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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.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

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US forces still in fight at end of combat mission
NATO checks claim air strike kills 6 Afghan campaigners
Do Peace Talks in Washington Stand a Chance of Success?
Fighting to Survive in Sadr City
U.S. Marks Start of New Era in Iraq

USA

At Least 1 OEA Staff Striker Arrested

Which Union Will Cal Health Care Workers Choose?

On MLK's Day, Unions, Conservatives Rally

SEIU Healthcare Wins At Research

Sheraton workers walk out for 2 hrs.
Coca-Cola workers end strike in Bellevue
Nurses condemn Pawlenty refusal to accept federal health care funds
Hands off Social Security
LAUSD, teachers union urged to revamp evaluations
South L.A. garment workers to get back pay. overtime in settlement
'Illegal' Immigration To U.S. Slows
Postal Service seeks key concessions as contract talks open with largest union

The Financial Economic Crisis

August auto sales cool without 'cash for clunkers'

Productivity Falls While Labor Costs Increase

RBS to cut a further 3,500 jobs
Nervous Afghans pull money from Kabul Bank, raising fears
Departing Obama adviser urges more stimulus
Bankruptcy on horizon for Pennsylvania capital
BP ad spending since spill: $5 million a week
Monetary Fund Warns G-7 on Debt Levels

Around the World...

Britain
Talks bid to avert Tube strikes
Canada
Auto sales surge in Canada
France/Romania
A Desperate Homecoming for Deported Roma
Guatemala
Grief Across Latin America for Migrant Killings
South Africa

S. African strikers reject government offer
Sympathy Strike Is Suspended as Talks Continue
NUMSA Condemns Apartheid Style Police Harassment of Striking Workers

Our Environment

Climate change puts China harvests at risk

Activists arrested after Arctic protest

Stephen Hawking says universe not created by God

Judge orders pricey selenium cleanup at 2 coal mines

N.C. ignores coal ash threat

How agrofuel land grabs are undermining African farming
Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off
Tar balls coat Indian beaches after ship dumps oil
Feds fail to use land for solar power
A Record Summer of Extremes
Enbridge denies allegations of coercion
Environmentalists stunned by failures of key measures in Legislature
Investigation Broadens in Egg Recall
American Samoa Law to Ban Plastic Bags Next Year
Deal reached to fix odor problem on company's Missouri hog farms
KC commuters have a low tolerance for taking the long way home
Entertainers protest coal sponsorship of World Equestrian Games