Monday, June 30, 2014

June 30 News Update


Gay pride parades take off in US cities
WorldPride: Toronto streets 'overflowing'

Chicago lays off 1,150 people
CTU chief Karen Lewis ‘seriously thinking’ of running for mayor

Quebec unionized Wal-Mart workers win Supreme Court victory
White House in deportation push
Trimming trees is treacherous, even for experts
ACLU challenges Missouri ban on gay marriage
Judge rules in favor of EMTs in dispute with KC about overtime pay
B.C. teachers' strike: Remedial summer school 'essential'
Postal Service loses $2.5 billion on shipping food, goods to Alaska
Obama wants over $2 billion to stem immigration influx
In Military Care, a Pattern of Errors but Not Scrutiny *
Yes, if You Cut Taxes, You Get Less Tax Revenue *
Creeping Up on Unsuspecting Shores: The Great Lakes, in a Welcome Turnaround *
EPA tested one chemical's risk since 1986
A Farm Worker Union Emerging in Whatcom and Skagit Counties
Supreme Court holds public sector unions in the balance
After Nine Years, Labor Board Says Starbucks Barista Should Get His Job Back
Why I’m Marching with Bill McKibben to Protest the Keystone Pipeline
Labor in History: Mobtown and the Stirring of America’s Unions
Secrecy oaths appear to violate whistleblower laws
D.C. effort to lengthen school day faces stiff resistance from teachers union
Blackwater Death Threat Said to Stifle U.S. Inquiry *
Boom Meets Bust in Texas: Atop Sea of Oil, Poverty Digs In *

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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