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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

May 14 News Update


201 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine
Rescuers Seek Survivors in Turkish Mine Disaster *

Two more W.Va. miners die on the job
2 Killed in West Virginia Mine Where Safety Lapses Were Cited *
West Virginia Mine Was Doing Risky Retreat Mining *

Senate Dems skewer Obama judge pick from Georgia
Teachers Elect Foes of Corporate Reform in Massachusetts and L.A.
Chemical spill fails to loosen coal’s grip on West Virginia politics
EX-IRA member to sue Boston College
Vermont Passes Highest Statewide Minimum Wage in Country
California wildfires: 20K homes evacuated
Judge strikes down Idaho's same-sex marriage ban
Labor Talks Begin at Metropolitan Opera *
Longshore union, shipping lines begin critical negotiations


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.

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Bill Onasch at 4:52 AM

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Retiree member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1287. Active member National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. Webmaster of kclabor.org since March, 2000. Former Vice-President of ATU 1287. In Minneapolis during Seventies-Eighties held several posts in UE Local 1139 including Local President and Shop Chairman at Litton Microwave. Charter member of Labor Party Advocates. Founding member of US Labor Against the War.
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