Saturday, May 31, 2014

Thursday, May 29, 2014

May 29 News Update


Maya Angelou dies aged 86
A Lyrical Witness to a Nation Riven by Race *
Dr. Maya Angelou was America’s Most Phenomenal Woman

Snowden: breaking law was only way
Edward Snowden says he wants to go home but not to a 'jail cell'
NSA contractors use LinkedIn profiles to cash in on national security
Edward Snowden sees himself as patriot
Emails reveal close Google relationship with NSA
Defending His Actions, Snowden Says He’s a Patriot *

VA watchdog: 115-day wait at hospital
‘All he needed was help,’ friends say of Iraqi war vet killed by KC police
V.A. Watchdog Says Delays Affected Care in Phoenix Hospital *

B.C. Teachers' Federation confirms 4 more days of strikes
Machinists Reformers Get Third of Vote in First Try
FBI spied on Mandela during first U.S. trip
Migrant evictions highlight EU tensions
Nurses Take Campaign to Heal America to Congress
MSHA announces safety ‘walk and talks’
Time-share workers to vote on union
Gerawan union dispute still in limbo after Fresno court hearing
Conservatism is losing ground in the US
Oklahoma enacts abortion restrictions
A Pushback on Green Power *
1933 article refutes cherished tale on history of D.C. NFL name
Whistleblower: Arizona inmates are dying from inadequate health care
President Said to Be Planning to Use Executive Authority on Carbon Rule *
North Carolina: 14 Protesters Arrested After Sit-In at House Speaker’s Office *
For a Canadian Province, Gas Boom Presents a Conundrum *


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Monday, May 26, 2014

May 26 Week In Review Now Online

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Thursday, May 22, 2014

May 22 News Update


McDonald's workers protest low wages, more than 100 arrested
McDonald's closes HQ amid protest
Workers target McDonald's headquarters

Brazil bus driver strike enters second day
Japan court rejects startup of 2 nuclear reactors
Probe finds scant oversight of chemical plants
New Mexico: 500 barrels of questionable nuke waste
Verizon Retail Workers Win Union Vote—First to Do So
People's Climate March to Target System 'Powering Our Destruction'
A Texas miracle or a mirage?
Learning from a socialist in Seattle
Fifth NFL Cheerleader Wage Theft Suit Filed
Patients Lose When Doctors Can’t Do Good Physical Exams
Christie's Pension Payment Reduction Plan Sparks Lawsuit From CWA
Union wants hospitals to disclose employees on public assistance
Picket planned by union workers from 11 Absolut Care nursing homes
U.N. report: 21 million workers in forced labor
California transit authority settles civil rights lawsuit
Santa Cruz becomes first California county to ban fracking
Consumer bureau slow to fix age, minority bias: union leader
B.C. Teachers threatened with partial lockout
With New Bill, Limits on Abortion Spread in South *
Detroit Pension Proposal Gets an Angry Reception *

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

May 20 News Update


Faulty valve eyed in LA spill that created ‘lake’ of crude oil
Pipeline company in LA oil spill has history of violations

Chile's Bachelet to send key education reform to Congress
Macalester adjunct faculty fight for fairness
South Africa: There's No Turning Back
Mass murder in a Turkish coal mine
Greenwald: NYT’s new editor ‘subservient to national security state’
Oregon judge overturns gay marriage ban
Brazil faces power system weakness
Despite Calls for Release, Activist in Occupy Case Gets Three Months *
Detroit pension cuts set bad example
Greenland ice melt big factor in rising seas
Unions and Civil Society Speak Out for Migrants’ Rights and Decent Work
Nurses and Healthcare Workers Proclaim 'Healthcare is a Human Right'
Downtown union workers continue rumblings of strike
Clifton Steel Co., employee union at odds over 'successorship clause'
Temporary jobs on rise in today's shifting economy
Highway of Tears communities want fixes from B.C.
CIA will not use vaccination schemes for spying, says White House official
After Mine Disaster, a Painful Awareness of What Has Been Lost *
Fukushima Workers Fled Plant After Accident Despite Orders *
N.Y.U. Apologizes to Any Workers Mistreated on Its Abu Dhabi Campus *

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Monday, May 19, 2014

May 19 News Update


Turkish miner who survived says company to blame
Turkish mine rescue winds up as death toll rises to 301
Turkey Mine Disaster: Erdogan Loses His Grip

Greenland glacial melt adds to sea level rise
Greenland's Never-Before-Seen Valleys Could Prolong Melting
Unprecedented B.C. glacier melt seeps into U.S. climate change concerns

New owner of Lac-Mégantic railroad plans to restart oil shipments
Stranded cargo ship threatens the Galápagos
Another snag: Health payouts may be wrong
Death in Hot Jail Cell Highlights National Issue *
G.M. Is Fined Over Safety and Called a Lawbreaker *
Rio official: Water pollution targets won't be met
Symbol of Greece's protests, cleaners win in court
Los Alamos container linked to nuke dump leak
Alberta teachers pass no confidence vote against Education Minister
The coal plant to end all coal plants?

Fumes linger after LA oil slick
Quixotic ’80 Campaign Gave Birth to Kochs’ Powerful Network *
Poorer Health of Surgery Patients on Medicaid May Alter Law’s Bottom Line *
Inquiry by General Motors Is Said to Focus on Its Lawyers *
Greece's leftist Syriza fares well in key local races
Frustration grows over $3.4B settlement delay
Jess Spear Running Against House Speaker Frank Chopp
NLRB's Boeing decision puts focus on cameras in workplace
Novelis accused of coercing Oswego workers into not joining union
Student Debt Grows Faster at Universities With Highest-Paid Leaders *
Science Standards Divide a State Built on Coal and Oil *
Court May Hold Fate of Children Knocked Off Citizenship Path *
Workers at N.Y.U.’s Abu Dhabi Site Faced Harsh Conditions *
Divergent Accounts in an Occupy Wall Street Protester’s Assault Case *

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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Friday, May 16, 2014

May 16 News Update


What the Turkish disaster says about the world’s coal industry – and about all of us
Turkish Police Fight Protesters After Deadly Mine Accident
Turkish mine disaster: Unions hold protest strike
Public Discontent Rises as Families Gather to Bury Victims of Turkish Mine Disaster *

Fast-Food Labor Protests In More Than 30 Countries, McDonald’s In Spotlight
Fight for Fifteen Spreads Out and Zooms In
US fast food staff protests over wages spread globally
How Fast Food Worker Strikes Ignited Across the Country

Another Illinois miner killed on the job
Alcoa, union at U.S. plants still apart in talks as deadline looms
EPA proposes new oil refinery standards for first time in 20 years
Brazil hit by anti-World Cup rallies
Government Orders MedStar Washington Hospital  to Provide Data to Nurses
Missouri legislature passes student transfer bill with private school option
Judge rules KC proposal for new streetcar district is legal
Ottawa's new pipeline rules don't reach 'world class' standard
FCC advances plan that could reshape the way you experience the Internet
Egypt Tells 3 They Must Pay to See Evidence *
G.M. Recalls 2.7 Million Vehicles, Bringing Its Total for Year to 11.2 Million *

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

May 15 News Update


Turkish unions call national protest strike after mine disaster
274 dead in Turkey's worst-ever mine disaster
Anger swells in Turkey as mine rescue hopes fade
Death Toll Mounts in Turkish Mine Disaster *

Fast food workers plan strikes, demonstrations Thursday
Fast-food Strikes: Why Going Global Could Work
Fast-Food Protests Spread Overseas *

ALCOA employees rally for labor agreement
Report highlights child labor on US tobacco farms
Spill at Indian nuclear plant hurts six workers, no radiation leak
Postmaster General Hides Winning Streak
San Francisco Rides the $15 Wave
Biggest NSA leaks are yet to come, Glenn Greenwald tells Al Jazeera
WH: No issue with Biden's son joining Ukraine gas company
Times under fire for spiking 2004 NSA story
Samsung apologizes to workers with cancer
Qatar considers changes to migrant labor policies
NLRB Finds Novelis Broke Labor Laws at Oswego Plant
Telkom of South Africa to Consider Race When Making Job Cuts
Nurses Sound Alarm to Save Cook County Health and Hospital System
Teachers Vote For Change In Massachusetts
Quebec Election: A Seismic Shift Within the Independence Movement?
Canada's water: a paradox of pollution and waste
50,000 Gallons of Oil Spills on Los Angeles Street  *

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Sunday, May 11, 2014

Thursday, May 8, 2014