Change?
How 31,385 people fund national elections  
Animal abuse persists at some meat plants  
Two Supreme Court rulings raise the bar for worker lawsuits
Quebec national assembly recalled to end construction strike  
The Unfinished March American Way of Birth, Costliest in the World  
By the Millions, Egyptians Seek Morsi’s Ouster  
Teachers in England's North Strike to Protest Budget Cuts  
Paid via Card, Workers Feel Sting of Fees
 

Ford Gets on Wellness Bandwagon—Despite Evidence Such Programs Don’t Work - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.FmhdJi1D.dpuf

July 1 Week In Review Now Online

The new WIR can be viewed:

http://kclabor.org/wordpress/?p=91