May 31 Week In Review Now Online

The new WIR can be viewed at its new WordPress home:

http://kclabor.org/wordpress/?p=44

May 31 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.

Judge allows Patriot to reject contract, benefits
Patriot Coal Wins Approval to Cut Retiree Pensions, Benefits
UMWA: Bankruptcy Judge Ruling on Patriot Coal Is 'Wrong' and 'Unfair'

Americans regain half of wealth lost since crisis
Average US household far from regaining its wealth

Union offers to end 10-year strike at Congress Plaza Hotel
Caterpillar, union reach 6-year deal at S. Milwaukee plant
Chicago Sun-Times lays off its photo staff
Illinois House passes fracking bill
Sharp asks labor union to OK continued pay cuts
Zuma Says S. Africa Economy Too Weak Amid Mine Unrest
Heat and Frost Insulators celebrate 100 years
Adjunct Faculty, Now in The Majority, Organize Citywide
The New Plunder of Native Lands
London trade union conference to confront climate change
Goldman Sachs and UBS to lead privatization of Royal Mail
'Blockupy' Surrounds ECB in Frankfurt
Snooping on First Nations activist went too far, privacy commissioner says
CAW, CEP unions now known together as Unifor
Japan suspends wheat imports from U.S. after unapproved crops found
Unions Press to End Special Trade Status for Bangladesh *

May 30 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.

The Trouble With Taxing Corporations *
Wealthy win lion's share of major tax breaks
Who Speaks for China’s Workers?
Non-Approved GMO Wheat Found In Oregon Field
High-Tech’s Low-Wage Strategy
A First in New York: Queens ‘Carwasheros’ Win First Contract
Rideout Health Group California RNs Ratify New 4-Year Pact
UPS Tries to Buy 'Yes Vote' in Louisville
Abortion rights activist Dr. Henry Morgentaler dies at 90
John Kerry’s misfire on U.S. performance on Kyoto emissions targets
Salvadoran Court Denies Abortion to Ailing Woman *
As Glaciers Melt, Alpine Mountains Lose Their Glue, Threatening Village *
Former EPA Administrator Joins Apple *
Employers Get Leeway on Health Incentives *

May 29 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.

'Involuntary' part-time jobs are growing
Women Face Down Stun Batons at Nike Factory Protest
The new farm bill is an economic disaster
Rideout Nurses to Vote on New Contract
VW Management, Unions Reach Pay Deal
US environmentalist McKibben wins Sophie Prize
Indiana's Planned Parenthood appeal will not be heard in US supreme court
Mothers now top earners in 4 in 10 US households
Push on for petroleum coke study before Keystone pipeline gets OK
Walmart admits waste charge
Train derails outside Baltimore
Bill would require detailing of union business during work time
South Korea Shuts 2 Reactors Over Faked Certificates *
Metro-North Track Worker Fatally Hit by Train in Connecticut *

May 28 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.

Protesters march against GMO giant Monsanto in 430 cities
Millions march against GM crops
Seeking Food Ingredients That Aren’t Gene-Altered *
KC protesters object to genetically modified crops
Senate Shoots Down GMO Labeling Bill

In Sweden, Riots Put an Identity in Question *
Jobless Youths in Sweden Suffer 'Discrimination and Harassment'

'No-vacation nation' U.S. is last, behind Canada and Japan
UK signals support for EU import of Canadian tar sands oil
Investors met with Obama aide on health care
Letter to The Nation from a Young Radical
Healthcare Giveback Stirs Backlash
Nuclear waste site on Lake Huron concerns Michigan, Sarnia
College logos become weapons in debate over factory conditions
States’ Policies on Health Care Exclude Some of the Poorest *
High-End Health Plans Scale Back to Avoid ‘Cadillac Tax’ *

May 24 Week In Review Posted

The new WIR can be found at:

http://kclabor.org/wordpress/?p=36

May 24 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.

We Observe the Monday Memorial Day Holiday--Next Update Will Be Tuesday, May 28

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.YOn2c1sR.dpuf

VOTE NO on Proposed UPS Freight Contract
Louisville Stewards and Eboard Unanimously Oppose UPS Deal

Outrage in Chicago Follows Largest Mass School Closing in US History
Teachers, Students and Parents Fight Chicago School Closures

Nurses strike averted after UMass tentative contract agreement
Fannie and Freddie Duck the Waterless Hurricane
2-day worker walkout ends at UC hospitals
Black trade union members convening in Orlando
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
BC Election Frustrates Labour, Environmental and Indigenous Activists
German Beer Brewers Foaming over Fracking
3 injured in Washington state bridge collapse
Stop work order issued after metal plate shop fatality
House passes student loan bill allowing fluid rates