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Weekender, Friday, June 24, 2011
War Zone
After President Obama's announced withdrawals, in September 2012 there will still be twice as many GIs in Afghanistan as when he took office. Bring Them All Home Now!
Blasts rip through western Baghdad killing 40
Afghan drawdown creates risk,
U.S. military warns
Waning
public support weighed on Afghan move: Gates
Obama's Plan Reignites German
Withdrawal Debate
USA
State issues ULP complaint against SVMH
Unions Fend Off Bill in New Hampshire
GE, unions detail some terms of proposed labor contract
Union fights freeze on longevity pay for RI
state workers
A good case against Boeing
Airport
screeners vote to join American Federation of Government Employees
The Economy
Budget talks suspended as Cantor bolts over taxes
Higher jobless claims indicate
weak labor market
Auto
quality slumps; imports regain edge
Use of oil reserves is debated
Around the World...
Britain
Labour to end shadow cabinet
ballot
Canada
MPs in marathon debate on Canada
Post bill
Health
strikes continue in 3 Saskatchewan cities
Greece
Greek unions call general strike for June
28, 29
Greece in deal with EU/IMF on
austerity plan
Sweden
Bankruptcy looms for Saab, runs out of cash to pay wages
Our Environment
Climate Change: It's bad and getting worse
Dire climate
warning locked in ancient rocks
Furious effort to raise levees in N. Dakota
city
Corps ratchets up water release
Clean energy is possible,
practical, and essential – now!
Environmentalists call for civil disobedience to stop tar sands
pipeline
Japan's 'throwaway' nuclear
workers
California
air board expands clean-fuel shipping zone
New York Times Articles
Veteran of Iraq War Now Fights His Own Deportation
New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Benefits Rollback
Workers Remove
Device From Damaged Japanese Reactor
Obama Speech Is Interrupted by Gay Marriage Supporters
States Stop
Circumcisions Funds Amid Budget Crisis
City Rejects Unions’ Offer to Help Close Budget Gap
Thursday, June 23, 2011
War Zone
Obama sets course for exit from Afghanistan
NATO vows to press Libya
campaign over Italian reservations
France
follows US Afghan pullback
UK troop numbers 'under review'
Libya war
'has cost at least £200m'
USA
Union workers in PA rally amid contract talks
Hundreds of SVMH workers strike
Nurses Join International Push for Bank Trade
Tax
Financial
Speculation Tax Could Help Heal America
Summary of UE-GE Contract Proposal
Union files for election at Ikea's first U.S. factory
NY public workers
union dodges layoffs in new pact
CT labor
concessions may be on the ropes
Hyundai
Teaches UAW Best Factory Job Doesn't Need a Union
Proposed
NLRB Rule Change Draws Wide Support
Privatization Would Bankrupt
Amtrak
Fiat,
Chrysler unions form 'global network': King
Strike vote looms at GM supplier
in Orion Twp. over contract issues
Shooting
of man by Border Patrol agent renews debate on use of force
Emergency Manager Law Faces
Challenge
KC board
votes to close Delano school
The Economy
Fed cuts growth forecast; no hint of more support
U.N. warns
austerity plans damage economic recovery
Saab
cannot afford employee wages
Bipartisan Debt Talks Grow More
Contentious
May home
sales down in KC
Around the World...
Britain
Job cuts deal halts postal
strike
Canada
Talks between Canada Post and
CUPW break down
Talks
relaunch in crop insurance strike
South Africa
Exxaro Resources Strike Remains 'On Cards,' South African Labor
Union Says
Our Environment
Obama has failed to lead on climate: Gore
Climate of Denial
Missouri River crests, breaking records of 1993 floods
Greenpeace calls off Arctic
drilling protest
Experts
puzzled by big decline in honeybees over winter
Flood Forces Evacuations in
North Dakota
House Bill
Eases Offshore-Drilling Rules
Transocean Blames BP for Spill
Radiation
found in basement of Missouri art museum
Poor transit system, sprawl make
trips to work difficult
New York Times Articles
Post Office to Stop Payments to Retirement Fund
Cuomo Secures Big Givebacks In Union Deal
As U.S. Pulls
Back, Fears Abound Over Toll on Afghan Economy
Some Greeks Fear Government Is Selling Nation
Derivatives Cloud
the Possible Fallout From a Greek Default
Gore Criticizes Obama For Record on Climate
High-Speed Rail
Poised to Alter China
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
War Zone
Obama set to unveil Afghan troop
cuts
Afghan
detainee documents set for release
U.S., Japan Postpone Plan to
Shut Marine Base
NATO:
Unmanned helicopter lost over Libya
USA
Rules would speed up union elections
Court Sides with Wal-Mart, Raises Hurdles for Workers’ Suits
New labor agreements needed before Albany adjourns
NY GOP
tables gay marriage; showdown looms
Union Summer 2011 Interns Take
to the Streets
Eastern
Michigan faculty refuse to work in Detroit schools
Man stages $1 robbery for
healthcare
Hostile
audience greets Costa Mesa CIty Council as budget vote looms
WGA, West President John Wells
won't run again
Court
Stops Funding Cuts to Ark. Schools
Immigration Bill Passes in S.C.
KC
officials introduce pension plan for ex-MAST employees
The Economy
Sen. Conrad: $2 trillion not enough
House GOP Digs In on Debt
Ceiling
California
Legislators Lose Pay in Budget Jam
Home Resales Slide 3.8%
Alabama
County's Woes Threaten to Spread
Around the World...
Bahrain
Bahrain rights activists jailed for life
Britain
Private firm bids to run
universities
Canada
Canadian Government Pulls a Wisconsin on
Postal Workers
Postal
Workers Occupy Conservative Offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg
NDP vows to prolong back-to-work legislation
debate
Greece
Greek PM survives confidence vote in
parliament
India
India suspends land acquisitions
for POSCO plant
Ireland
Three shot in Belfast sectarian
clashes
Our Environment
GAO: leaks at aging nuke sites difficult to
detect
Senator: AP raised serious
nuclear safety issues
Poland blocks bolder EU climate
emissions cut
GM wheat
awaits UK green light
New York Times Articles
Cost of Wars a
Rising Issue as Obama Weighs Troop Levels
U.S. Mission Exposes Divisions in Congress and Within GOP
Attack in Iraq Kills Dozens Near House of Governor
Poll Affirms Grim Views of U.S. in Pakistan
Israel to Allow
Building Cargo to Enter Gaza
Public Unions Take On Boss to Win Big Pensions
NAACP Wants
Charges Against Cops in Pa. Beating
Jobs of Union Championed by King Saved _ for Now
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
War Zone
Fresh Libya civilian deaths pile pressure on NATO
22 killed in suicide car bombings south of Baghdad
RAF missions 'at risk due to
Libya'
Obama
expected to announce major Afghan drawdown
USA
High court bars mass sex bias case vs.
Wal-Mart
Women vow to challenge Wal-Mart
after Court tosses class-action case
NJ Senate OKs public-sector pension changes
New Jersey Public Workers
Protest Sell-Out by State Legislators
UE-GE Conference Board To Meet Starting
Tuesday
GE Union
workers to vote June 29 on proposed contract
GE labor
deal calls for cash payment, pay hikes
Decades after MLK Assassination, Memphis Reignites Struggle
Three Trapped in Kentucky Mine Freed
NY Senate stuck on gay marriage
as rallies grow
Hyatt Regency Chicago workers stage one-day
strike
Michigan
unions, GOP lock horns over state worker health care
NYU Teaching Assistants Move Closer to Union
Recognition
Rochester residents speak out
about state shutdown
L.A.
Activists Share Troublemaker Spirit
Marquette Labor Council First in
State to Back Main Street Contract
Anthem
Blue Cross settles lawsuit, agrees to limit rate hikes
Georgia Immigration Law Faces
Test by July
The Economy
Credit union regulator sues JP
Morgan and RBS
Japan
posts second-biggest trade deficit in May
Crunch time looms as Biden-led
budget talks resume
Around the World...
Britain
Mental health boss in staff
warning
Union preparing for strike vote
Canada
A People's Assembly: A Strategy
for the Harper Years in Kingston
More
public sector layoffs to come, Clement warns
Conservatives table Canada Post
back-to-work bill
Ireland
Two men shot in Belfast rioting
Syria
Protesters fill streets after
Assad's speech
Our Environment
High court blocks states' climate change lawsuit
Oceans in distress foreshadow mass extinction
Tritium leaks found at many nuke sites
EPA budget cuts put states in bind
Craig, Mo., must evacuate because of floodwaters
Sand shortage causes concern for
flood fighters
A Plea To
The International Community: Don’t Forget The Ogoni
U.S. official says Yucca nuclear
dump not an option
Fukushima
report shows nuclear power can never be safe and cheap
20-year mining ban planned for
Grand Canyon area
New York Times Articles
Chilean Court
Blocks Plan for Patagonia Dam Project
Scores of U.S. Strikes in Libya Followed Handoff to NATO
Pakistan: Missiles Kill 12 in Tribal Area
Flooding Brings Worries Over Two Nuclear Plants
Mayors Call for a
Quicker End to Wars So Money Can Be Used for Home
2
Firefighters Killed Fighting Florida Wildfire
Politically Tied
Lawyers Win Jobs Handling Foreclosures
In New Jersey, Bill Advances on Public Workers’ Benefits
Monday, June 20, 2011
War Zone
NATO admits Libya air strike led to civilian deaths
Obama overruled lawyers on Libya air war
USA
Tentative Agreement Reached With GE
More Than 700,000 Ohioans Sign S.B. 5 Repeal Petitions
Hundreds rally in Minneapolis for jobs
Government alters deportation
program
Kansas labor agency laying off 16 percent of
staff
NY Target store workers reject
unionization
High court
faces Wal-Mart bias case as term winds down
Data: Hospitals overuse double
scans
Emails
Rebuke Maine Gov for Labor Mural Removal
Memphis sanitation workers are volatile city budget target
Unions to LePage: 'We are Maine's living
labor history'
Governor to try again to exclude some state workers from unions
Providence Reaches Budget Deal with City
Labor Union
Gov. Rick Snyder to announce
sweeping DPS reforms today
The Economy
Euro Group Postpones Decision on Greek Aid
Executive pay at root of
widening income gap
Bonuses, stocks options drive pay
IMF cuts U.S. growth forecast,
warns of crisis
Payroll tax cuts rob the poor to feed the rich
Average domestic airfare rises
10%
Backlog of
Cases Gives a Reprieve on Foreclosures
Around the World...
Britain
Union chief gives strike warning
Unison warns of pension strikes
Pupils to
join public sector strikes
Rebellion
over female pension age
Home care
elderly 'not protected'
Canada
Postal
workers rally ahead of back-to-work law
Postal talks fizzle as
back-to-work bill looms
Layton
vows no end to NDP 'honeymoon'
Austerity, the
Conservative Majority and the CLC Action Plan
Spain
Spaniards protest austerity measures
Our Environment
Radiation stops Japanese clean-up
New report shows early chaos at
Japan nuke plant
Vietnam starts joint Agent Orange cleanup with US
Kansas agency, utility worked closely on permit for plant
US nuke regulators weaken safety rules
Bonn climate talks end with no
agreement on key areas
Cuba: Seas
to rise more than 30 inches by 2100
Peru's capital declares itself a
GMO-free zone
Deal would speed cuts in western coal
pollution
Climate change raising tick
threat for northern moose
Europe's top industrial firms have a cache of
240m pollution permits
Food price explosion 'will
devastate the world's poor'
Levee
breach dooms tiny African-American community
New York Times Articles
Teachers Union
Confronts Some Crucial Decisions
Program Offering Waivers for Health Law Is
Ending
UMW Members Ratify New Deal With
Coal Association
For Want of a Word, Arizona’s Jobless Lose
Checks
Workers Reject
Union at Target Store
War Evolves With Drones, Some Tiny as Bugs
As Survivors
Dwindle, Tulsa Confronts Past
Weekender, Friday, June 17, 2011
We resume updates today after several days of hardware problems earlier in the week—Thanks for your patience.
War Zone
White House Defends Role in Libya after Lawmakers Sue
Afghan
cash crunch looms, as IMF withholds millions
Debate over future of weapons
plant could be headed to ballot or to court
USA
Chicago Blocks 4% Teacher Raises
Women’s life expectancy declines in many U.S. counties
Can Big-Box Retail Be Organized?
New Jersey Union Members Arrested Protesting
Bill
Benefits bill advances in NJ
over labor objections
Join Nurses to Protest Wall Street June 22
Wisconsin Reacts as Anti-Union
Bill Is Rubber-Stamped
Macy's, union reach tentative deal, avert
strike
Picket reminds of Gowanda labor talks
A Victory
and a Defeat for Farmworkers
YRC Continues Theft of Clerical
Jobs
10,000 DPS
workers to get layoff notices
Restaurant Groups Sue Labor
Dept.
Alabama
County Girds for Layoffs
KC area older people lack public
transportation options
The Economy
Senate votes to repeal ethanol
tax credits
Debt talks
gear up for tough trade-offs
Biden on debt talks: Now the
hard part
Around the World...
Argentina
Kirchner ridicules Cameron over
Malvinas (Falklands)
Britain
Work longer for pensions, public sector
workers told
British unions set for mass
strike
Canada
Tories
prepare to end Canada Post labour dispute
MPs laud Air
Canada tentative deal
The
Assault on Public Services
China
China unrest as hundreds protest
against Taizhou land grabs
Greece
Greek government teeters amid default risk
Korea
Hyundai Motor settles talks with labor union
South Africa
South African youth leader calls
for nationalization, land seizures
Spain
Angry crowd pursues Catalan MPs
Our Environment
Hundreds March to Save West Virginia Mountain from 'Removal'
Fukushima: It's much worse than you think
Dozens killed in Burma amid clashes over Chinese dams
Missouri among states in program
to promote ‘energy crops’
Is All the
Wild Weather Connected?
Budget battle at cash-strapped
UN climate forum
Peak oil:
'Nothing to worry about' – but Labour knew the real facts
Airline-Emissions Plan Draws
Fire
Firm
pushes for Va. uranium mining
New York Times Articles
As Number of
Medicaid Patients Goes Up, Their Benefits Are About to Drop
Children on Medicaid Shown to Wait Longer for
Care
States Want More in Pension
Contributions
Labor
Coalition Is Divided Over Financial Rescue Plan
Plan for
Hydroelectric Dam in Patagonia Outrages Chileans
Workers Swarm Trenton on Benefit Changes
Wall Street
Braces for New Layoffs as Profits Wane
In Rebuilding Iraq’s Oil Industry, U.S. Subcontractors Hold Sway
Weekender, Friday, June 10, 2011
War Zone
4 killed at ceremony for slain Afghan commander
Powers plot 'post-Kadhafi' as
rebels eye cash
Gates
blasts NATO, questions future of alliance
In Iraq, military still seen as
dysfunctional
USA
NAFTA's Result: ‘Bending Over’ Couldn't Keep Plant in Tennessee
Muni operators overwhelmingly reject contract
GE Presentations To UE On Compensation, Benefits
Preschool benefits last into
adulthood, study says
Union votes to urge Hyatt boycott
Union OKs Ormet Deal
Unions blast Cuomo's pension plan
Academics, Activists Search for
New Ways to Revitalize Labor Movement
State
House OKs plan that makes it easier to fire teachers
Boeing Rejects Union Deal on
Plant
Pipefitters settle contract dispute, end brief strike
The Economy
US trade gap narrows in wake of Japan disaster
Record exports temper slowdown
fears
Microsoft
loses Supreme Court case on Canadian patent
3 big banks lose mortgage
modification incentives
Unemployment aid applications stuck at high level
Around the World...
Canada
Quebec City, Kitchener postal workers strike
Canada Post
says labour talks have stalled
Why unions
are in for a long, hot summer
Two workers killed in Sudbury mine accident
Ontario
health-care workers unionize in face of McGuinty wage freeze
Germany
GM Considers Sale of European
Opel Unit
Ireland
Sinn Fein wins West Belfast poll
Yemen
Yemen braces for rival demos,
Saleh out of IC
Our Environment
Panel criticizes PG&E lapses that led to pipeline blast
Pressured by Greenpeace, Mattel cuts off sub-supplier APP
NRC chief hid information, IG says
Ethanol issue slips behind jobs,
deficit in Iowa
Environmental groups challenge Shell drilling plan
Climate change 'will cut water
for farmers': UN
Bolivian
ambassador speaks out against water privatization
Coal seam gas: dirtier than
coal, worse than shale
Scientists
race to avoid climate change harvest
Drilling in Utah natural gas
field gets feds' OK
Drought
fund for French farmers
Climate skeptics flirt with
intelligent design and Islamophobic group
Drought
declared in East Anglia, with other parts on brink
Thousands of fish dead after
Thames sewerage overflow
A nuclear
power shift in Germany
Fungus hits the injured in
Joplin
New York Times Articles
Cultivating a
Prince to Coax an Ally to Change
Panetta Demurs on Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan
Russians Adopt
U.S. Tactics in Opposing Abortion
College Fights Subpoena of Interviews Tied to IRA
Justices Say
Fleeing Police by Car Is a Violent Felony
Companies Spend on Equipment, Not Workers
