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Saturday, December 20, 2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
December 19 News Update
We're taking our year end holiday break. The next news update will be Monday, January 5, 2015
Climate change could cut world food output 18 percent by 2050
Carbon mission returns global maps
EPA expected to issue new regulations for the disposal of coal ash
Tainted water prompts new look at coal-ash dumps
Europe's record hot year made at least 35 times more likely by climate change
Governor abandons single-payer health care plan
Democratic Governor of Vermont Goes South On Single Payer
How the High Cost of Medical Care Is Affecting Americans *
What Do The New Immigration Rules Mean?
USW Welcomes Napoleón Gómez to Pittsburgh
ATU Training Center Named After Rosa Parks, Tommy Douglass
Year-End Report of the UE General Officers
More than 100 states vote to halt executions
Migration laws perpetuate poverty
Venezuela bill shows US hypocrisy
U.S. shippers cite wide gap in labor talks with West Coast dockworkers
NI talks: Hint of partial breakthrough on welfare
North Sea oil sector near 'collapse'
Cuba expands women’s reproductive rights
Foes of Unions Try Their Luck in County Laws *
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Climate change could cut world food output 18 percent by 2050
Carbon mission returns global maps
EPA expected to issue new regulations for the disposal of coal ash
Tainted water prompts new look at coal-ash dumps
Europe's record hot year made at least 35 times more likely by climate change
Governor abandons single-payer health care plan
Democratic Governor of Vermont Goes South On Single Payer
How the High Cost of Medical Care Is Affecting Americans *
What Do The New Immigration Rules Mean?
USW Welcomes Napoleón Gómez to Pittsburgh
ATU Training Center Named After Rosa Parks, Tommy Douglass
Year-End Report of the UE General Officers
More than 100 states vote to halt executions
Migration laws perpetuate poverty
Venezuela bill shows US hypocrisy
U.S. shippers cite wide gap in labor talks with West Coast dockworkers
NI talks: Hint of partial breakthrough on welfare
North Sea oil sector near 'collapse'
Cuba expands women’s reproductive rights
Foes of Unions Try Their Luck in County Laws *
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
December 18 News Update
Cuba's
Castro hails prisoner exchange with U.S., praises Obama
Cubans joyous over improved ties with U.S. but some skeptical
Analysis: It is the US — not Cuba — that has come in from the cold
New York state fracking ban reverberates across the nation
Greenland's Ice-Melt Models May Be Too Sunny
McConnell wants to stop coal rules
US drought eases but water crisis persists
Obama removes Bristol Bay area of Alaska from oil and gas drilling
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Jews Protest Racism and Police Brutality on First Night of Hanukkah
Youth on the move!
Execs indicted for huge W. Va. chemical spill
New Jersey Transit bus, 3 tractor-trailers collide on Turnpike in Linden
‘Employee Engagement’ No Substitute for a Union at VW
Japan McDonald's to ration fries amid US port backups
Little Improvement in Retirement Security Picture Since 2010
Building 12, Erie GE: Young Worker Militancy in the 1970s
Southwest Airlines Workers Picket At San Jose Airport
Lamson seeks to drop union contract
Venezuela sanctions show US hypocrisy on rights
South Carolina Judge Vacates Conviction in 1944 Execution *
U.S. Wealth Gap Is Widest in Decades *
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Cubans joyous over improved ties with U.S. but some skeptical
Analysis: It is the US — not Cuba — that has come in from the cold
New York state fracking ban reverberates across the nation
Greenland's Ice-Melt Models May Be Too Sunny
McConnell wants to stop coal rules
US drought eases but water crisis persists
Obama removes Bristol Bay area of Alaska from oil and gas drilling
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Jews Protest Racism and Police Brutality on First Night of Hanukkah
Youth on the move!
Execs indicted for huge W. Va. chemical spill
New Jersey Transit bus, 3 tractor-trailers collide on Turnpike in Linden
‘Employee Engagement’ No Substitute for a Union at VW
Japan McDonald's to ration fries amid US port backups
Little Improvement in Retirement Security Picture Since 2010
Building 12, Erie GE: Young Worker Militancy in the 1970s
Southwest Airlines Workers Picket At San Jose Airport
Lamson seeks to drop union contract
Venezuela sanctions show US hypocrisy on rights
South Carolina Judge Vacates Conviction in 1944 Execution *
U.S. Wealth Gap Is Widest in Decades *
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
December 17 News Update
Free
market main obstacle to saving the world from global warming
Lima climate change conference: a skirmish before the real battle
First job for new Republican Senate is Keystone XL: McConnell
After Lima fiasco, Bolivia plans global assembly to fight climate change
10 Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions and Create Jobs in New York City
Firing of baggage handler may spur MAC to adopt labor ordinance
MSP airport workers win paid sick leave
Walmart must pay $188m in restitution to workers uncompensated for breaks
Tentative Contract for 3,000 Tenet RNs
Lawmakers cut part of anti-violence act for Alaska Native women
Local 279 Members Return to Work at Weir Valves
Local 234 Rallies at Fairbanks Scales, Wins Improvements in New Contract
Congress, Hoffa Butcher Teamster Pensions
Brazil indigenous group clashes with police in Congress
Report: US-China Trade Deficit Cost 3.2 Million American Jobs
CIA torture: health professionals 'may have committed war crimes'
Fishing quotas defy scientists’ advice
Another coal miner dies on the job
Layoffs Begin at The Times After Buyouts Come Up Short *
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Lima climate change conference: a skirmish before the real battle
First job for new Republican Senate is Keystone XL: McConnell
After Lima fiasco, Bolivia plans global assembly to fight climate change
10 Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions and Create Jobs in New York City
Firing of baggage handler may spur MAC to adopt labor ordinance
MSP airport workers win paid sick leave
Walmart must pay $188m in restitution to workers uncompensated for breaks
Tentative Contract for 3,000 Tenet RNs
Lawmakers cut part of anti-violence act for Alaska Native women
Local 279 Members Return to Work at Weir Valves
Local 234 Rallies at Fairbanks Scales, Wins Improvements in New Contract
Congress, Hoffa Butcher Teamster Pensions
Brazil indigenous group clashes with police in Congress
Report: US-China Trade Deficit Cost 3.2 Million American Jobs
CIA torture: health professionals 'may have committed war crimes'
Fishing quotas defy scientists’ advice
Another coal miner dies on the job
Layoffs Begin at The Times After Buyouts Come Up Short *
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
December 16 News Update
What
now for the Paris accord?
Greenland ice loss may be worse than predicted
'If the energy source requires a smoke stack, then it isn’t clean'
3.6 Degrees of Uncertainty *
Uninsured Under the ACA: Millions of Americans Can't Afford Coverage
Longshore union, shippers see slow progress in West Coast talks
Cromnibus Continues Attack on Pensions
Belgium general strike targets pension cuts
Turkish journalists detained in police raids
Supreme Court Lets Decision on Arizona Abortion Law Stand *
U.A.W. Pledges to Pursue Higher Wages Next Year *
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Greenland ice loss may be worse than predicted
'If the energy source requires a smoke stack, then it isn’t clean'
3.6 Degrees of Uncertainty *
Uninsured Under the ACA: Millions of Americans Can't Afford Coverage
Longshore union, shippers see slow progress in West Coast talks
Cromnibus Continues Attack on Pensions
Belgium general strike targets pension cuts
Turkish journalists detained in police raids
Supreme Court Lets Decision on Arizona Abortion Law Stand *
U.A.W. Pledges to Pursue Higher Wages Next Year *
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Monday, December 15, 2014
December 15 News Update
Lima
climate change talks reach global warming agreement
Deal reached at UN climate talks
U.N. talks agree building blocks for new-style climate deal in 2015
Rising sea levels could make Florida residents 'climate refugees'
Climate Deal Would Commit Every Nation to Cut Emissions *
What was agreed and what wasn't agreed in Lima climate talks
Lima agreement fails humanity and the earth
A Climate Accord Based on Global Peer Pressure *
Protesters march on Washington, demand end to 'blue on black crime'
25,000 March in New York to Protest Police Violence *
Minorities Fall Further Behind Whites in Wealth *
NLRB issues rule to speed up union organizing
Cuban Doctors in the Hot Zone
Poll: Half of Republicans back limits on carbon
The movement against Teach for America
Bangladesh oil spill a 'catastrophe'
EPA approves another superchemical for superweeds
Venezuela to face US sanctions over violence against protesters
Ferguson offers hope to family of unarmed Native man killed by police
Growing fear of rural post office closures
DOJ won't force reporter to reveal source
Congress OKs $577B in defense spending
Ottawa allows Microsoft Canada to bring foreign worker trainees
P.E.I. minimum wage to increase in 2015
Congress poised to allow cuts to private pension payouts
Company stores trap Mexican farmworkers in cycle of debt
Shut up and work: The question of free speech on the job
In Final Spending Bill, Salty Food and Belching Cows Are Winners *
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Deal reached at UN climate talks
U.N. talks agree building blocks for new-style climate deal in 2015
Rising sea levels could make Florida residents 'climate refugees'
Climate Deal Would Commit Every Nation to Cut Emissions *
What was agreed and what wasn't agreed in Lima climate talks
Lima agreement fails humanity and the earth
A Climate Accord Based on Global Peer Pressure *
Protesters march on Washington, demand end to 'blue on black crime'
25,000 March in New York to Protest Police Violence *
Minorities Fall Further Behind Whites in Wealth *
NLRB issues rule to speed up union organizing
Cuban Doctors in the Hot Zone
Poll: Half of Republicans back limits on carbon
The movement against Teach for America
Bangladesh oil spill a 'catastrophe'
EPA approves another superchemical for superweeds
Venezuela to face US sanctions over violence against protesters
Ferguson offers hope to family of unarmed Native man killed by police
Growing fear of rural post office closures
DOJ won't force reporter to reveal source
Congress OKs $577B in defense spending
Ottawa allows Microsoft Canada to bring foreign worker trainees
P.E.I. minimum wage to increase in 2015
Congress poised to allow cuts to private pension payouts
Company stores trap Mexican farmworkers in cycle of debt
Shut up and work: The question of free speech on the job
In Final Spending Bill, Salty Food and Belching Cows Are Winners *
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Friday, December 12, 2014
December 12 News Update
Clock
ticks as climate talks grapple with carbon cuts
EU presses for accountability, opening rift at UN climate talks
Peru's melting glaciers a deadly threat as temperatures rise
A Whale Has Done What People Have Not: Stop Tar Sands Oil
Lima climate talks agree on just one paragraph of deal with 24 hours left
Strange Climate Event: Warmth Toward U.S. *
Last Stand Against Pension Cut Deal
Union slams inclusion of trucker rules in funding bill
White House swings behind huge $1.1T spending bill
Hanley: Congress will have 'blood on its hands' if it repeals trucker rest rules
What’s in the spending bill?
Senate to take up $1.1T bill to keep govt running
42.9 million Americans have unpaid medical bills
California study finds abortion complications very rare
Obama plans to sign Venezuela sanctions legislation
Is China Taking Zimbabwe's Baby Elephants?
Direct Action in the Berry Fields
Will drone warfare one day be branded ‘a stain on our values’?
US attempt to infiltrate Cuban hip-hop is not unprecedented
Hunger, homelessness up in many US cities
Al Jazeera journalist killed in Syria
Nurses at Washington Hospital Center Set One-Day Strike for December 22
San Bernardino Nurses Head to Board of Supervisors Next Week
ATU supports UK transit civil disobedience victory
In 2003, U.S. experts doubted key Iraq war claim: cable
Fidel Castro wins China’s alternative peace prize
China opens key section of massive water project
Oil spill in Bangladesh threatens aquatic animals
Port Union to Meet as Labor Talks Stretch into 8th Month
Study confirms what low-wage workers know: Life is tough
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EU presses for accountability, opening rift at UN climate talks
Peru's melting glaciers a deadly threat as temperatures rise
A Whale Has Done What People Have Not: Stop Tar Sands Oil
Lima climate talks agree on just one paragraph of deal with 24 hours left
Strange Climate Event: Warmth Toward U.S. *
Last Stand Against Pension Cut Deal
Union slams inclusion of trucker rules in funding bill
White House swings behind huge $1.1T spending bill
Hanley: Congress will have 'blood on its hands' if it repeals trucker rest rules
What’s in the spending bill?
Senate to take up $1.1T bill to keep govt running
42.9 million Americans have unpaid medical bills
California study finds abortion complications very rare
Obama plans to sign Venezuela sanctions legislation
Is China Taking Zimbabwe's Baby Elephants?
Direct Action in the Berry Fields
Will drone warfare one day be branded ‘a stain on our values’?
US attempt to infiltrate Cuban hip-hop is not unprecedented
Hunger, homelessness up in many US cities
Al Jazeera journalist killed in Syria
Nurses at Washington Hospital Center Set One-Day Strike for December 22
San Bernardino Nurses Head to Board of Supervisors Next Week
ATU supports UK transit civil disobedience victory
In 2003, U.S. experts doubted key Iraq war claim: cable
Fidel Castro wins China’s alternative peace prize
China opens key section of massive water project
Oil spill in Bangladesh threatens aquatic animals
Port Union to Meet as Labor Talks Stretch into 8th Month
Study confirms what low-wage workers know: Life is tough
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Thursday, December 11, 2014
December 11 News Update
Thousands
in Lima march for climate as talks grind on
A climate idea comes of age: Zero emissions
Clean-up of Israeli desert oil spill could take years: experts
269,000 tons of plastic litter choke world's oceans
Belgian energy island may get go ahead in early 2015: ministry
Greenpeace apologises to people of Peru over Nazca lines stunt
Keystone XL and Galilee basin threaten to bring down the global climate talks
Congress to vote on pension cut proposal
Wall St. is real threat to pensions
Demonstrators block California freeway in ongoing protests over police violence
Dozens arrested at London protest over US police killings
Low-wage workers unite for $15 Now
Local 279 Strike at Weir Valves Entering 4th Week
Tens of Thousands Protest Water Privatization in Ireland
Delta worker's 26-year job is gone in 30 seconds for critical remarks
France unveils plan to pep up economy, sparking demos
Union paper workers plan to continue negotiations with KapStone
Thousands gather for final rally in Hong Kong
Doctors face steep Medicaid cuts as fee boost ends
Monks, garment workers rally for rights in Cambodia
Many deported immigrants don't recover belongings
Dealing with Difficult Supervisors
Brazil: Torture rampant during military rule
Help Save Christmas for the Children of Striking FairPoint Workers
Launch of LAWCHA’s Teacher/Public Sector Initiative
Pennsylvania schools sue state in bid to force it to reform funding
Palestinian minister dies at wall protest
Walmart Illegally Punished Workers, Judge Rules *
Board of Port Authority Proposes a Wage Increase for Airport Workers *
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A climate idea comes of age: Zero emissions
Clean-up of Israeli desert oil spill could take years: experts
269,000 tons of plastic litter choke world's oceans
Belgian energy island may get go ahead in early 2015: ministry
Greenpeace apologises to people of Peru over Nazca lines stunt
Keystone XL and Galilee basin threaten to bring down the global climate talks
Congress to vote on pension cut proposal
Wall St. is real threat to pensions
Demonstrators block California freeway in ongoing protests over police violence
Dozens arrested at London protest over US police killings
Low-wage workers unite for $15 Now
Local 279 Strike at Weir Valves Entering 4th Week
Tens of Thousands Protest Water Privatization in Ireland
Delta worker's 26-year job is gone in 30 seconds for critical remarks
France unveils plan to pep up economy, sparking demos
Union paper workers plan to continue negotiations with KapStone
Thousands gather for final rally in Hong Kong
Doctors face steep Medicaid cuts as fee boost ends
Monks, garment workers rally for rights in Cambodia
Many deported immigrants don't recover belongings
Dealing with Difficult Supervisors
Brazil: Torture rampant during military rule
Help Save Christmas for the Children of Striking FairPoint Workers
Launch of LAWCHA’s Teacher/Public Sector Initiative
Pennsylvania schools sue state in bid to force it to reform funding
Palestinian minister dies at wall protest
Walmart Illegally Punished Workers, Judge Rules *
Board of Port Authority Proposes a Wage Increase for Airport Workers *
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
December 10 News Update
Workers
must lead transition to green economy, unions say at climate talks
Lima climate talks: South American diplomats hopeful of progress on deal
Belgian pledge pushes Green Climate Fund to $10 billion goal
UN urges ministers at Lima conference to reach climate pact
U.N.'s Ban says no 'time for tinkering' on global warming action
At Climate Meeting, China Balks at Verifying Cuts in Carbon Emissions *
With Compromises, a Global Accord to Fight Climate Change Is in Sight *
In Latin America, Growth Trumps Climate *
Shocking cases in CIA report reveal an American torture program in disarray
Torture report: everyone has an opinion except the White House
Report Says C.I.A. Used Media Leaks to Advantage *
Desperate workers on a Mexican mega-farm: 'They treated us like slaves'
Strike by San Bernardino RNs Begins
Supreme Court rules against worker pay for security screening
Police protests draw old, young, white and black
Opponents of Illinois pension reform law fight fast-track appeal
Company president in chemical spill facing charges
Mexican protesters block key U.S. entry points into Mexico
Australian government drops universal healthcare changes
MSD, labor union, continue talking
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen sponsor food truck for police protesters
Retail workers need more rights
Bhopal's Unending Catrastrophe
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Lima climate talks: South American diplomats hopeful of progress on deal
Belgian pledge pushes Green Climate Fund to $10 billion goal
UN urges ministers at Lima conference to reach climate pact
U.N.'s Ban says no 'time for tinkering' on global warming action
At Climate Meeting, China Balks at Verifying Cuts in Carbon Emissions *
With Compromises, a Global Accord to Fight Climate Change Is in Sight *
In Latin America, Growth Trumps Climate *
Shocking cases in CIA report reveal an American torture program in disarray
Torture report: everyone has an opinion except the White House
Report Says C.I.A. Used Media Leaks to Advantage *
Desperate workers on a Mexican mega-farm: 'They treated us like slaves'
Strike by San Bernardino RNs Begins
Supreme Court rules against worker pay for security screening
Police protests draw old, young, white and black
Opponents of Illinois pension reform law fight fast-track appeal
Company president in chemical spill facing charges
Mexican protesters block key U.S. entry points into Mexico
Australian government drops universal healthcare changes
MSD, labor union, continue talking
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen sponsor food truck for police protesters
Retail workers need more rights
Bhopal's Unending Catrastrophe
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
December 9 News Update
Nurses: Climate Crisis is a Public Health Crisis
'Get the FF Out': Campaigners Reject Fossil Fuel Influence at Climate Summit
Obama's Oil Boom Destroying Hope for Progress on Climate
Abandoned U.S. oil wells still spewing methane, study finds
Canada says cannot meet 2020 emissions target without more action
Deforestation cuts into climate change goals: TRFN
Fuel to the fire? Fuel exports soar under Obama
Washington takes heat at UN talks over targets
Fired Delta baggage handler not backing down
The Logic of Short Hospital Strikes
A Lonely Labor Reporter's 12 Insights from the BC Fed Convention
Midnight in Tennessee
Maldives in crisis as water supply dries up
Public Ranks Postal Service #1 Agency
Kicked to the Curb for Pregnancy, a UPSer Fights Back
UAW certified with more 45% of VW Tennessee workers
The dean of American labor reporters explains everything
Unionized Amazon Workers in Germany Strike Over Wages And Conditions
Nigeria Oil Unions Plan Three-Day Strike Over Labor Practices
Wall Street's Democrats
Key lawmakers seek pension changes
Symbolic 'end' to Afghanistan war overshadowed by new Obama plans
Right-wing Dresden protests met with counter demo
'The Most Dangerous Emerging Disease Is Drug Resistance'
Fed up with austerity, Irish mobilize against water charges
Berkeley protesters block traffic, stop train
Philadelphia Firefighter Killed in Line of Duty *
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Monday, December 8, 2014
December 8 News Update
Hands
Up, Fast Food!
Hundreds rally to raise airport wages and support fired worker
Minneapolis mayor joins fast food worker demonstration
Don’t Shoot Portland endorses $15
How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther
Police Killings Reveal Chasms Between Races *
Nationwide protests against police continue
de Blasio refuses to endorse Eric Garner grand jury decision
NFL players wear protesters' 'I can't breathe' slogan on clothing
Energy Firms in Secret Alliance With Republican Officials *
Ecuador indigenous leader found dead days before planned Lima protest
Athens Erupts 6 Years After Police Killing *
Protesters go on the rampage in Athens on anniversary of teenager’s death
Greek Prime Minister Meets Hunger Striker's Father *
Hardship on Mexico's farms, a bounty for U.S. tables
Job creation and wage gains surprisingly robust in November
More U.S. troops than planned to stay in Afghanistan
Senate Panel Faces New Obstacle to Release of Torture Report *
Germany’s Left Party Takes Its First Governor’s Seat *
U.S. to Continue Racial, Ethnic Profiling in Border Policy *
Judge Calls Cablevision’s Raises an Anti-Union Act *
OPSEU given strike mandate
US frees six Guantanamo detainees
Community mourns Somali Muslim teen's death in Kansas City hate crime
Mexican students: first murder victim identified amid continued protests
As Ebola Rages, Poor Planning Thwarts Efforts *
New York’s Deal With Principals’ Union Includes Back Pay *
Venezuelan leader says racism in U.S. worse under Obama
Caribbean nations urge US to lift 'senseless' Cuba embargo
High School Robotics Team Tough Road for Undocumented Immigrants
Stephen Harper does U-turn on election law gagging advocacy groups
Obama’s Net Neutrality Bid Divides Civil Rights Groups *
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Hundreds rally to raise airport wages and support fired worker
Minneapolis mayor joins fast food worker demonstration
Don’t Shoot Portland endorses $15
How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther
Police Killings Reveal Chasms Between Races *
Nationwide protests against police continue
de Blasio refuses to endorse Eric Garner grand jury decision
NFL players wear protesters' 'I can't breathe' slogan on clothing
Energy Firms in Secret Alliance With Republican Officials *
Ecuador indigenous leader found dead days before planned Lima protest
Athens Erupts 6 Years After Police Killing *
Protesters go on the rampage in Athens on anniversary of teenager’s death
Greek Prime Minister Meets Hunger Striker's Father *
Hardship on Mexico's farms, a bounty for U.S. tables
Job creation and wage gains surprisingly robust in November
More U.S. troops than planned to stay in Afghanistan
Senate Panel Faces New Obstacle to Release of Torture Report *
Germany’s Left Party Takes Its First Governor’s Seat *
U.S. to Continue Racial, Ethnic Profiling in Border Policy *
Judge Calls Cablevision’s Raises an Anti-Union Act *
OPSEU given strike mandate
US frees six Guantanamo detainees
Community mourns Somali Muslim teen's death in Kansas City hate crime
Mexican students: first murder victim identified amid continued protests
As Ebola Rages, Poor Planning Thwarts Efforts *
New York’s Deal With Principals’ Union Includes Back Pay *
Venezuelan leader says racism in U.S. worse under Obama
Caribbean nations urge US to lift 'senseless' Cuba embargo
High School Robotics Team Tough Road for Undocumented Immigrants
Stephen Harper does U-turn on election law gagging advocacy groups
Obama’s Net Neutrality Bid Divides Civil Rights Groups *
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Saturday, December 6, 2014
Friday, December 5, 2014
December 5 News Update
New York protests continue through second night
Protests nationwide as Garner grand jury details released
Comparing the cases of Michael Brown, Eric Garner
Hundreds Of Protestors Hit Chicago Streets To Protest Eric Garner Decision
Phoenix police officer shoots dead unarmed black man during scuffle
Hundreds of killings by cops are not reported to FBI, study finds
Sharpton calls for Washington march after Garner ruling
Federal investigation finds reckless use of force by Cleveland police
Fast-food workers hit the streets in growing minimum wage fight
Minimum wage fight hits the streets of nearly 200 U.S. cities
Fast-food workers strike across US for $15 minimum pay
Fast food and other minimum-wage workers protest in major cities over pay
Protesters renew push for higher minimum wage, unionization
Strike surprises Philly fast-food workers
Strong Voice in ‘Fight for 15’ Fast-Food Wage Campaign *
Japan's CO2 emissions hit record as fossil fuel consumption rises
Green activists from Ecuador harassed by police on way to climate summit
From the Tar Sands to ‘Green Jobs’? Work and Ecological Justice
Warmer seas could cause faster melting of Antarctic ice leading to rising sea levels
Communist comeback fears hang over German state vote
Indiana abortion clinic law ruled unconstitutional
Support builds for Delta baggage handler fired for speaking out
'Worst' Ecological Disaster in Israel's History as Pipeline Spews Oil
Economist: Kansas regains lost private-sector jobs
Silicon Valley homeless camp dismantled
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Protests nationwide as Garner grand jury details released
Comparing the cases of Michael Brown, Eric Garner
Hundreds Of Protestors Hit Chicago Streets To Protest Eric Garner Decision
Phoenix police officer shoots dead unarmed black man during scuffle
Hundreds of killings by cops are not reported to FBI, study finds
Sharpton calls for Washington march after Garner ruling
Federal investigation finds reckless use of force by Cleveland police
Fast-food workers hit the streets in growing minimum wage fight
Minimum wage fight hits the streets of nearly 200 U.S. cities
Fast-food workers strike across US for $15 minimum pay
Fast food and other minimum-wage workers protest in major cities over pay
Protesters renew push for higher minimum wage, unionization
Strike surprises Philly fast-food workers
Strong Voice in ‘Fight for 15’ Fast-Food Wage Campaign *
Japan's CO2 emissions hit record as fossil fuel consumption rises
Green activists from Ecuador harassed by police on way to climate summit
From the Tar Sands to ‘Green Jobs’? Work and Ecological Justice
Warmer seas could cause faster melting of Antarctic ice leading to rising sea levels
Communist comeback fears hang over German state vote
Indiana abortion clinic law ruled unconstitutional
Support builds for Delta baggage handler fired for speaking out
'Worst' Ecological Disaster in Israel's History as Pipeline Spews Oil
Economist: Kansas regains lost private-sector jobs
Silicon Valley homeless camp dismantled
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Thursday, December 4, 2014
December 4 News Update
Fast Food, Home Care Workers Strike Today For 15 and a Union
Study Finds Violations of Wage Law in New York and California *
UN weather agency: 2014 on track for hottest year
Keystone XL opponent Bill McKibben steps down as head of 350.org
Want a green energy future? Nationalize Canada's oil industry
Missing Its Own Goals, Germany Renews Effort to Cut Carbon Emissions *
How labor, civil rights groups came together
US private-sector hiring slows
California falls short of water conservation goals
Fighting Fatigue
Protests over no indictment in NYPD chokehold death remain peaceful
Critics pack hearing, air concerns about Quincy hospital closure
Supreme court justices clash over UPS pregnancy in workplace equality case
Unsteady Incomes Keep Millions Behind on Bills *
GM could pull back from Ontario, auto analyst says
With trade deal, Obama is willing to defy fellow Democrats
Where 2 Rivers Meet, Visions for Grand Canyon Clash *
Court Strikes Down Drug Tests for Florida Welfare Applicants *
UPS Suit Hinges on an Ambiguous Pregnancy Law *
Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
We take a closer look at news stories in our companion Week In Review blog, hosted at: KC Labor at WordPress
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
December 3 News Update
Hotter,
weirder: How climate has changed Earth
At climate talks, UN calls fossil fuels 'high risk' investment
Unions urge rapid and just transition to save climate
Trade unionists must join the climate fight
Teenagers sue the US over climate change
As Latest UN Climate Meet Begins, Naomi Klein's Book is Worth Another Look
Lima climate talks: developing nations urge rich to aim for zero emissions
Will India Follow China on Climate Change? *
Fast-Food Workers in 150 Cities Will Strike This Week for a $15 Hourly Wage
Chicago to raise minimum wage to $13
Activists: Obama's post-Ferguson police reforms don't go far enough
House may vote to undo Obama immigration order
Mexico protests target state offices, oil refinery
Minneapolis teachers continue equity campaign
Community conversation on responsible banks
Peru’s indigenous preserve biodiversity in Andes Potato Park
Japan's working poor speak out
Did 'burn pits' leave Iraq war vets ill?
San Francisco Leads Way with Retail Workers Bill of Rights
Providence RNs Cite Patient Care, Economic Gains in First Contract
What a Housekeeper at Harvard’s Hotel Tells Us About Inequality
Ingalls Shipbuilding union workers agree to 3-year contract extension
Public Workers in Honduras March Against Job Cuts
Norway Oil Workers Threaten Industrial Action Unless Jobs Saved
‘Separate and unequal’: Racial segregation marks US suburbs
Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
We take a closer look at news stories in our companion Week In Review blog, hosted at: KC Labor at WordPress
At climate talks, UN calls fossil fuels 'high risk' investment
Unions urge rapid and just transition to save climate
Trade unionists must join the climate fight
Teenagers sue the US over climate change
As Latest UN Climate Meet Begins, Naomi Klein's Book is Worth Another Look
Lima climate talks: developing nations urge rich to aim for zero emissions
Will India Follow China on Climate Change? *
Fast-Food Workers in 150 Cities Will Strike This Week for a $15 Hourly Wage
Chicago to raise minimum wage to $13
Activists: Obama's post-Ferguson police reforms don't go far enough
House may vote to undo Obama immigration order
Mexico protests target state offices, oil refinery
Minneapolis teachers continue equity campaign
Community conversation on responsible banks
Peru’s indigenous preserve biodiversity in Andes Potato Park
Japan's working poor speak out
Did 'burn pits' leave Iraq war vets ill?
San Francisco Leads Way with Retail Workers Bill of Rights
Providence RNs Cite Patient Care, Economic Gains in First Contract
What a Housekeeper at Harvard’s Hotel Tells Us About Inequality
Ingalls Shipbuilding union workers agree to 3-year contract extension
Public Workers in Honduras March Against Job Cuts
Norway Oil Workers Threaten Industrial Action Unless Jobs Saved
‘Separate and unequal’: Racial segregation marks US suburbs
Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
We take a closer look at news stories in our companion Week In Review blog, hosted at: KC Labor at WordPress
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