August 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.

On Obama's cancellation of summit with Putin and extradition
Snowden, Greenwald and Wikileaks are winning
Putin will not 'cave' to Obama pressure: Snowden's father
IRS manual detailed DEA's use of hidden intel evidence
Broader Sifting of Data Abroad Is Seen by NSA *

Lac-Mégantic rail disaster company MM&A files for bankruptcy
Signs of new climate 'normal' apparent in hot 2012
Argentine workers held after gas blast kills 11
Railroaders Go Wobbly, Strike against Firings
Rahm Wrong Again, Say Chicago Teachers
SYRIZA: The Great Social and Political Movement of Subversion
Oil industry wrote State Department report on Keystone XL
Tribe Blockades 'Megaload' of Tar Sands Equipment
Amazon, WikiLeaks, the Washington Post and the CIA
Trumka Says, Revenue Neutral Tax Reform Is 'Offensive'
Are Organizing Victories in Los Angeles a Model for the Future of Labor?
Rockefeller Urges Obama Administration to Move Quickly on Black Lung Rule
Study: Single-payer healthcare system would save billions
'I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave'
Same-sex spouses may get military benefits
Even as sales rise, Ford says new plants unlikely
Rio Tinto Alcan to close Shawinigan, Que., smelter
Lewenza reportedly to step down as head of CAW
Deaths of Manatees, Dolphins and Pelicans Point to Estuary at Risk *
Times Reporter Seeks Subpoena’s Withdrawal *
Mine Deal Puts New Scrutiny on China’s State Industries *
Wal-Mart Settles OSHA Case Over Cleaning Procedures *

August 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.

Obama cancels meeting with Putin
Obama tells Leno he’s ‘frustrated’ by Russia’s grant of asylum to Snowden
A Baker's Ode to the NSA and Snowden

Deal reached averting San Francisco-area bus strike
Union leader sees tough talks over refinery worker pay
Hundreds rally to support striking Laborers at Cretex
Walmart: Portrait of a Job Killer
Union backs Mass. vote on nurse staffing levels
ABF Teamsters Say No Deal
Court Blocks the 30-minute break reg for city drivers
U.S. accuses Bank of America of mortgage-backed securities fraud
California Refinery Town Hits Chevron With One-Two Punch
On the Anniversary of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Labor union 'raids' on rise as rivals seek to boost membership, Clout
British public sector union refuses to campaign for Labor Party
U.S. envoy to Canada in limbo as Obama weighs Keystone XL
Japanese Government to Help Stabilize Nuclear Plant After Leaks *
Philly Contractor Had Invalid Insurance *

August 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 ten articles a month.

Japan nuclear body says radioactive water at Fukushima an 'emergency'
Hospital laundry workers go on strike
Obama's Defining Injustice
As Antarctic Sea Ice Melts, Seaweed Smothers Seafloor
Supreme Court’s Marriage Ruling Extends Benefits, Changes Lives
California Working Families Taking the Lead on Immigration Policy
Obama to urge Congress to shutter Fannie, Freddie
Japan marks 68th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Mega-events, Mega-Businesses, Mega-Protests in Brazil
Erdogan Silences Dissent in Divided Turkey
Transfers from Germany Aid US Surveillance
Teacher killed by falling metal at Montreal construction site
A look at Lac-Mégantic's red-zone: 1 month later
Yukon First Nation opposes fracking until proven 100% safe
Florida executes mentally ill man
Chevron fined over Richmond fire
Washington Post to be sold to Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon
Chicago Sees Pension Crisis Drawing Near *
Court Strikes Down New York City’s ‘Prevailing Wage’ Law *

August 5 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.

Calif. gov. orders inquiry, averts SF rail strike
US employers add 162K jobs; rate falls to 7.4 pct
Workers Dying as Safety Rules Stall
Obama Orders New Chemical Safety Rules
IWW Rail Workers Strike To End Illegal Retaliation
Missouri Citizens Face Obstacles to Coverage *
U.S. Cuts Take Increasing Toll on Job Growth *
What the Nation Got for $800 Billion *
Clock Ticking on Bay Area Transit Strike Deadline
Union workers file federal civil rights charges against Cretex
UMW looks to join Blair Mountain talks
Will fast-food protests spur higher minimum wage?
Health Care Law Raises Pressure on Public Unions *
In Germany, Union Culture Clashes With Amazon’s Labor Practices *
Charles Varnadore, Whistle-Blower at Lab, Dies at 71 *
Cleanup Underway at Derailment Site in Louisiana *
Buses Run Again in East Valley After 4-Day Strike *

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August 2 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.

Whistleblower Snowden Leaves Moscow Airport
US 'disappointed' as Snowden granted asylum
NSA pays secret funding to GCHQ
Democratic divide over NSA programs could pose Obama political problems
Defiant Russia Grants Snowden Year’s Asylum *

Search for Lac-Mégantic victims ends with 5 still missing
Transport Canada searches MM&A's Quebec offices

TransCanada moves forward with west-east pipeline
All-Canadian conflict over new oil pipeline
Canada's main pipeline network
TransCanada's east-west pipeline not a backup plan, expert says

Chile's rescued miners case dropped
Low-wage workers step up activism
Rally set Tuesday to support Cretex strikers
Obamacare Opens For Business, Shuts Out Labor
New Deal on Student Loans a Mixed Bag
BART Management May Force Bay Area Strike
Laborers Union withdraws three of 12 charges against Alcom
Union Bows Out Of Home Care Election Drive
US Steel workers cast vote on Lake Erie Works labor dispute
Teamsters Ordered to Stop Picketing Funeral Homes
Ontario byelections: Liberals 2, NDP 2, PCs 1
Advocates for Immigrants Up the Ante in a Capitol Sit-In That Brings Arrests *
Florida Nuclear Project Is Dropped *

August 1 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.

Chicago Public School District Starving its Schools to Justify Privatization
Chicago Teacher Layoffs ‘Unnecessary, Shameful’

NSA program collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet'
White House unable to confirm if Congress briefed on NSA spy program
Skepticism of phone program deepens after U.S. releases secret NSA order

Obama proposes 'grand bargain' on jobs amid visit to Amazon warehouse
Sorry, Mr. President, Amazon Isn't the Place to Go for Good Jobs

Strike For Day Seeks To Raise Fast-Food Pay
AFL-CIO: Let’s Talk About Building a Movement
Gender Equality: The Unfinished Business of the Labor Movement
Nearly one in three recent vets has considered suicide
Jet fuel spill into B.C. creek could result in charges
Fed to keep interest rates at zero
Two more arrests at fracking protest
House approves deal that would save students millions in loan fees
Personal savings rate gets a bump from new government metrics
Abortion Law Is Blocked in North Dakota *