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Monday, February 8, 2010
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
Weekender, Friday, February 5, 2010
War Zone
Afghan blast kills at least 3, wounds 26
Attack in Iraq Kills Shiite Pilgrims
US verdict sparks Pakistan
protests
Tangoing
with the Taliban
Iraqi PM says he won't allow US
to meddle in vote
Germany
Confronts the Meaning of War
U.S. commanders in Afghanistan
face tougher discipline for battlefield failures
USA
The Time for Single Payer Health Care Is Now
Minnesotans rally to restore
safety net health care program
Restaurant Workers Launch Multi-City Campaign
L.A. mayor orders 1,000 jobs eliminated
How Could Little NUHW Beat Giant
SEIU? Stewards
Video catches mob attack on city worker in
Vallejo
Stop & Shop, union workers posturing as contract expires
Chicago labor boss Dennis Gannon quits
S.F. City College cancels summer
session
First
Machinists Union election at Delta Air Lines underway
Senate confirms Smith for Labor
post
UMass
Researchers Choose UAW
Charter schools' growth
promoting segregation
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Global markets plunge on fears of U.S. jobs
report
Job losses from Great Recession
about to get worse
Productivity grew at a 6.2 percent rate in the fourth quarter
House votes to revive pay-as-you-go budget rules
Lobbying Imperils Overhaul of Student Loans
Canada poised to win exemption
from Buy American
British
bankruptcy figures hit record high
Senators Spar Over Jobs Bill
Official
says Fed might buy more mortgage-backed securities
Northrop Grumman had $1.7
billion profit in 2009
Around the World...
Britain
Tube workers begin 24-hour
strike
Canada
Olympic Flame Parades Through
Ravaged Northern British Columbia
Anti-Olympic protesters call for support
Teacher's suspension over
YouTube video concerns union
Germany
Germany's IG Metall to Focus on Jobs, Not Pay in Employer Talks
Greece
Greece's Biggest Union Sets Strike
Haiti
Haitian vision must lead
rebuilding
Americans
charged with Haiti kidnap
American Charged in Haiti Had
Some Troubles in Idaho
Haiti warns US case 'distracting'
Baby Doc awarded Swiss funds
Ireland
Sinn Fein, DUP In New Deal In
Occupied Ireland
Our Environment
Audio
From Equal Time Radio:
Vermont
Yankee: How Can We Protect Workers & Environment?
33:50 minutes (13.56 MB) Les Leopold, executive director of the Labor Institute, and Dan Dewalt, citizen activist wanting to shut Yankee, discuss the need for a Just Transition for the workers at Vermont Yankee who would be impacted by a plant shutdown. Untold millions will be spent on decommissioning the plant, cleaning up piles of contaminated dirt. Why should we treat dirt better than we treat workers?
Tests Show Top Tuna Brands Have High Mercury Levels
Global Ocean Protection Measures Have Failed
Russia
'dumped waste in Baltic'
2 stores pull necklaces on toxic
cadmium concern
Indian PM
backs UN climate panel
Ford offers fix for Fusion
hybrid brake glitch
GOP
lawmakers seek to suspend Calif. climate law
Federal agency denies
protections for tiny pika
US
senators move to curb mercury, sulfur in air
NHTSA reliant on carmakers'
accounts during complaint reviews, critics say
Few Remain
as 1962 Pa. Coal Town Fire Still Burns
Thursday, February 4, 2010
War Zone
Teamster Rail Union Leader Urges Opposition to
Afghan War
BMWE Board Against the
Occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan
Pakistan bombing draws attention
to US presence
Iraq court
lifts ban on hundreds of candidates
With fewer allies this time,
Iraq's Maliki faces tough reelection campaign
Intelligence chief acknowledges U.S. may target Americans involved
in terrorism
USA
After Bankruptcy, Concessions, Workers Push to
Prevent a Repeat
FairPoint claims deal with unions
Hospitals Ravaged by Recession Pile More Work on Staff
Soaring cost of healthcare sets a record
Health-care sector grew as economy contracted in 2009
Stakes High for Calif. In Health
Care Reform
Union Lawyer Becker Says He Will Be 'Practical' on Labor Board
Opening
day rally to protest home foreclosures, health care cuts
Asbestos Rains Down on Chilly
Delphi Workers, but UAW's in a Deep Freeze
UI and
Health Care Clocks Tick for Jobless Workers
Charter school growth
accompanied by racial imbalance
NYU, Abu
Dhabi Add Worker Rights Rules to Pacts
City Seeks to Close 15 Day Care
Centers in Budget Cut
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Wal-Mart laying off 300 workers
at Arkansas HQ
Job
hunters and the unemployment call centers alike are frustrated
Obama's No-Show Disappoints
Europe
German
Auto Sales Crash in January
Economic crisis looms for Japan
amid financial and manufacturing problems
CBS News
Lays Off Dozens in New Round of Staff Cuts
Commerce Secy to Detail Push to
Double Exports
Yale, With
$150 Million Deficit, Plans Staff and Research Cuts
Around the World...
Britain
Staff strike at canning factory
Canada
A Call to Action Against the
Cuts to Come
Arbitrator
gives teachers 5.99% pay raise
Teachers' union mulls legal
action over sick note demand
Finland
Finnish port workers continue strikes
Greece
Greek officials strike over cuts
Haiti
US Baptists to appear before
Haitian prosecutor
Commentary: Haiti rebuilding plans must include reforestation
2 U.S. centers open to treat
badly injured Haitian evacuees
Turkey
Strike set to cripple services countrywide for
a day
Our Environment
Obama's energy policy: more corn ethanol,
'clean' coal
Obama unveils new biofuels,
carbon capture, initiatives
Biofuels
Fall Short of Target
EPA biofuels guidelines could
spur production of ethanol from corn
Europe Leans Toward Bluefin Trade Ban
Calif. city near landfill
hopeful after EPA visit
Tainted
milk shows China's food safety challenges
Council planning committee backs
Northland annexation plan
Bond calls
for new study on toxins at KC defense plant
Palm Oil Monocultures Will Never
Be Sustainable
Penn State
panel partially clears professor in climate e-mail inquiry
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
War Zone
Deaths in Pakistan 'drone' attack
3 US soldiers killed in Pakistan blast
Israeli jets 'strike Gaza
targets'
Israeli
commander: 'We rewrote the rules of war for Gaza'
US military gay ban 'should go'
Marines,
Afghan army plan massive assault on Taliban
U.S. military officers could
face punishment over ambush in Afghanistan
USA
FLOC Files
Federal Lawsuit Against Border Patrol, Local Police
Jose Naranjero’s Long Walk To Work
Reform Caucus Jolts Chicago Teachers Union
California Borax Miners Locked Out
NLRB Moves Against Sutter/CPMC
Hunger gnawing at more in the KC area, across the country
Mashantucket and union seal first labor contract under tribal law
Jim Crow
Policing
If Terror Is the Measure, It’s
Healthcare War
Deadly
plane crash near Buffalo underscores safety gap
Metro's safety office was
unaware of Red Line accident for more than 30 hours
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Sharp Drop Is Seen in Gifts to
Colleges and Universities
NASA's 7
new space pioneers are companies
New Budget Assumes Passage of
Health Care Bill
Jobs
funding is set to expire before it has chance to work
KC area had 8.6 percent jobless
rate in December
Democrats to Unveil Jobs Package
No Help in
Sight, More Homeowners Walk Away
Around the World...
Australia
Unions told to back off: Barnett
Belgium
Workers march in Brussels
against job-cutting firms
Britain
Union strike ballot over 'cuts'
Canada
Ont. college teachers to vote on
offer
U of C
students protest tuition hikes
Williams could have had surgery
in Canada, cardiac experts say
Greece
Greece unveils austerity
measures
Haiti
Why Washington Cares about
Countries like Haiti and Honduras
Frustration growing at Haiti aid bottlenecks
Haiti judge quizzes missionaries
Honduras
Feminists in the Resistance
Italy
Fiat workers strike over Sicily
plant plans
Turkey
Federations to strike Thursday in solidarity
with Tekel workers
Our Environment
Labor raises questions about green energy jobs
Top Vermont Yankee official 'relieved of duties'
Chernobyl: Leaking radiation and sucking up Canadian money
Obama Retreats From Goal of Cap-Trade Bill
US Reps from Mo. to propose
blocking EPA gas rules
French
carbon emissions fall in 2008
Environmentalists Seethe Over
Russian Luxury Dachas
Toyota
reports dozens of complaints about Prius brakes
Glacier error 'cost us dear': UN
climate panel chief
Cadmium
found in adult jewelry; 1 store pulls item
Lancet retracts paper linking
vaccine to autism
California
Sets Up Statewide Network to Monitor Global-Warming Gases
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
War Zone
US envoy: March vote in Iraq
must be seen as fair
Afghan
government pursues talks with Taliban leaders
War is Peace
US
anti-missile test fails in Pacific
Pentagon budget calls for more
unmanned aircraft
USA
Coast to Coast Solidarity as Tough Verizon Talks Start
Suit Points to Guest Worker Program Flaws
Drivers at Renzenberger Vote to Join UE by 3 to 1 Margin
Fifty years ago, four men stood up by sitting down
28 at Ford Claycomo take buyout
Latinos seek more support for immigration reform
Sioux Falls workers' union rejects city contract
Unable to
Cut Hourly Wages to $8, Hugo Boss Tries to Flee Overseas
Bargaining Digest
YRC
Concessions Pass in Chicago Local 705
BLETers Team Up to Save the
Right to Vote
No Member
Vote: Chicago Locals 714 & 726 Become Local 700
Slain Muslim leader's autopsy
report raises questions
More
people struggling to stay warm
Virginia Senate bills say no to
requiring health insurance
Impoverished Farm Workers Respond to Need in
Haiti
U.S. Will Reimburse Hospitals
That Treat Haitians
Teachers'
Union and NAACP Sue to Stop School Closings
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Obama budget: Record spending, record deficit
EPA, OPM Complain About Their
Budgets
Huge
Deficits May Alter U.S. Politics and Global Power
Money woes could threaten high-speed rail's future
Rising FHA default rate foreshadows a crush of foreclosures
Parents, students on edge over
soaring tuition
DST
Systems plans to lay off 700 workers
Sony Pictures to cut 450 workers
as DVD sales decline
$19.3
billion profit is a 57% drop for Exxon Mobil
Around the World...
Britain
Cadbury workers lobby government
Canada
Xstrata, Sudbury Staff Reach Accord to Avoid Strike
Ont.
college union sets Feb. 11 strike deadline
Grace Hospital workers rally to
protect facility
Haiti
Operating Room Nurses Deploy to Haiti
Haiti PM: US
Baptists knew removing kids was wrong
Mexico
Mexican Electrical Workers
Fighting for All Workers
Russia
Russia's economy contracts 7.9%
Our Environment
Climate accord gets boost, but key elements
still missing
UN says nations' greenhouse gas
pledges too little
US calls
climate plans 'important step'
Canada to tout oil sands in
emission cut plans
Protect caribou in oils sands
area, wilderness group pleads
Huge Brazil dam moves step closer
Vermont Power Plant Continues to Leak Radiation
Prentice attacks Quebec's
climate strategy
National
environmental group brings second lawsuit against rail hub
Manchester Ecosocialists Discuss
Perspectives
Monday, February 1, 2010
War Zone
Iraqi female bomber kills dozens
Bomb kills US service member in Afghanistan
U.S. Examines Whether Blackwater Tried Bribery
Citing 9/11, Blair Defends
Legacy at Iraq Inquiry
Tough old
soldier battles new enemy: Suicide epidemic
U.S. citizen in CIA's cross
hairs
No sanctions for Bush lawyers who approved
waterboarding
Israel disciplines top officers
on white phosphorus
US raises
stakes on Iran by deploying missile shield
Incremental Steps in Iraq to Let
Kurdistan Oil Flow
USA
Muni looks at some of deepest service cuts ever
Labor Needs a New Survival Plan—Now
Borax mine workers locked out
Labor dispute threatens to tear a mining town
apart
Auto Worker Activists Regroup, Prepare to Fight Anew
Holiday Inn Express dispute is resolved
Idea of
company-as-person originated in late 19th century
Man Dies After Fall at Neb. Meat-Processing
Plant
Twin
Cities janitors vote to authorize strike
Colgan Air, Pilots at Odds on
Safety
Obama to
Seek Sweeping Change in ‘No Child’ Law
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Wages and benefits rise weak 1.5 percent in 2009
Economy picks up, but jobless levels weigh
heavily
Formula shows why it’s so hard
to cut jobless rate
Obama
Details Jobs-Focused Tax Credit
Mexico GDP down 6.8 percent in 2009
U.S. Deficit to Hit All-Time High
Crystal Cathedral Makes Deep
Cuts
Northey: Iowa Shouldn't Buy Meatpacking Plant
Obama budget foresees deficits
for a decade
Humana
Profit Jumps 44 Percent, In Line With Targets
Around the World...
Britain
Thousands 'to miss out on
degree'
Canada
Kitimat paper mill shuts its
doors
Haiti
U.S. to Resume Military Airlift
of Injured Haitians
Minnesota
Nurses Association member heads to Haiti
Honduras
Canadian Mining and Popular
Resistance in Honduras
Mexico
Copper Miner Grupo Mexico Prospers Despite Labor Unrest
Russia
Russian police raid outspoken
environmental group
Our Environment
India reaffirms opposition to binding carbon cuts
Doe Run kicked out of Peru mining group for pollution
Climate Change On Obama's Back
Burner
Obama
pushes nuclear energy to boost climate bill
Canada ties new emissions-cuts
targets to U.S. goals
Climate deal 'all but impossible'
IMF plans 100 billion fund to
help poor mitigate climate impact
Climate:
The long and winding road after Copenhagen
Charest may face asbestos
protests in India
A People’s
Submission on Canada, Climate Change and the Copenhagen Accord
Tough choices follow in wake of
invasive species
China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy
In a Toxic Town, Promises That a
Buyout Will Proceed
New Zealand joins Copenhagen climate change
accord
Missouri contests ruling on
factory farm buffer zone
Weekender, Friday, January 29, 2010
Video–Send a Nurse to Haiti Narrated by James Gandolfini
War Zone
US soldier dies in Iraq; death not combat related
Killing of cleric prompts outrage in Kabul, apology from coalition
Israel Signals Tougher Line on West Bank Protests
Blair offers justification for
Iraq war
Afghan
troops battle Taliban militants in south
War-Weary NATO Members Look for
Morale Boost
German
Military and Police Blast Merkel's Afghanistan Plan
Hamas figure 'assassinated' in
Dubai
USA
Ill. Gov. Quinn says union deal will save $200M
Legislative analyst backs plan to cut California state workers' pay
Race to the Top: Unions Asked to Play Ball for Education Dollars
More On Howard Zinn:
Aljazeera
New York Times
The Guardian
Village Voice
Socialist Worker
In These Times
The Progressive
Obama Plan Privatizes Astronaut Launchings
Possible Teacher Layoffs Would Have Big Impact
Albertsons union workers have tentative labor deal
Latham Holiday Inn, union reach agreement
Budget cuts shave TRAX, FrontRunner service
Senate
Dem: Health care bill 'on life support'
Judge bars Roeder jury from
considering manslaughter conviction
Delphi
retirees lose out
Metro approves 10-cent fare
increase with no service cuts
School
system in Va. won't teach version of Anne Frank book
California: Health Care Bill
Advances
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Fed chief Bernanke wins 2nd term in closest vote
Area foreclosures climbed 10.9 percent in 2009
Administration shifts gears on
mortgage modifications
UN: 27 million people became unemployed in 2009
US manufacturing orders
disappoint
New
federal money boosts passenger rail travel in Missouri
Kansas regulators approve $17M
increase for Westar
Obama
seeks tax credits for companies that hire new workers
L.A. officials recommend
privatizing 10 public parking garages
Bill
ending banks' role in student loans stalls in Senate
Auto insiders blame Toyota's
problems on a rush to global growth
Around the World...
Britain
Tube staff to strike over rotas
Canada
Ontario college instructors
union rejects offer
Minimum
wage plan discriminates, unions say
Greece
Europe Weighs Possibility of
Debt Default in Greece
Haiti
Medicine running out at Haiti hospitals,
clinics
MLB players donating up to $1M
to Haiti relief
In
Disaster, Tensions Ease Between an Island’s Rivals
Ireland
Unions seek Avaya job loss talks
Pakistan
Building the Labour Party
Pakistan
USAID
program for Pakistani tribal areas making 'little headway,' audit
finds
Russia
Evictions amid winter freeze
spark outrage in Russia
Our Environment
Indonesian military behind illegal logging
EPA warned of lawsuit over
pesticides and animals
Eroding
Alaska village appeals lawsuit's dismissal
US recommits to climate goals
Water
vapor drop may have led to warming slowdown
EPA crackdown on mountaintop
coal mining criticized as contradictory
Navy sued
to halt training near endangered whales
Oil executives talk up shale gas
at Davos
Calderon:
Global climate deal hinges on money