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USA : Richmond Chevron refinery safety under microscope-CA has only 'Cal/OSHA has 164 inspectors, only seven of whom are assigned to refineries and chemical plants. That amounts to one inspector per 115,000 workers.'

Source: SF Chronicle
USA : UNO charter schools to allow teachers to join a union

Source: Chicago Sun-Times
USA : Citing Labor Dispute, Lynch To Keep Senate Ads Off WCVB-TV

Source: WBUR
USA : Lynch takes side in labor row

Source: Boston Herald
USA : New England Grocery Unions Face Grueling Obamacare Test

Source: In These Times
USA : GM to lay off 104 Flint staff as Encore work goes to Korea

Source: Detroit News
Working Families Rally in Chicago for Immigration Reform

Hundreds of activists representing working families rallied in Chicago on Thursday in support of commonsense immigration reform with a path to citizenship. The event was held by the Chicago Federation of Labor, Instituto del Progreso Latino and the AFL-CIO.
100 Days to Fix What Wall St. Broke: Don’t Evict Retirees Earl and Anne Favre

Earl and Anne Favre are working with Occupy Chattanooga to save their home from Freddie Mac, a corporation sponsored by you and me. You can support them by signing on to their petition here.This concerns the end of my life as I know it. I was happy and fairly financially secure. Then Katrina happened on Aug. 29, 2005. I lost everything except the clothes on my back, the sandals on my feet and my three dogs, with whom I spent six hours on a roof waiting to be rescued.
Immigration Reform Advocates Urge Action on Public Services in Commonsense Reform Package

A coalition of immigrant rights activists, including the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), the AFL-CIO and AFSCME, submitted a letter to Congress and President Obama asking that lifelines and public services that meet basic human needs be included in commonsense immigration reform.
Apparel Brands Urge Labor Reform in Peru

Six global apparel brands took the unusual and welcome step this week of publicly calling on a government to improve its labor laws.  In their March 4 letter to Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Tasso, New Balance, Nike, PVH Corp. and three other brands said that current labor law that allows maquilas (apparel and other exporters) to use short-term contracts undermines worker rights and the ability of these companies to ensure compliance with their codes of conduct.