LABOR NEWS
Can you Hear Us Now? Sugar Workers Reject Contract 4th Straight Time One of the longest work stoppages in recent Minnesota history will continue as locked-out union workers at American Crystal Sugar Saturday rejected essentially the same contract for the fourth time, with 55 percent voting against.
NY Times Announces Buyouts, Hints at Layoffs The New York Times said on Monday that it will offer buyouts to some of its newsroom staff, and may lay journalists off if not enough people accept the severance package.
HEALTH CARE
America’s Stunningly Overpriced Health Care System in 2 Charts It’s no secret that the U.S. spends a crippling amount of money
on healthcare.
60 Minutes Exposes the Health Care Profit Motive of One Hospital System Steve Kroft investigates allegations from doctors that the hospital chain they worked for pressured them to admit patients regardless of their medical needs.