Daily Labor News Digest
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We present a digest of news, commentary and analysis about working class issues from around the world. We offer these stories “as is” and don't necessarily agree with all of the views expressed.

Monday, February 8, 2010

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War Zone

Two UK soldiers killed in Helmand

Paris Troop Pledge Falls Short
American contractor kidnapped in Iraq
Villagers exit before Afghan push
VA is prodded to give more aid to female vets

USA

Judge: Pratt can't move jobs out of US
Workers celebrate Pratt decision

Labor Needs a New Survival Plan—Now

Connecticut Blast Kills 5
5 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Connecticut Power Plant Blast

California cracks down on discount health plans
To revive health care reform, Obama proposes televised bipartisan talks

Victaulic workers unanimously reject labor contract
Muni drivers to vote next week on labor deal
Union Accuses Thomson Reuters of Illegal Pay Cuts
Pension liabilities weigh on Big 3
State's biggest expense is the hardest one to cut
Local building-trades jobs are disappearing
‘Census of Senior Citizens’ by a money-seeking nonprofit raises red flags
Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition hires new director
Failed Job Seekers Add to Homeless Problem in ND
US Wants Out of Suit Over Chinese Detainee's Death

The Financial Economic Crisis

What a 9.7 Percent Unemployment Rate Means

GM gets tax breaks, will keep RenCen headquarters
Carmaker finds friends among D.C. investigators
GMAC eliminates 115 jobs in North Carolina
UK-Argentina row over Malvinas oil
With Federal Stimulus Money Gone, Many Schools Face Budget Gaps

Around the World...

Britain
Thousands of university jobs to go
Canada

Ontario to partially guarantee Nortel pensions
U.S. Olympic critic denied entry into Canada
France
Besancenot: What I actually said to Le Figaro regarding the headscarf
France closes migrants' shelter
Greece
Unions Vow Strike as Greece Finalizes Deficit Plan
Haiti
G7 pledges to wipe out Haiti debt
Honduras
Consolidating the Coup in Honduras? Pepe Lobo, Imperialism, the Resistance
Israel
Israel Stole $2 Billion from Palestinian Workers

Our Environment

Ballot initiative puts jobs ahead of effort to slow warming
The Politics of Climate Denial

Urban growth, farm exports drive tropical deforestation

Drought in SW Australia linked to snowfall in Antarctica

Arctic climate changing faster than expected
Sheen remains weeks after Port Arthur oil spill
Silent protest over nuclear plans
Judge eases curbs on delta pumping
Jury: Bayer Must Pay $1.5M to AK, MS Rice Farmers
Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water
New vaccines for cattle could cut risk from deadly bacteria
Isotope crisis deepens with Dutch reactor shutdown