POTUS SOTU--A WIR Extra Now Online

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January 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.

Toyota Labor Union Seeks Increase in Salary Amid Profit Surge
SugarHouse contracts radical anti-union consultant
In diplomatic shift, Europe seeks improved ties with Cuba
White House releases plan to make Arctic shipping safer
Methane Rising As Funding Cuts Threaten Monitoring Network
13,000 Las Vegas Casino/Hotel Workers Ratify New Pact
Snowden revelations of NSA spying on Copenhagen climate talks spark anger
Missouri mine shines spotlight on global battle for rare-earth metals
How much has BC government spent fighting teachers' union?
UNB and striking faculty reach tentative agreement
Nurses union, Capital Health deadlocked in talks
Its Great Lake Shriveled, Iran Confronts Crisis of Water Supply *
District Apologizes After Taking Student Lunches *

January 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.

Obama’s failure to mention water crisis disappoints West Virginians
Showering in Formaldehyde? Fresh Fears in West Virginia

Protests across North America Aim to Block 'NAFTA on Steroids'
Seattle's Socialist City Councilor Offers Radical Response to Obama Speech
Egypt denies Al Jazeera journalist's appeal
Don’t Let USPS Hit ‘Easy Button’ to Privatization
Giant Hospital Chain Fires Nurse Leaders
Unionization in Turkey still below 10 percent
Post Brothers told not to remove union signs
Groups working on organizing Southern workers
Outsiders, Not Auto Plant, Battle UAW in Tennessee *
The anti-fracking activist barred from 312.5 sq miles of Pennsylvania
Keystone XL report by U.S. expected to be positive
Teachers oppose Va. bill challenging mainstream science
Migration of Monarch Butterflies Shrinks Again *
Industry in North Dakota to Cut Flared Natural Gas *
Four Airlines Are Told to Raise Some Wages by $1 an Hour *

January 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.

Highlights of Obama's State of the Union address
Kshama Sawant Responds to Obama's State of the Union Address
Highlights From Obama's State of the Union Address *

Pete Seeger’s Life Showed Music and Activism Make Good Duo
Pete Seeger had profound impact on labor movement
For Seeger, Years of Singing and Sailing to Save His Hudson River *

UN warns climate change is drowning Senegal
Newark Teachers Battle Governor’s School Privatization Agenda
Unions Sue Illinois Government for 'Pension Theft'
W. Virginia chemical leak scope grows
Time to retire fears over aging populations
Austerity U: Preparing Students for Precarious Lives
Labor unions pack Pa. Capitol over paycheck bill
Busy time for labor unions at University of Vermont
Horizon Plastics and union settle labor dispute
Antibiotics allowed in feed despite risk
Great Lakes under the largest cover of ice in decades
Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel peace prize
Wind Turbine Maker to Close Western Pa. Plant *

January 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.

Pete Seeger dies aged 94
Champion of Folk Music and Social Change *

Union share of workforce unchanged in 2013
Scientist sues climate change deniers for libel
NSA combs 'leaky' phone apps for data
Injunction issued against Ohio CHS hospital in labor negotiations
Help Stop Latest 'Free Trade' Attack, UE National Board Urges Members
B.C. fined $2-million for lack of good faith in talks with teachers
Obama hiking minimum pay for new federal contracts
NDP wants House vote on Canada Post's planned delivery cuts
Firefighters, city at odds over proposed budget cuts
New US farm bill proposal expected to contain $9bn cut to food stamps
Job Aid Zones Face a New Test in Coal Country *

January 28 Week In Review Now Online

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January 27 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.

Keystone XL Pipeline Fight Lifts Environmental Movement *
One-Day Strikes Yield Union in D.C.
Elk River: Poisoned for profit
US coal exports leave cloud over Louisiana
Union vote fails
Cafeteria workers’ union vows to take it to next level
California's union membership dips to 16.4 percent of workers
Walmart lays off 2,300 in cost-cutting move
U.S. Oil Production Keeps Rising Beyond the Forecasts *
Manitoba pipeline explosion cuts heat to 4,000 amid extreme cold
Ireland urged to free ill peace activist
Accidents Surge as Oil Industry Uses Trains for Transport *
Beijing’s Bad Air Would Be Step Up for Smoggy Delhi *
W.Va. Company Ordered to Remove Tanks After Spill *
Hundreds rally in Ottawa against proposed Canada Post changes
Transport of Alberta tarsands products risky, U.S. study warns
2nd CN train derailment in New Brunswick in 3 weeks
Proposal to Raise Tip Wages Resisted *