May 13 News Update

Antarctic ice sheet at point of no return
West Antarctic ice melt is now ‘unstoppable,’ NASA report says
Western Antarctic ice sheet collapse has already begun, scientists warn
Scientists Warn of Rising Oceans From Polar Melt *

South African police deployed to platinum belt to protect scabs
ND oil worker death rate 6 times US average
Chicago Teachers Union Passes Resolution Opposing Common Core
New National Labour President Vows a More Militant Approach
Where do the elite meet? Behind closed doors
UMWA gives coal-dust rule ‘qualified support’
Workers, immigrants march on May Day
United: NY area airport workers join union
UN: Canada needs indigenous consent for pipeline projects
Illinois unions ask judge to delay new pension law
John Montgomery Ward, a New York Giant: A Labor History
MM&A Railway faces charges in Lac-Mégantic disaster
Book Reveals Wider Net of U.S. Spying on Envoys *

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