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Thursday, September 2, 2010
War Zone
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
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
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
War Zone
Obama: 'It
is time to turn the page' on Iraq war
Is Iraq combat really over for
U.S.?
Obama
Marks New Focus in Iraq, at Home
Gates Speaks
Cautiously on Iraq
Obama
Seeks Progress on 3 Fronts in Mideast
Few Iraqis Have a Clear View of
the Future
Blair’s
Memoirs Reveal ‘Tears’ but No Regrets on Iraq
U.S. troop deaths in Afghan war up sharply
Pakistani officials leaving in protest
Agent Orange cases may cost billions more
Obama's depiction of al-Qaeda
differs from aides'
Afghan
officials take over bank
In Central Asia, a new headache
for U.S. policy
Afghan
envoy leaving his post in U.S.
USA
Kaiser workers to vote on replacing SEIU union
Honeywell Goes Nuclear Against Metropolis Workers
Domestic Workers Make History In New York
Formula to Grade Teachers’ Skill Gains Use, Critics
Machinists file complaint over Pratt layoffs
Obama will spend Labor Day alongside AFL-CIO
chief
Amtrak guilty of unlawful
retaliation
County-USC
admits overcrowding is worse
California's safety-net health
insurance premiums rise
Muslim
leaders debate FBI presence at mosques
COBRA payments are too much for
many Americans to bear
The Financial
Economic Crisis
New Job Means Lower Wages for Many
About 2,000 employers qualify
for federal subsidies for retiree healthcare
Measures
Weighed to Spur Economy
SEC won't pursue Moody's fraud
case
Old GM
Being Sold for Parts
Strong Exports Lift U.S.
Agriculture Sector
Judge
approves $10 million bid for unfinished West Edge project
Problem banks on rise, but bank
profits rising too
CEO
compensation at the 50 companies that laid off the most workers
Around the World...
Australia
Australian Leader Wins Support
From Greens
Canada
Natives fear renewed push for
privatized land ownership
Chile
Lessons for trapped miners
South Africa
South Africa Offers Raise of 7.5% to End Public Workers Strike
Our Environment
China raises alarm over Yangtze environmental damage
La. oil command center to shut
over rent
Rogue ship
dumps oil, coating famed Indian beaches
L.A. mayor, Latino activists
take on oil companies over Proposition 23
Pointing
Fingers in Egg Recall
It All Adds Up: This Was New
York’s Hottest Summer
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
War Zone
11 American troops killed in Afghanistan
Suit Challenges 'Targeted
Killings'
Obama's
speech on Iraq carries political pitfalls
Fearful Iraqis scrambling to buy
weapons
VA eases allowing Vietnam vets to get
treatment for Agent Orange exposure
Outlines Emerge of Future State
in the West Bank
Petraeus
Finishes Rules for Afghan Security Transition
Oregon Veterans Suit Against KBR
Can Continue
USA
BLET Members Save the Right to Vote
Incidents at Mosque in Tennessee Spread Fear
650 At Research To Vote On SEIU
NWA
Flight Attendant Union Sues Delta
Worcester, Mass., transit union authorizes
strike
UNITE HERE, five hotels reach
contract settlements
Taxi
Driver Groups Taking Multiple Routes to Organize
Charter school accused in audit
of alleged misappropriation of $2.7 million
Jetliner
Brake Systems Probed
Drone Flights to Begin in South
Texas
Beck as
leader of religious right?
Deadliest Catch, Found in
Unlikely Waters
Muslims
Faced Discrimination at Neb. Plant
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Public Backs Ending Tax Cuts for Rich
UC retirement funds face a
shortfall of more than $20 billion, report says
Parsing
consumer spending data
New York Rebounds From Slump,
Unevenly
Work-at-home scams abound
Around the World...
Food crisis looms after floods in Pakistan
Britain
British women to bear budget
pain
Canada
The Class Struggle in Vaughan:
The Sears Lockout and USW
Chile
Drilling to Reach Chile Miners
Begins
France
Crackdown on Roma divides French
South Africa
South Africa's Zuma Orders Ministers to End Strike
Our Environment
Filthy conditions found at egg producers
Flies, Birds, Mice Found at Egg
Plant
Greenpeace blocks Greenland drilling
Indonesia demands payout over
oil spill
UN climate
panel ordered to make fundamental reforms
Spike in air traffic close calls
Judge
rejects Ken Cuccinelli's probe of U-Va. global warming records
Lenders Back Off of
Environmental Risks
Waves
Delay Work on BP’s Relief Well
EPA Turns Down Request to Ban
Lead Bullets
Missouri’s
embattled DNR leader leaving for work involving gulf oil spill
Monday, August 30, 2010
War Zone
U.S. missile strike kills four in northwest Pakistan
Taliban attack NATO Afghan bases
7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting
Is the US Pulling the Plug on Iraqi Workers?
Iraq is still dangerous duty
Top Karzai
aide says U.S. must alter its strategy
US wasted billions in rebuilding
Iraq
London carried out Cold War assassinations: Le
Carre
Abbas: No peace talks with
settlement building
'Every
Corner in the Region Is Frightened'
Families of Dead Soldiers Sue
Prudential Over Handling of Survivors’ Benefits
USA
UAW's King, Jesse Jackson lead Detroit march
for jobs
Kansas City rally urges an end
to injustice
'Reclaim
the Dream' event brings thousands to honor MLK
Beck challenges Obama's
religious beliefs after rally in D.C.
America Is Better Than This
NY Taxi Union Battles Anti-Muslim Hatred
Governments Ditching Public Hospitals
Border Sweeps in North Reach Miles Into U.S.
Detroit Symphony Players Reject Contract Proposals
As benefits end, jobless
struggle but still hope
Firm to brief workers on GM plant takeover
offer
U.S. Birth Rate Drops
Two-Faced
Corporate Personhood: Elected and Convicted
Harley considers moving
production work to KC if talks with unions fail
EMU, Ferris contract talks deadlocked
Union accepts deal on protest
Delay of game? Owners, players preparing
for labor battle after 2010
Union problems settled for NYC's fashion week
Union to protest Express Scripts
LIRR Service to Return to Normal
The Financial
Economic Crisis
The Attack of the Killer Deficit?
Federal Reserve Ponders Bolder
Moves
China
Fortifies State Businesses to Fuel Growth
Around the World...
Canada
Worker killed in Burnaby crane collapse
Ottawa transit union rejects contract changes
Loblaw contract talks
progressing: union
Germany
Employers reject union demands for pay hike
South Africa
Labor Unrest Empties South
African Hospitals
Zuma has failed workers
Uzbekistan
Silk's dark side: Uzbek kids
made to grow cocoons
Our Environment
Elevated levels of toxins found in Athabasca River
For the green movement, a change in the climate
Renewed battle against nuclear energy
Older activists, younger crowd
team to fight nukes
Neighbors Unaware, Toxic Spill at a BP Plant
Shetland trawlermen illegally
caught £15m worth of herring and mackerel
Flying fish are no joke as Asian carp become a
growing threat on local rivers
Historic Cosby Hotel building in
KC has date with wrecking ball
COP15
Activists Facing Trials
Alberta looks to shield tar
sands lands
Deepwater Horizon fears resurface as rigs
probe for oil under Arctic ice
Friends of the Earth urges end
to 'land grab' for biofuels
USDA
announces recall of ground beef suspect of E. coli contamination
Risk-Taking Rises as Oil Rigs in
Gulf Drill Deeper
From outer
space, a new dilemma for old-growth forests
Weekender, Friday, August 27, 2010
War Zone
Iraq Future Uncertain As U.S. Draws Down
Barack Obama in the Real World
of Power
Special
Forces Ratchet Up Fight Against Taliban
Chilcot inquiry 'ignores real
victims'
Afghan
troops learn rules of the road
Carter wins American's release
from North Korea
Pentagon
to Seek Modest Budget Growth
CIA is secretly paying many
Karzai officials
USA
Teamsters Union Protests Coca Cola's Labor Practices
UE Dispute At Esterline heats Up
U.S. Women Still Seek Economic Citizenship
Who Pays to Save Social Security? Us or Them?
States Press Workers on Health Care
U.S. proposes record fine for American Airlines
A Brief History of Labor Unsolidarity: AFL-CIO and Change to Win
Autoworkers Adjust to Job Banks' End
Washington, state employee unions negotiating
Union
Employees At Tulsa's American Airlines Wait For Next Move
Players Union to Get NFL Proposal for 18-Game Season
Tomato
Pickers’ Struggle Coming to a Grocery Store Near You
Jail Time for LA Car Wash Owners
7 Oakland
day care centers may close
Gay marriage foes target judges
Nurses
spotlight women's right to vote
LA Authorities Plan to Use
Heat-Beam Ray in Jail
Already
Under Fire, Lawyers for 9/11 Workers Are Ordered to Justify Some
Fees
Johnson & Johnson Recalls Hip
Implants
Kansas
mental health system is feeling stressed
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Katrina's tale of two recoveries
U.S. Economy Slowed in 2nd Quarter
What Biden didn't mention on
stimulus
Blockbuster tells studios it's preparing for bankruptcy
A new push to extend tax cuts?
Imports
drag down growth
Around the World...
UN: 1 million more displaced by Pakistan
floods
Pakistan Flood Sets Back Years
of Gains on Infrastructure
Bahrain
Crackdown in Bahrain Hints of
End to Reforms
Canada
U of A reaps research windfall,
despite austerity across campus
Chile
Facing Long Mine Rescue, Chile
Spares No Expense
France
UN racism panel slams France for
Roma crackdown
South Africa
South African labor leader: Mandela home bugged
Our Environment
FDA ties chicken feed to salmonella in egg
recall
Iowa Town Is Tense as U.S. Ties
Farm to Salmonella
For panel, details on BP's structure out of
reach
Behind Scenes of Gulf Oil Spill,
Acrimony and Stress
UN oil pollution probe in Nigeria will avoid blame
Pachauri innocent of financial misdealings—but smears continue
Administration backs utilities in climate case
Kremlin Relents, for Now, to Foes of Highway
Whatever It Takes: Protecting
the Tar Sands, Protecting Capitalism
Judge: LA
Port's clean trucks program can proceed
Hospital generator leaks oil
into Bow River
Hansen: Am
I an activist for caring about my grandchildren's future?
Intense heat sears Southern
California for 4th day
Wind
Turbine Projects Run Into Resistance
Thursday, August 26, 2010
War Zone
Taliban kill eight Afghan police
Coordinated Attacks Strike 13 Iraqi Cities
Key Karzai Aide Is Linked to CIA
Afghanistan Crisis Deepens:
U.S., Canada and NATO Threaten to Extend War
Chaos hits
another Kabul girls' school
Walter Reed patients, staff may
have been exposed to radiation in May
Navy Drone
Violated Washington Airspace
Army Ending Its GED Program for
Aspiring Soldiers
USA
Bipartisan Fervor to Whack the Old Folks
Deficit Chair Simpson Rants
Against Seniors Again
Some
Booing, and Mooing, Over Social Security
Duncan To Push Disclosure Of Teacher
Information
L.A. schools chief says district
will adopt 'value added' approach
Report Faults Utility, Contractor in Fire
Obscure Preacher Of Hate Ignored No More
For
critics of Islam, 'sharia' a loaded word
American Airlines mechanics reject pay deal
Union Workers Rally For Fair Pay
Coca-Cola workers strike in Bellevue
Postal
Workers march to save six-day service
Mediators call Duluth hospitals
and nurses back to bargaining table
Workers
say Sky Chef is dragging its feet in contract talks
Stage set for union election at
Delta
Hotel
Workers Add 3 Chicago Hyatts to Boycott List
Wal-Mart Asks Supreme Court to
Hear Bias Suit
Workers at
City-Run Laundry to Protest Privatization
KCK postal center's problems
spur safety review nationwide
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Data Underscore Slowdown
Fed policy is foggy as economic
picture clouds
Ford remains set to close St.
Paul plant after meeting with Minnesota governor
SEC Votes
to Boost Power Over Boards
Disabled Struggle for Full-Time
Work
Revised
plan for Plaza law office would spare the Balcony Building
Around the World...
Britain
Scargill loses NUM voting rights
Canada
Faulty railcars found on
Canada's tracks
France
Sarkozy 'to continue' Roma
policy
Italy
Italian president weighs in on Fiat firings
Russia
Rights Advocate Jailed in Moscow
South Africa
South African Unions Turn on Zuma as Strike Enters Second Week
Our Environment
On Doomed Rig's Last Day, a Change of Plan
Key device in Gulf spill didn't get
recertified
Crystals
Set Back Work at Gulf Well Site
Tour Calls on Dems to Get to Work on Climate and Jobs
GM salmon may go on sale in US
Egg baron in recall sued Md. over facility
EPA bans big ships from dumping
sewage near Calif.
Environmental groups sue EPA on Cape Cod pollution
Putin fires darts at gray whale
from crossbow
Ecosocialists discuss the Australian election
BP frozen out of Arctic oil race
Australian
Capital Territory to pass tough carbon cutting laws
Poor nations hit with
'exorbitant' consultancy fees for offset projects
Bayer to Pay $37,790 for Failure to Implement
Risk Program, Accident Review
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
War Zone
Dozens Killed in Wave of Attacks Across Iraq
Afghan Police Trainee Kills Two Spanish Soldiers
U.S. Weighs Expanded Strikes in Yemen
New Case of Civilian Deaths Investigated in Afghanistan
Remaining US troops still face
danger in Iraq
Top Marine
Says Afghan Deadline May Help Taliban
Marines don't want to share
rooms with gays: general
Protecting
workers could complicate Afghan withdrawal
USA
Challenger Claims Kaiser Illegally Aids SEIU
3,000 postal workers march to protest cost-cutting moves
Runaway Truck Crushes California House, Killing 3
New York Wins Nearly $700 Million for
Education
Nine
States, D.C. Win Race for School Aid
Paper ordered to reinstate workers
Hub settles '94 labor dispute with police
Bargaining Digest
Elizabeth
Cady-Stanton Descendant to Join Sacramento Suffrage Anniversary
One L.A. employee union agrees
to pay more for healthcare; others resist
Bloomberg
Defends Mosque
More Than 3M Seniors May Have to
Switch Drug Plans
Sherrod
Declines Agriculture Post
Unions Pool Money for Fall
Elections
Electrical
problem halts trains between D.C. and New York
Federal agency takes over Rouge
Steel pensions
Bill in
Calif. Would Help Farmworkers Form Unions
Accident at Bannister Federal Complex kills
forklift operator
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Job fears grip voters as Obama ratings crumble
Existing-Home Sales Plunged in July
Credit card debt drops to lowest
level in 8 years
St. Paul /
Delegation pitches Ford incentive
Around the World...
UN says 800,000 cut off by Pakistan floods
Pakistan bracing for disease
after floods
Argentina
Ternium, Workers to Meet as Argentine Steel Labor Dispute Enters
8th Day
Britain
Budget 'hits the poorest
hardest'
Canada
CAW cedes wages to keep Windsor engine jobs
After A Highly Successful Year,
Quebec Solidaire Starts Debate On Program
G20
charges withdrawn against 58
Ontario unveils pension overhaul
Residents
confront evangelists preaching outside gay couple’s home
Chile
A Relieved Chile Braces for a
Long Mine Rescue
China
China's massive traffic jam
could last for weeks
Colombia
Colombia’s Workers Risk Lives to
Gain Their Rights
France
Rights Group Faults Roma Policy
South Africa
COSATU Calls General Strike Sept 2
Our Environment
Greenland happy to be the new oil frontier
With heat wave comes wildfire and high surf
500 firefighters battling Kern
County brush fire
Triple-digit temperatures recorded across Southern California
It was hot - records fall all
over the Bay Area
Burros die
amid 110-degree heat in San Bernardino County
Engineer Says He Warned on Seal
Gulf waste
heads to landfills, some with problems
2002 Oil Spill May Shed Light on
Health Problems for Deepwater Workers
Rig
official cites 'confusion' over well key test
Job Losses Over Drilling Ban Fail to Materialize
U.S. Rejected Hen Vaccine Despite Success in
Britain
Egg Recall
Exposes Flaws in Nation’s Food Safety System
New bacteria degrades oil
faster, in deep, cold water: study
Subglacial
Lake Threatens Alpine Community
L.A. seeks delay in meeting
power plant cooling regulations
Energy
Regulator Cited for Taking Perks
Report warns of threats to Grand
Canyon park
To Catch
Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
War Zone
Pakistan: Dozens Are Killed in 3 Bomb Attacks
French soldiers killed near Kabul
U.S. troops in Iraq drop to
49,700, lowest since invasion
Security
concerns make Afghan elections dangerous for politicians, voters
alike
U.S. General Cites Goals to
Train Afghan Forces
Germany
Plans Major Restructuring of Military
USA
This Labor Day, Let's Salute All Union Stewards
Metro Transit contract offer rejected
Immigrant deaths may break record at Arizona border
Menorah Medical Center workers vote for union
Teamsters say Coca-Cola Enterprises workers will vote Oct. 7 on
union
New York
Honors Ron Carey
Detroit Symphony pay feud: Is
world-class stature at stake?
Postal
workers to protest proposals in Detroit today
U.S. funds for stem cell
research blocked
OSHA fines SeaWorld $75,000 in death of
trainer
Some Service Restored on LIRR
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Growing Inequality Threatens Middle Class
Deficit Commission’s Not So
Secret Target—Social Security
Bankruptcies Up. No Work. Need Action Now to Create Jobs
New fees by banks are on the way
Toyota
resumes hiring at Miss. plant
Fed Split on Move to Bolster
Economy
Katrina a
Tale of SBA Failure
Around the World...
Pakistan confronts health crisis
Britain
Library visitors continue to
drop
Canada
Many G20 accused will have
charges dropped
Chile
Chilean miners get food and
water
France
Sarkozy's immigration tough talk backfires
Italy
Fiat in legal row with union over dismissed workers
South Africa
South African Teachers Vow to Shutdown Schools
Rio, BHP, Exxaro Strikes Threaten South African Titanium Output
South
African Public Sector Strike Highlights Society's Contradictions
Spain
Al-Qaeda frees Spanish hostages
Our Environment
Oil rig accidents prompt warning
British
firm confirms Arctic oil strike
Danish warship blocks Greenpeace
Arctic oil protest
Vedanta mine plan halted by Indian government
Egg recall comes at time of industry
consolidation
FDA head says more egg recalls
possible
Egg
Industry Faces New Scrutiny After Outbreak
Auto union joins labor, green coalition pushing climate bill
Honolulu's
long-standing trash woes growing worse
Regulator Open to Easing Drill
Ban
More air
monitors planned for Texas drilling area
$52 Million Settlement in
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
Police
arrest 12 Climate Camp protesters
For deniers, politics beats the
science. Handouts beat both
Hybrid
hearings in Houston on oil spill is focusing on safety
recommendations
In the Fields of Italy, a
Conflict Over Corn
New
Orleans Levees Nearly Ready, but Mistrusted
Monday, August 23, 2010
War Zone
Taliban Attack Afghan Guards in Deadly Raid
US soldier killed in Iraq attack
4 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Blackwater Reaches Deal on U.S.
Export Violations
In Iraq, a
precarious time plagued by 'what ifs'
Support builds for boycotts
against Israel, activists say
Iraq:
Torture. Corruption. Civil war. America has Certainly Left Its Mark
Facing Afghan mistrust, al-Qaeda
fighters take limited role in insurgency
Air base
expansion plans reflect long-term investment in Afghanistan
USA
Hormel Strike a Key Event in Nation’s Labor History
Teachers union agrees to reopen talks on evaluations
Guestworker Group Exposes Forced Labor in Tennessee
Mosques ever more unwelcome
Protests, Rhetoric Feed
Jihadists' Fire
Proposed
Muslim Center Draws Opposing Protests
Pratt & Whitney to lay off 129 Conn. workers
Too Long Ignored
Elderly and disabled immigrants
may lose financial aid
State
apologizes for mistreatment of Italian residents during WWII
2010 brings new type of labor
negotiations
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Hardship 401(k) withdrawals set record in second quarter
U.S. Cities Privatize Assets Amid Cuts
Americans slow to buy, employers
slow to hire
Irate
Plaza fans object to law office building plan
Shrinking work force is a bad
sign
Why
net-neutrality rules should be applied equally
Around the World...
World 'slow to give' to Pakistan
Bolivia
Two Takes on the Bolivian
Uprising in Potosi
Canada
Farmers Dairy workers ratify
deal
Tentative
deal for Ottawa bus drivers
Chile
Miners Alive--But Stuck For Months
Haiti
More than 1 million Haitians
remain displaced by January earthquake
South Africa
GM, Toyota Boost South African Wages to End Strike
Proposed Restrictions on the News Media Cause
Alarm in South Africa
SA unions condemn strike ruling
Impala Platinum Reaches Wage Settlement With
Mineworkers
Our Environment
Proximity Is Pivotal for Spill Claimants
Egg firm has record of infractions
New Food Rules Amid Egg Probe
Federal
regulators' knowledge of egg producer in salmonella outbreak is
probed
Outrage at UN decision to exonerate Shell in Niger delta
UN board could rein in $2.7
billion carbon market
Enbridge
systems have been worry for years
MoD bomb disposal harming
Gibraltar marine life, says conservationists
U.S.
Inaction Lets Look-Alike Tubes Kill Patients
Peak oil alarm revealed by
secret official talks
Proliferation of old-style coal plants increases despite public
outcry
Weekender, Friday, August 20, 2010
War Zone
Why WikiLeaks Must Be Protected
Israelis,
Palestinians Near Peace Talks
Karzai aide part of wider
investigation
Irritated
by mosque debate
ACLU files suit over 2008
detention and treatment of U.S. citizen in U.A.E.
USA
Hotel Workers Wildcat in Southern California
Duluth nurses authorize strike
FAA Set to Levy Penalty on Airline
Workplace Deaths Lowest Since '92
Atlantic City casino, dealers approach union pact
UAW gains
members in Tropicana vote
Writers Guild wants rewrite on
Comcast/NBC Universal merger
Labor leader: Rough summer for unions
Corporations Create More Jobs
Overseas than in United States
CNA files
suit alleging discrimination against Filipinos at Bay Area hospital
Labor trying to mobilize the
jobless to vote this fall
Palin
defends Dr. Laura Schlessinger, telling her: 'Don't retreat. . .
reload'
The Financial
Economic Crisis
The Erosion of America's Middle Class
Panel Weighs Cuts in Social Security
Mortgage rates fall to fresh
lows, Freddie Mac says
Deals
Stage Comeback
Jobless Claims at 9-Month High
Keeping
tax cuts beneficial in short term, harmful over long term, CBO says
U.S. Farmers Wary of Gaining
From Russia’s Woes
Office
building planned in heart of the Country Club Plaza
Carnahan bucks party to support
extension of Bush’s tax cuts
Around the World...
Pakistan Receives More Flood Aid, but Need Grows
Damaged ecosystems magnify Asia's killer floods
Australia
Australian election on knife
edge
Bangladesh
Workers, Activists Rally for
Release of Bangladesh Labor Rights Leaders
Canada
Battle brewing over private
health in Alberta
First
Nations University hit by massive restructuring
China
China Making Changes to Labor Union Law
France
Expulsion of Roma Raises
Questions in France
Ireland
Journalists' union attacks PSNI
South Africa
South African police fire rubber
bullets at strikers
Zambia
Zambian Workers Plan Protest at Vedanta's Konkola Copper Over
Outsourcing
Our Environment
Oil Plume From Spill Persists
Giant underwater plume challenges optimism
Scientist
retracts BP spill assurances
Partner says BP hiding oil spill
documents
Final BP
well plug delayed until September
Top Democrat Criticizes Spill
Report
BP
Settlements Likely to Shield Top Defendants
Plant growth declines as warming causes drought
Duke Energy drops NC wind
turbine project
Brigitte
Bardot pleads to Denmark in dolphin 'slaughter'
Norway to pay 30 million dollars
to save Indonesian forests
Swiss to
host ministers' meeting on climate finance
India cabinet approves key
nuclear bill
Intense
B.C. wildfires 'snowing' ash
N.S. crash leads to oil spill in
river
Chernobyl
species decline linked to DNA
Salmonella-tainted eggs from big
producer in Iowa have sickened at least 1,200
Thursday, August 19, 2010
War Zone
Islam already part of WTC neighborhood
Civilians to Take U.S. Lead After Military Leaves Iraq
Sniper in Afghan Town Puts
Marines on Edge
More
Attacks on Officials and a Protest Over a Deadly NATO Raid
Other countries probing Bush-era
torture — Why aren't we?
USA
Children's Hospital Oakland RNs Rally
California state employees furloughs to resume
Calexico to Re-Instate Union Workers
Hotel
Workers Tell Bank: 'We Saved Your Jobs, Now You Save Ours'
Dr Pepper Snapple Rakes in
Profits, Wants to Cut Workers’ Wages
Chamber of
Commerce: No Equal Pay for Women
UAW's Bob King reiterates ban on
foreign cars on union property
Union
leader says parents should know teachers' ratings
The Financial
Economic Crisis
AP Poll: Obama at new low for handling economy
U.S. Jobless Filings at Highest Since November
Credit default swap deals
unnerve California
GM Files
for Long-Awaited IPO
Small Firms Lagging, With Bulk
of Job Losses
Leery of
Washington, Alaska Feasts on Its Dollars
Around the World...
Pakistan floods shape an archipelago of misery
UN raises estimate of homeless
in Pakistan floods to 4 million
Afghanistan, African nations at greatest risk from food shortages
Canada
CAW Members Ratify Deal with
Toronto Terminals Railway
China
Foxconn to up China workforce, cut Shenzhen
Egypt
Egyptians protest power outages,
block key highway
France
France begins Roma deportations
India
Despite Scandals, Indian Mining
Bosses Thrive
Mexico
Mexico City mayor files lawsuit
against cardinal
Peru
American activist turns self in
to Peru police
South Africa
What next in South Africa public sector strike?
Our Environment
Mass Die-off at Coral Reef Triggered by 93-Degree Ocean
Americans divided on Gulf offshore drilling: poll
UN climate panel head expects no climate deal at Cancun
Oil-Cleanup Estimates Draw Fire
Mediator takes reins on gulf oil
spill claims
Egg Recall Expanded After Salmonella Outbreak
More tests, preparation ahead of
final BP well kill
First
oiled turtles released in Gulf after rehab
Merkel Tries to Regain Upper
Hand in Energy Debate
Climate
protest camp targets RBS
In Midwest, hydroelectric power
may catch a wave of favor
Symposium
participants debate ways to fight pollution in Lake of the Ozarks
Arctic villages stop seismic
tests as Canada mulls oil future
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
War Zone
If Afghanistan dissolves
security firms, guards will join Taliban, some predict
Iraqi
Leaders Fear for Future After Their Past Missteps
Lebanon Gives Palestinians New
Work Rights
USA
25 years ago, Hormel strike changed Austin, industry
YRC Teamsters Denied Overtime Pay
In Mott’s Strike, More Than Pay at Stake
Lincoln Center Workers Might Picket Fashion Week
L.A.
Carwash Owners Get Jail Time
Insurers Get Fat Pay Hikes While
Workers Skip Treatment
Bargaining
Digest
Crew shortages slowing NS, BNSF
coal trains
IBT Race
Is Wide Open
Make Technology Work For—Not
Against—Us
Visteon
told to restore retiree benefits
UAW's King takes north Michigan
resort off market
Scores
Stagnate at High Schools
U.S. may sue Arizona's Sheriff
Arpaio for not cooperating in investigation
West
Virginia: Mine Violations Went Unreported
Report finds 1 in 5 teens have
at least slight hearing loss
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Given Money, Schools Wait on Rehiring Teachers
GM to Develop Small Engines With China Partner
Geithner Sees U.S. Role in
Mortgage Market
Auto
Sector Fuels Factory Output
Warren sits down with big bank
lobbyists
Around the World...
Pakistan Labour Relief Campaign
Flood’s financial
toll a heavy blow to Pakistan’s poor
Pakistan: From Natural Disaster
to Social Catastrophe
Britain
BAA
Staff Offered 2% Pay Rise And Lump Sum
British
travel firm collapse ruins plans for holidaymakers
'Middle class' benefits reviewed
Canada
XL Beef lays off 200, closes its
doors permanently in Moose Jaw
Mexico
Mexico
City mayor demands cardinal apologize
South Africa
South Africa Nurses, Teachers Reject State Wage Offer
Our Environment
Scientists dispute Obama claim that most oil
is gone
Gulf surface cleaner, but
questions lurk far below
Toxic
levels of oil found in gulf area crucial to fish
Cape Cod Waterways Face Pollution Crisis
Costs mount for Enbridge on
spill, 2007 blast
Appeals
court: Mud from logging roads is pollution
Lebanon parliament passes
offshore drilling law
'We
Received a Kick in the Pants'
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
War Zone
Baghdad suicide bomb hits army recruits, kills 60
Police arrest protesters at Honeywell bomb plant construction site
Karzai threatens to shut all
private security firms in four months
Taliban
moot Afghan deaths inquiry
Defense Chief Gates Plans to
Step Down
START
expiration ends U.S. inspection of Russian nuclear bases
Power-sharing talks between
Iraqi politicians are called off
USA
Prop. 8: Appeals court puts ruling on hold
GM Workers Toss Out Reps Selling Concessions
Indy autoworkers shout down wage-cut plan
Duluth nurses vote Wednesday whether to authorize strike
Autoline Workers Stand Firm in
First Contract Fight as UE Members
Local 170
Fights West Virginia Plans to Privatize Information Technology
Local 799 Wins Raises, Improves
Language in Delaware City Schools Contract
Skills,
leadership were focus of Midwest School for Women Workers
Event to commemorate 25th
anniversary of Hormel strike
LiUNA Move
to Rejoin AFL-CIO Is Win for Trumka
Republicans seek NLRB member
Craig Becker's recusal
LA Judge
Frees Thief Who Got 25 Yrs on 3rd Strike
Oil Vapors Caused Deadly Pa. Well Blast
Right to
Work Foundation Stooge Files Charges Vs NNU, SEIU
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Economy Led to Cuts in Use of Health Care
Mexico to slap tariffs on U.S.
goods over trucking ban
Judge
balks at SEC's settlement with Citigroup
Poor Marks for For-Profit
Schools
Energy
Costs Push Prices Up Sharply in Europe
Around the World...
Many Pakistanis yet to receive flood aid: UN
Race to Provide Aid Emerges
Between West and Extremists
New wave
of floodwater threatens Pakistan
Bangladesh
Labor Leaders Arrested Over Bangladesh Protests
Britain
Threat of airports strike lifted
Canada
Survivor of scaffolding collapse suing companies, province
First nation plans second
geoduck fishery protest
Denmark
Denmark Starts to Trim Its
Admired Safety Net
Our Environment
Overheated Russia lashed by storm
Fishermen greet start of gulf shrimp harvest with suspicion
Drilling Permits for Deep Waters Face New Review
Old-Style Coal Plants Expanding
Gulf Oil Spill Still a Health
Threat to Many
Logging
down in Mexican Monarch butterfly reserve
Blue-Green Alliance Bus Tour to
Demand Action on Clean Energy Jobs
Did
Consumers Cause the BP Oil Disaster?
Australians Walk Against Warming
U.S.
Cities: Too Hot, and Getting Hotter
A 'Bizarre Situation' as Nuclear
Operators Threaten Shutdown
Defense
Department cleanup of 3 Superfund sites is lagging, GAO report says
Monday, August 16, 2010
War Zone
Petraeus Opposes a Rapid Pullout in Afghanistan
Attacks in Iraq Rise During Ramadan
Veterans Sound Alarm Over
Burn-Pit Exposure
US-backed
Iraqis defect to al-Qaida
State Dept. faces skyrocketing
costs as it prepares to expand role in Iraq
U.S. and
Iraqi Interests May Work Against Pullout
Iraq 'not ready' for US pull-out
Army
analyst linked to WikiLeaks hailed as antiwar hero
U.S. soldiers' mission shows
Afghan war's uncertainties
Taliban
takes hold in once-peaceful northern Afghanistan
Hundreds of PTSD Soldiers Likely
Misdiagnosed
USA
Apple Factory Strikers Seek National Support
Construction Workers’ Union to
Rejoin AFL-CIO
Layoff
notices arrive for 175 teachers in Kansas City School District
Union plans to air radio ad to
bolster image of federal workers
Putting
Our Brains on Hold
Half Wages? Bring Out the Rat,
Say NY Movers
Outsourcing less, Ford creates more jobs for U.S. plants
Massey Mine Is Evacuated
Postdoctoral Researchers Ratify Labor Deal
Jazz singer, actress Abbey Lincoln dies at 80
Readying
for Tough Bargaining, Members Stoke the Fires at Verizon
Factious union dispute at
Baldwin Park's Kaiser Permanente
UAW halts
vote on giveback deal at Indy GM plant
L.A. teachers told to boycott
The Times
Contracting glitch leads to demand for payment on free D.C. energy
audits
Attacks Against Mexicans Inflame
Tensions in NYC
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Jobless millions signal death of the American
dream
The Horror Show
U.S. Incomes Tumbled in 2009
Incomes Fall in Most Metro Areas
China Passes Japan as Second-Largest Economy
Federal Reserve to buy U.S.
debt, shifts policies as recovery slows
Study
Looks at Tax Cut Lapse for Rich
Solar panel maker to cut jobs
Insults
and Injury for Renters
Slow Progress on Stimulus
Projects
Japan
economic growth slows down
Russia ban on grain export
begins
Around the World...
Argentina
Argentina Faulted for
Reproductive Policies
Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Women Garment
Workers Strike for $72 per month
Britain
Britain Begins to Feel the Pain
of Austerity Cuts
Clyde shipyards saviour dies aged 78
Talks due over BAA strike threat
Canada
Sask. health workers reach
tentative deal
China
Workers Let Go by China’s Banks Are Putting Up
a Fight
Chinese Hospitals Are
Battlegrounds of Discontent
Our Environment
Tar sands toxins growing rapidly
Greenland ice sheet faces 'tipping point in 10 years'
In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming
Dirtiest coal power plants win ConLib reprieve
Bypassing Resistance, Brazil Prepares to Build a Dam
Climate talks stumble from Page
1
Climate change sparks 'quickest evolution
ever'
Missouri conservative group
fights for Prop. 23
Minerals Service Had a Mandate to Produce
Results
Pavlovsk seed bank faces
destruction
Rice
yields falling under global warming
Mercury Limits Are Set for
Cement Plants
Recycling
Land for Green Energy Ideas
Long, hot summer of fire, floods
fits predictions
Despite efforts, France fails to curb CO2
Mercury poisoning-dark side of
Colombia's gold boom
Past Errors to Blame for Russia’s Peat Fires
BP to Pay Record Fine for
Refinery
Tensions
Over Chinese Mining Venture in Peru
A Battle in Mining Country Pits
Coal Against Wind
Fly
Fishers Serving as Transports for Noxious Little Invaders