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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Upcoming Conference
National Assembly To End the
Iraq War and Occupation
Cleveland June 28-29
War Zone
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 26 Iraqis Killed
Iraq, U.S. move to avert Baghdad water shortage
U.S. and NATO battle on uneven
Afghan patchwork
Residents
says Iraqi soldiers warn them to leave Sadr City
USA
Rights of employees in the digital age
Worker killed by Amtrak train in Sante Fe Springs
Janitors OK strike after contract talks falter
May Day becomes an annual tradition for immigrant and workers'
rights
Picketing makes 'Riverdance' miss a step at
Kravis, but show back on
Delta-NWA merger gets new
support
Pride At
Work Helps Blow the Whistle on Special Counsel
Failure to Enforce U.S. Labor
Laws Fuels Exploitation of Workers
Healthcare
costs pinch employers
Productivity up, hours worked
down
Fired Los
Angeles carwash employee joins in calling for a boycott
Immigration Agents Arrest 33
Workers in Raid at Site of New U.S. Courthouse
Around the World...
Bolivia
United States maneuvers to carve
up Bolivia with autonomy vote
Burma
Help Provide Relief to Burmese
Workers
Canada
Chrysler pact may mirror Ford precedent, CAW says
CAW wants
more work at GM plants, or no deal
Venezuela
Labor Contract Signed,
Nationalization Process Continues
Our Environment
NRDC, Sierra Club Back Tejon Development
System uses sound to find
whales, avoid ship strikes
Survey
shows US honey bee deaths increased over last year
Canada rapped over Kyoto
registry
Cleaner
air to worsen droughts in Amazon: study
EU delays ruling on GM products
Kansas
ethanol plant faces foreclosure
Oil Giants to Settle Water Suit
Giant
sinkhole swallows oil equipment in southeastern Texas
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
War Zone
Tuesday: 1 US Soldier, 57 Iraqis Killed
Post-War Suicides May Exceed
Combat Deaths, U.S. Says
In Iraq,
U.S. walks tightrope with Sadr
USA
Malibu plant strike adds to GM woes
GM, union at Fairfax plant back
at bargaining table
Tobacco Workers Demand Safer Workplaces, Better Pay
Bridge Worker Is Killed in Fall From a Scaffold
Security Guards Striking for the
Right to Have Our Laws Enforced
San Diego
UNITE-HERE Backs Conservative Republican
There’s No Place Like Home:
Refocusing Olympic Protest
The Return
of the Granny Bashers: More Attacks on Social Security and Medicare
Election Win by Houston
RNs Upheld
Union
concern over lack of offers to Barry Bonds
Actors Guild and Producers End
Talks
Around the World...
Britain
Respect and the England-Wales
local elections
Two
million workers 'exploited'
Canada
Provincial gov't ministries
creating lists of 'essential' positions
The CAW
and Panic Bargaining: Early Opening at the Big Three
Germany
Audi CEO Signals Plans to Build
U.S. Plant
Lebanon
General strike paralyses Beirut
Our Environment
Reservoir larger than Manhattan
planned to help Everglades
Agencies
issue plan to run Columbia dams, preserve salmon
Climate link with killer
cyclones spurs fierce scientific debate
Australia's koalas threatened by global warming: study
Pollution in paradise: Flamingos
vs the factory
EPA may
decide not to limit the amount of a toxin in water supplies
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
War Zone
US troops kill several militants in eastern Afghanistan
Critics question timing of new Honeywell plant
USA
GM Fairfax workers go on strike
Strike may dent Malibu sales
Strike
Hits GM Plant That Makes a Big Seller
UAW Local 31 Website
Teamsters Union Defends Its Endorsement of Obama
On the March with Los
Carwasheros!
Bargaining
Digest
Immigration measure close to
dying in Kansas Legislature
Teachers
at city charter school to join local union
West Virginia University faculty
call for head to resign
Around the World...
Canada
An Assessment of Toronto’s 2008
Transit Strike
Public
service bargaining rules violate human rights: unions
CAW faces GM, Chrysler hurdles
Chile
Copper workers end strike in
Chile
Indonesia
Gold Miners Die in Landslide in
Indonesia
Our Environment
Carbon Trading Blasted by
Indigenous Groups
Tropical
insects risk extinction with global warming: study
China to 'actively join' climate
talks along with Japan
Senators
call for EPA to reconsider ethanol output mandate
French scientists tweak
carbon-storing powder
Greenpeace
demands inquiry into Alberta oilsands duck deaths
Remodelers to Face 'White-Glove'
Test on Lead
Monday, May 5, 2008
War Zone
Top U.S. officer says would prefer no war on Iran
Turkey 'kills 150 Kurdish rebels'
Gunmen Pull Iraqi Journalist
From Car, Kill Her
Blackwater shooting highlights a U.S., Iraq
culture clash
Despite Alert, Flawed Wiring
Still Kills GI’s
Jury
acquits six in protest
US-backed plan sees shiny future
for Green Zone in Iraq
Iraq sends
mixed message on Iran, weapons
USA
Mississippi mill explosion kills 1 worker and injures 17
Even the Insured Feel the Strain of Health Costs
Labor group again pushing end to UW contract with Adidas
Union workers rally for respect at Rhode
Island’s State House
County Settles Union Labor Contracts
USDA to buy pork for aid
programs amid hog market woes
Anti-affirmative action petition
drive fails to garner enough signatures
Mayor
under pressure in push for November light-rail vote
Foreign repairs of U.S. planes
worry some lawmakers
Turmoil
Racks Teachers Union
Few Details on Immigrants Who
Died in U.S. Custody
Around the World...
Canada
Canadian auto union backs Ford Canada labor deal
Our Environment
Small-town residents living on deadly ground
Air Pollution Impedes Bees' Ability to Find Flowers
Sea lions shot dead on Columbia
River as salmon battle rages
Longest Walk spotlights issues important to
American Indians
Hundreds protest against China
chemical plant
Uranium
claims spring up along Grand Canyon rim
Weekend Edition, May 3-4, 2008
War Zone
Pentagon May Add Forces in Afghanistan
Iraq's Shi'ite Clerics Deeply
Divided on Militia Crackdown
Convention
Preparations Prompt Suit by ACLU
USA
Axle
strike mirrors pain of 1970 walkout at GM
1,000 workers may take buyouts
at walkout's end
100 Scholars Defend 'Principled Dissent' in SEIU
20,000 Jobs Lost as U.S. Registers 4th Monthly Dip
Consumer bankruptcies up 47.7%
from April 2007
L.A. city
unions push retirement incentives over layoffs
SAG, studios extend contract
talks again
Chevron
posts profit of $5.2 billion
After Hiatus, States Set Wave of
Executions
Suits
question how Kan. prosecutor handled abortion records
Ford to offer buyouts to 1, 300
workers in Illinois, Kentucky
Around the World...
Britain
Brown's Party Routed In UK
Elections, Loses London
Canada
Hargrove sure CAW rank and file
will support Ford deal reached this week
Our Environment
Missouri elected officials reap money from tax credits
EPA official ousted while fighting Dow
Major Arctic sea ice melt is
expected this summer
Federal
agency declares West Coast salmon fishery a disaster
Greenpeace welcomes move to save
Indonesia's forests
Ship
dumped tonnes of oily bilge off Newfoundland, crew says
Climate change claims caribou
calves: study
Friday, May 2, 2008
War Zone
Thursday: 2 US Soldiers, 93 Iraqis Killed
Food crisis leaves many Afghans desperate
'Longshore Workers Are Standing Down'
Dockworkers take May Day off,
idling all West Coast ports
Union’s
War Protest Shuts West Coast Ports
Iraq PM sends team to Iran to
discuss militias
West
Hartford Teens Leave Class To Protest Iraq War
Al Jazeera journalist is freed
after 6 years at Guantanamo
USA
May Day: 'We Are Workers, Not Criminals'
Chicago Immigrant march: 'Si se
puede'
500
activists march in St. Paul for immigrant rights
1,000 Rally At Oregon Capitol
May Day
march, rally draws about 1,000 in Tucson
Several Hundred March In Madison
Thousand
March in Detroit
Thousands In Bay Area Marches,
Rallies
War and
Workers’ Rights Highlight May Day Celebrations
8500 In Los Angeles
Crowds Are
Smaller at Protests by Immigrants
American Axle deal takes shape
American Axle, striking UAW edge
closer to deal
Axle's new
proposal 'gives hope'
Lansing supplier reaches deal with UAW
GM avoids
strike with settlement at one UAW local
Congress votes to ban genetic
discrimination
Consumer
spending up—mainly because of sharp price increases
We Support the AFSCME Workers Union
Success
overseas gives GM hope
Revised tax-credit plan for
Bombardier plant is approved
City
firefighters, employees protest at City Hall over pension proposal
House Passes Protections Against
Combustible Dust Explosions
Field Poll: CNA Most Favorably Viewed Group in
Healthcare Arena
Teacher fired for refusing to
sign loyalty oath
Around the World...
May Day clashes and anger over food prices
Bolivia
Bolivia's Morales deepens
control of economy
Britain
Labour suffers big UK election
losses
Canada
Ford and CAW reach new deal
Income
gaps grow, as Canada's have-nots get left behind
Sask. unionists rally against
bills
Cuba
Cuba urges economic gain, work
at May Day rally
Indonesia
Thousands of Indonesian workers rally to mark May Day
Turkey
Turkish police disperse workers defying May Day ban
Our Environment
Court Orders Tyson to Suspend Ads For Antibiotic-Free Chicken
Study: Warmer ocean water means
less oxygen
Embattled
EPA administrator for Midwest resigns
Unilever backs call for
moratorium on palm oil deforestation in Indonesia
US govt to
tighten lead emissions standards
Opponents of Kansas coal plants
prevail in House vote
Cost
estimate for KCP&L Iatan 2 plant to be released next week
Earth is losing dirt at an
alarming rate
Groups
Petition EPA to Ban Nanosilver in Consumer Goods
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Happy May Day!
War Zone
Wednesday: 5 US Soldiers, 71 Iraqis Killed
May Day Greetings From Iraqi Labor Movement
Longshore workers plan walkout
April Iraq's deadliest month since last August
USA
Rosselli calls Stern lawsuit ‘PR circus’ and
‘hoax’
SEIU’s Internal Divisions Spill
into Delegate Races
SEIU’s
Disruption Draws Wide Criticism
As Talks Drag, Axle Strike Enters Third Month
For Striking Factory Workers,
U.S.-First Pledge Falls Flat
Construction workers honor the
fallen on Workers Memorial Day
May Day
march and rally for workers' and immigrants' rights
New Era Cap Workers Join CWA
Kansas
Senate fails by two votes to override veto of anti-abortion bill
Labor Notes Conference 2008:
Enthusiasm and Inspiration
U.S.
airlines flock to foreign repair shops
Around the World...
Canada
CAW's short-term gain for
long-term pain
China
Child labor scandal highlights
worrying trend in China
Our Environment
Pittsburgh, Los Angeles have worst U.S. air pollution
Kansas showdown shapes up over coal plants
Brazil aims to provide
efficiently produced ethanol, but has few takers
Canada oil
firm probed as hundreds of ducks die
Global warming? Next decade
could be cooler, says study
California's farm belt plan to cut air pollution criticized
Asia tourism, airlines
'complacent' on climate change
White
House Blocked Rule Issued to Shield Whales
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
War Zone
Tuesday: 2 US Soldiers, 90 Iraqis Killed
New U.S. carrier in Gulf a 'reminder' to Iran: Gates
U.S. Role Deepens in Sadr City
Two U.S. troops die in Iraq,
worst month since Sept
US Brings
Iraq-Like Surge to Afghan Conflict
Iraq civilians reportedly among
Sadr City dead
USA
Democrat Obama 'outraged' by former pastor
Transcript Of Rev Wright's
'Outrageous Remarks'
Record oil boosts profits for BP, Royal Dutch Shell
Workers' health insurance costs soar
Steel Worker Falls 25 Feet From Building
Wis. state employees union
reaches tentative deal
Drywall
Finishers Reaffirm Their Support of Painters Union
More Potentially Deadly Moves by
FAA
80 work fatalities in state last year
Mansfield labor groups remember workers who died on the job
Strike Possible This Week at Bloomingdale’s
Main Store
Guatemalan Stresses Immigrant
Sacrifices
From Our Blog...
Outraged, Outraged I Tell You
Around the World...
Canada
CAW calls loss of GM truck plant
shift devastating
Toronto
puts off debate on making TTC an essential service
Blockades and escalating
protests won't derail talks in Caledonia: premier
France
Barricades of May ’68 Still
Divide the French
Germany
Porsche Wins Case Filed by Volkswagen Labor
Mexico
For Many, Control of State-Run
Pemex Is About National Pride
Mexican
lawmakers decriminalize migrants
Our Environment
Siphoning Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars
Report calls ‘factory’ farms a threat
Report Targets Costs Of Factory
Farming
New Policy Prolongs EPA Chemical Reviews
Judge orders federal government
to decide polar bear listing
OECD
ministers plead for environment despite economic concerns
How safe are green cleaning
products?
Food
scientists say stop biofuels to fight world hunger
Brazil forecasts record ethanol
production in 2008
EPA hands
in Calif. emissions documents
President Repeats First-Term
Answers to Rising Gas Prices
Senators
Propose Ban on Chemical in Plastics
Shortages Threaten Farmers’ Key
Tool: Fertilizer
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
War Zone
Monday: 4 US Soldiers, 43 Iraqis Killed
Palestinian mother and 4 children killed in Gaza carnage
U.S. in big battles with Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad
House Democrats Work on Huge
Iraq Money Bill
12 Israeli
Jets Fly Over Beirut
Some War Veterans Find GI Bill
Falls Short
USA
GM to idle thousands at 4 truck, SUV plants
UAW: No GM role in Axle talks
GM, UAW continue talks at Fairfax
Gas explosion at Indiana coal conversion plant kills 2
20,000 Pennsylvania Child Care
Providers Gain a Union
Moroccan
Factory Fire Kills 55 on Eve of Workers Memorial Day
Bargaining Digest
Atlantic
City Casino Workers Fighting for First Contracts
They've Got a Union
Critics
say OSHA fines too lax
Getting married for health
insurance
Truckers
rally in Washington, seeking lower gas prices
Tip-dependent workers feeling
the slump
Proposal Would Increase Union Strike
Capabilities
Study Warns Job Losses Will
Strain Government Health Programs
Mourning
Construction Workers, and Fearing More Shutdowns
Around the World...
Britain
Oil refinery talks as strike
ends
Canada
Ford wins cost cuts in pivotal labour pact
Ford Reaches Early Labor Accord
With Canadian Union
CAW, Ford
reach tentative pact
CAW
Statement On Ford Deal
China
70 Killed, 400 Hurt in Train
Collision in China
Honduras
Global Unions Condemn Murders of
Honduran Union Leaders
Italy
Neo-fascist sweeps in as Rome's
mayor
Nigeria
Exxon Mobil Negotiating With
Striking Oil Workers in Nigeria
Our Environment
FDA Faulted for Approving Studies of Artificial Blood
White House undermines EPA on
cancer risks, GAO says
US pressed
to put wolves back on endangered species list
US secretary concedes biofuels
may spur food price rises
870 fish
die as river is polluted
Climate change could force 1
billion from their homes by 2050
Solving
global warming with giant vacuums
Monday, April 28, 2008
War Zone
Fierce clashes kill 38 in Baghdad's Sadr City
Iraqi political leaders protest
U.S. siege of Sadr City
Clash ahead over longshore union war protest
Clinton: Afghanistan needs more US attention
USA
The New Economics of Hunger
Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice
LAPD practices for May Day
protest
Despite
strikes, VW looks at Mich.
Truck carrying migrants crashes
in Ariz.; 4 dead
Chrysler
Looking to Sell Two Axle Plants: Report
SAG, studios take the weekend
off
Around the World...
Britain
Oil refinery strikers hold rally
Britain's
rich get richer
Canada
Commuter relief as Ontario
orders Toronto's transit workers to end surprise strike
India
India's call-center workers are
getting stress on the line
Morocco
Casablanca mattress factory fire
kills as many as 55 workers
Our Environment
Studies on Chemical In Plastics Questioned
Does ethanol measure up?
Human
warming hobbles ancient climate cycle
Chavez calls ethanol production
'crime'
Showdown looms on Sunflower plant
Switchgrass to be tested as
ethanol source
Draining
the basin that's Mexico City
Weekend Edition, April 26-27, 2008
War Zone
Friday: 1 US Soldier, 44 Iraqis Killed
Ship hired by U.S. military fires shots in
Gulf
US Preparing Military Ops
Against Iran
Turk warplanes bomb PKK targets in Northern Iraq
VT AFL-CIO Calls On Workers to
Support Work Stoppage Against War
UE
Officers Express Solidarity As ILWU Plans Antiwar May Day Stoppage
Iraq's Sadr tells fighters to
observe truce
Syria
returns artifacts to Baghdad Museum
PBS' 'Carrier': This message
approved
USA
AFSCME Wins Food Service Outsourcing Fight at UC–Davis
Bloomingdale's workers authorize strike action
GM averts UAW strikes in western Michigan,
Kansas
AXL ready
to invest millions if labor pact reached
Three Rivers declines use of
airport for replacement workers
American
Axle blames $27M first-quarter loss on UAW strike
American Axle to suppliers: Be
ready to resume production
Fairfax
plant talks continue past strike deadline
St. Cloud teachers approve
contract
Crossing
one bridge at a time
'Women of Steel' at the May Day
parade
Airline
Workers Demand Place at Table in Northwest-Delta Merger
Newsrooms Shrinking as
Publishers Race to Bottom Line
UPS
workers to join union
Company Unions: The New Threat
to the Progressive Labor Movement
Proposed
ruling favors union nurses
USCIS Workers Gear Up for
Bargaining
US farm
union recruits laborers in Mexico
UAW To Protest At Foxwoods As MGM Grand Opens
Trucking
company to pay $18 million settlement in fatal wreck
Semi's deadly crash into Chicago
station probed
Around the World...
Britain
Major oil pipeline to close down
Brown critical of public sector strikers
Canada
Toronto transit workers walk off the job
Striking TTC workers will be
ordered back, Miller says
Wealth gap
exposes fresh labour challenge
Police, protesters clash in
eastern Ontario
China
Skies not so bright for China
pilots
Mexico
Mexico mining union to hold
strike despite threat
Protest in
Mexico's Congress over Pemex oil bill ends
Our Environment
Making Ships Green, in Port and at Sea
Movable Feast Carries a Pollution Price Tag
Narwhals more at risk to Arctic
warming than polar bears
U.S. Air
Pollution Standards Don't Protect Asthmatic Kids
Greenpeace protests at Turkey's
nuclear power plant
Environmentalists Score a Win Against 'Invasive Species'
Aquila to pay Cass County $1.8
million to keep power plant open
Plans to
control access to Amazon
Friday, April 25, 2008
War Zone