Postings of news stories and analysis of interest to working people by 9AM Central, Monday-Friday
Monday, February 5, 2018
February 5 News Update
Mexico
protesters fear US-owned brewery will drain their land dry
Red and Green: The Ecosocialist Perspective
Trump to Withdraw Nominee for Key Environmental Post *
Fatal Amtrak Crash Presents Rail Service With New Challenge *
Chicago Teachers Union and Charter School Teachers Have Joined Forces
Mercury Marine and labor union have new collective bargaining agreement
Trump era throws wrench into grad students' hopes for unions
CCSF cancels labor-focused class despite pleas from teacher, students
Burgerville Workers Union now calling on consumers to boycott the company
Employees of GBW Railcar Services in Chehalis Protest
The untold story of Coretta Scott King
Is Durham a union town? Labor groups hope so
Newspaper Won Journalism’s Top Award. Now It’s Filed for Bankruptcy *
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.
Red and Green: The Ecosocialist Perspective
Trump to Withdraw Nominee for Key Environmental Post *
Fatal Amtrak Crash Presents Rail Service With New Challenge *
Chicago Teachers Union and Charter School Teachers Have Joined Forces
Mercury Marine and labor union have new collective bargaining agreement
Trump era throws wrench into grad students' hopes for unions
CCSF cancels labor-focused class despite pleas from teacher, students
Burgerville Workers Union now calling on consumers to boycott the company
Employees of GBW Railcar Services in Chehalis Protest
The untold story of Coretta Scott King
Is Durham a union town? Labor groups hope so
Newspaper Won Journalism’s Top Award. Now It’s Filed for Bankruptcy *
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.
Friday, February 2, 2018
February 2 News Update

Labor and climate groups support Transit Equity Day
Air pollution: Black, Hispanic and poor students most at risk from toxins
Polar bears could become extinct faster than was feared
‘Silver bullet’ to suck CO2 from air and halt climate change ruled out
Coal chiefs mock reporter as critical West Virginia media voice goes bust
We can battle climate change without Washington DC

Fight for $15 movement plans fast-food workers' strike across south
AFSCME remembers deaths that sparked Memphis sanitation strike
Union Honors 50th Anniversary of Memphis Trash Workers' Deaths
NLRB Member Is Under Investigation for a Conflict of Interest
Toward a more perfect union
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Wayne Kostroski
Never Forget Nagasaki
Argentina's Macri downgrades labor reforms after union pressure
NYC Union Families Nervous as Another Round of Contract Negotiations
Thousands Of UC Union Workers, Students Hold Protest Thursday
Indian workers clash with fashion bosses
Jeff Bezos adds billions to his fortune as Amazon reports profit surge
O Canada: national anthem to be gender neutral after senate vote
Catalan independence leaders to appeal to UN over 'unlawful imprisonment'
Teachers Protected by DACA Prepare for the Worst *
Why Pay Is Lagging in a Tight Job Market *
955 Workers Rescued from South Africa Gold Mine *
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.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
February 1 News Update
Global warming may pass 1.5°C in the next five years
Why corporations don’t keep their promises to cut carbon
Alan Roberts, 1925-2017: A pioneer of radical environmentalism
Climate change threatens half of US bases worldwide
BP to install charging points for electric cars at UK petrol stations
E.P.A. Blocks Obama-Era Clean Water Rule *
The Alligator and the Auto Worker
From Roe to Reproductive (In)Justice
The Time of Finance
The great British Empire debate
SF tech company fired software engineers seeking to organize
Amazon patents wristband that tracks warehouse workers' movements
MPs set to leave Houses of Parliament for £3.5bn restoration
Instead of Bridging Immigration Gap, Trump Widens It *
Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Is Light on the Details *
Britain Was a Pioneer in Outsourcing Services. Now, the Model Is ‘Broken.’ *
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.
Why corporations don’t keep their promises to cut carbon
Alan Roberts, 1925-2017: A pioneer of radical environmentalism
Climate change threatens half of US bases worldwide
BP to install charging points for electric cars at UK petrol stations
E.P.A. Blocks Obama-Era Clean Water Rule *
The Alligator and the Auto Worker
From Roe to Reproductive (In)Justice
The Time of Finance
The great British Empire debate
SF tech company fired software engineers seeking to organize
Amazon patents wristband that tracks warehouse workers' movements
MPs set to leave Houses of Parliament for £3.5bn restoration
Instead of Bridging Immigration Gap, Trump Widens It *
Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Is Light on the Details *
Britain Was a Pioneer in Outsourcing Services. Now, the Model Is ‘Broken.’ *
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.
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
January 31 News Update
After Years of Drought, Cape Town Is Close to ‘Day Zero’ of No Water *
Complaint
Accuses Contractor of Underpayment at Medicare Call Centers *
United Airlines catering workers in Denver, elsewhere move to unionize
Canadian Unions: Don't Let a Union Split Tear the Labor Movement Apart
Japan's robust labor demand bolsters outlook for wage hikes, inflation
Canadian jury acquits rail workers in Lac-Mégantic exlosion case
Faith/labor coalition urges USDA to reject poultry industry speed up petition
Amazon and 2 Other Firms Aim to Disrupt Health Care *
Columbia University Says It Won’t Bargain With Graduate Student Union *
For Home Health Aides, the Worst Commutes in New York City *
Wages Rise at 2.6 Percent in 2017 Despite Q4 Slowdown *
All workers need unions – including those in Silicon Valley
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.
United Airlines catering workers in Denver, elsewhere move to unionize
Canadian Unions: Don't Let a Union Split Tear the Labor Movement Apart
Japan's robust labor demand bolsters outlook for wage hikes, inflation
Canadian jury acquits rail workers in Lac-Mégantic exlosion case
Faith/labor coalition urges USDA to reject poultry industry speed up petition
Amazon and 2 Other Firms Aim to Disrupt Health Care *
Columbia University Says It Won’t Bargain With Graduate Student Union *
For Home Health Aides, the Worst Commutes in New York City *
Wages Rise at 2.6 Percent in 2017 Despite Q4 Slowdown *
All workers need unions – including those in Silicon Valley
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.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
January 30 News Update
After
Harvey, Houston suburb suffers a persistent problem: waves of
foul air
Overlooked Tiny Air Pollutants Can Have Major Climate Impact
German industrial workers to start 24-hour walkouts on Tuesday
On Union, BC Sides With Trump
White-Collar Unionization is Good for Everybody
Contract with union employees OK’d
Protests Planned for Super Bowl Week
A Decade of Train Wrecks: What Has Gone Wrong?
Buffalo Hospital Workers Save Colorful Scrubs
St. Paul immigrant-rights marchers say, ‘Stop all deportations now!’
Workers’ resistance at Ryanair
ATTAC: For food sovereignty, against ‘free trade’ agreements
Cleveland Indians to remove divisive Chief Wahoo logo
Irish referendum on abortion reform to be held by end of May
Health Insurer Aetna Quarterly Profit Soars 75.5 Percent *
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.
Overlooked Tiny Air Pollutants Can Have Major Climate Impact
German industrial workers to start 24-hour walkouts on Tuesday
On Union, BC Sides With Trump
White-Collar Unionization is Good for Everybody
Contract with union employees OK’d
Protests Planned for Super Bowl Week
A Decade of Train Wrecks: What Has Gone Wrong?
Buffalo Hospital Workers Save Colorful Scrubs
St. Paul immigrant-rights marchers say, ‘Stop all deportations now!’
Workers’ resistance at Ryanair
ATTAC: For food sovereignty, against ‘free trade’ agreements
Cleveland Indians to remove divisive Chief Wahoo logo
Irish referendum on abortion reform to be held by end of May
Health Insurer Aetna Quarterly Profit Soars 75.5 Percent *
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.
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