July 31 News Update

U.N. Says ‘Evidence’ Points to Israel in Gaza School Attack *
US condemns shelling of UN school in Gaza--but restocks Israeli ammunition
Israel calls up more reservists after rejecting calls for ceasefire
‘If we die, we die together as a family’
The Toll in Gaza and Israel, Day by Day *

Much Improved But Unremarked, NYC Sick Leave Takes Effect
Last surviving Hiroshima bomber dies in US
Transit Union pays $31.4 million for former National Labor College campus
Hyundai Motor Group Unions Vow to Strike in August Over Wages
Washington detainees begin hunger strike as part of immigration protest
Chem plant gets tax break despite violations
West Virginians drive water to thirsty Detroit to ease shutoff pain
Koch bros’ reflect father's anti-communism

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July 30 News Update

The Crisis in Gaza: Statement of the UE General Officers
Israeli shelling of north Gaza UN school kills 20 people: medics
A Humanitarian Catastrophe Unfolds in Gaza

Ruling Says McDonald’s Is Liable for Workers *
Worker dies after fall at south Kansas City construction site
Mississippi fish oil plant explosion kills 1, injures 3
Science and silence: Politicians continue to run from mountaintop removal studies
White House warns climate inaction could cost US billions
More acidic seawater poses risks in Alaska
Workplace Benefits That Are Disappearing
A Rank-and-File Appeal: ‘No More Tiers!’
Medicare trust fund will stretch until 2030, new projections say
Kansas City, Kansas, abortion clinic closes
U.S. home ownership falls to 19-year low
UMKC’s misleading march to the top
Two Kansas City area hospitals to be sold
Judge says Mercedes-Benz violated rights of Alabama workers to organize
Shale gas protesters sentenced to 15 months for violent clash with RCMP
Detroit water back in mayor's control
Qatar workers paid under $8 a day
Mississippi abortion clinic can stay
Burst water main inundates UCLA campus
New York Educators Fight Back on Attacks to Tenure *

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July 29 News Update

South Africa's NUMSA union agrees wage deal to end four-week strike
West's largest coal-fired plant on track to close
Passport Office workers strike amid applications backlog
Taking a Bite Out Of Overtime Abuse
Government Surveillance Threatens Journalism
The Syriza of Spain
NAACP, labor union claim racial inequality in BWI airport restaurant hiring
FLOC, British reps vow to fight for workers
Labor board orders L.A. Council to rescind pension cuts for workers
Australia Coal Mine Will Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than 52 Nations
Low Income Transit Passes: Consolidate and Struggle to Make it Free
Small farms, big problems: Labor abuse in an idyllic setting
A third of consumers with credit files had debts in collections last year
Countdown to Lockout for Unions at the Met *

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July 28 Week In Review Now Online

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July 28 News Update

'Fast-Food Workers Intensify Fight for $15 an Hour *
Fast-food workers Chicago convention to escalate wage demands
Fast food workers vow civil disobedience
Fast food workers gather in Chicago, prepare to escalate wage demands
Fast-food workers’ pitch for higher pay turning into civil rights issue

Central American leaders criticise US border policy
Border Crisis Spurs AFL-CIO, Honduran Labor Movement Renewed Attention
Most Migrant Children Entering U.S. Are Now With Relatives, Data Show *

U.S. Steel charged in crushing accident involving Hamilton, Ont. worker
Wabush Mines potential sale good for workers: union president
Probe into Kansas girl's death in hot car to include foster homes contractor
Report notes 'terrorist encounters' at KCI
First Nations shame federal government in Parliament Hill ceremony
TVA ends traditional pension for new hires
If the Post Office Wants Business, Try Postal Banking
Fatal Advice for the NDP
Mobilizing Temporary Migrant Workers
AFSCME backs UWS custodial workers over threat of outsourcing
From direct action to organization, lessons from Canada’s Line 9 sit-ins

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July 25 News Update

West Bank erupts as UN deplores Gaza school attack
Official Vents Outrage at Shelling of U.N. Schools in Gaza *

Fukushima report: Accidents will happen
Fukushima Monkeys' Blood Shows Signs of Radiation Exposure
Southern hopes to build more U.S. nuclear power reactors
Nuclear Plants Should Focus on Risks Posed by External Events *

Bloomsbury, N.J., Subway Workers Vote to Join Union
Nearly half of Kansas City area health care workers lack bachelor’s degrees
'Shocking' underground water loss in US drought
Cuba looks to mangroves to fend off rising seas
U.S. court upholds FDA animal feed policy despite health concern
Ukrainian government moves to ban Communist Party
U.S. labor agency approves 'micro-unit' in Macy's bargaining case
New Labor Deal Means Some Oregon Zoo Employees Will Pay for Parking
Santa Fe Workers File National Labor Relations Board Complaint
Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt say they will appeal
Court tosses out lawsuits against Chiquita
CIA tortured prisoners in Poland
University of Windsor, faculty at odds over contract implementation
Construction worker dies after being trapped in trench
Sales of Big S.U.V.s Pulling the Weight at General Motors *
U.S. Considering Refugee Status for Hondurans *
China’s Plan to Limit Coal Use Could Spur Consumption for Years *

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July 24 News Update

Two Americas on Health Care, and Danger of Further Division *
Court Ruling on Health Care Subsidies Risks Loss of Coverage *

3,000, led by RNs and community leaders demand Detroit ‘Turn on the water.’
Minority Union at Volkswagen, For Now
Health care workers' union rallies outside Bayonne Medical Center
Metropolitan Opera warns of a lockout
Fed-Up Workers at U.S. Overseer of Swaps Move to Join Union
Industry Pushes EPA to Roll Back Power Plant Regulations
Maine residents to work for food stamps
Feds to test W. Virginia water spill chemical
Auditor: Pa. environment regulators hobbled
GM issues another recall, 60th this year
China's power plants would emit more CO2
Tobacco Growers Rep Resigns Following Punching Incident
Kansas City, Hickman Mills school districts to give all students free meals
Why legally innocent Canadians are clogging up provincial jails
Bombardier drops requested injunction against strikers
We are Israeli reservists. We refuse to serve.
Food Safety in China Still Faces Big Hurdles *
Foreign Correspondents in Israel Complain of Intimidation *
Egypt: Judge Says Devil United Journalists From Al Jazeera to Destabilize Nation *
States Against E.P.A. Rule on Carbon Pollution Would Gain, Study Finds *
Texas Is Wired for Wind Power, and More Farms Plug In *
U.S. Proposes Faster Changes in Oil Trains *

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July 23 Week In Review Now Online

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July 23 News Update

This unusually long update incorporates a number of important stories that broke while the Editor was on the road.

On strike! 80 years ago Minneapolis goes union
1934: Teamsters victory in Minneapolis
1934 Teamsters strike in Minneapolis remembered on 80th anniversary
Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters Strike

Global warming stopped? Not in the real world.
World breaks temperature record
Climate Campaign Tipping Point? Unions Get on Board

Courts issue split rulings on health care law subsidies
BNSF, SMART Reach Tentative Deal For One Person Crew
Detroit Stops Water Shutoffs -- Temporarily
Trade-Union Appeal for International Anti-Capitalist Solidarity
Aquarius Platinum Signs 3-Year Deal With South African Union
Mount Kisco Mrs. Green’s rehires eight fired workers
Heat’s off Qatar World Cup workers after reforms
Why The Village Voice Strike Is 'Part Of A Much Greater Fight'
Building A Labor Base For Third Party Campaigning
The Working Class and Left Politics: Back on the American Radar
Unions boycott Staples to support postal workers
Drill, baby, drill: Obama opens East Coast to oil exploration
Detroit retirees vote for pension cuts
A quarter of McDonald’s branches in China may have served expired meat
Tinderbox Explodes in Wildfires Across Northwest *
Corralling Carbon Before It Belches From Stack *
In 9 Cases of Police Chokeholds, Punishment Was Rare *
Financiers Transforming Strawberries Into Securities *
Missouri declines to give Kansas City Schools temporary provisional accreditation
Worker dies in KC bridge fall
Generation Temp: Auto Workers March for Civil Rights Again
Worker sent to hospital in potash mine accident
Guelph transit lockout could last until November, says union head
Irish baby homes investigation reveals use for medical research
U.S. Military Is Scrutinized Over Trash Burning in Afghanistan *
Apple Case Over Labor Code Is Granted Class-Action Status *
Prosecutors Are Reading Emails From Inmates to Lawyers *

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Next Update Wednesday, July 23

The editor will be on the road, covering events celebrating the eightieth anniversary of the 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters strikes.

July 16 News Update

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L.I.R.R. Workers, on Brink of Strike, Prepare for Life on the Picket Line *
NYC Nurses May Go On Strike
U.S. says deportation of Honduran children a warning to illegal migrants
Victim in rail grain accident identified
Spending reports show Farm Bill raised a bumper crop of lobbyists
Diesel fumes near Kansas City, Kan., rail yard pose health threat, report says
California water use rises amid crippling drought
U.S. House passes $10.9 billion transportation funding extension
Fast food worker hopeful for labor revival
Nurses union, General Hospital deliberations began today in misconduct case
Muni drivers ratify labor contract
Pushed to the Wall, Nurses Refused Overtime
Once again, on ‘environmental catastrophism’. A reply to Sam Gindin
Nurse refuses to force-feed Gitmo detainee
MLB honors gay pioneer Glenn Burke
Documents Show G.M. Kept Silent on Fatal Crashes *
A Push to Give Steadier Shifts to Part-Timers *
Medicaid Home Care Cuts Are Unjust, Lawsuit Says *

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July 15 News Update

Detroit must do what is right - turn the water back on
Support Builds for Friday March to End Water Shutoff

A Rare Win For The Unions? Staples Abandons Postal Service Trial
American Postal Workers Union on Staples Announcement on ‘Pilot Program’
Sign Now: Stop Staples Petition

Bombardier Workers Strike as New Contract Talks Fail
Unifor workers strike at Bombardier Thunder Bay

Long Island rail strike set for Sunday after talks break down
Rebellion From the Bottom Up: The Low-Wage Worker Movement
Union Campaign Wins Big Raise At Rocky Mount Engine Plant
Inequality Rising
The Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage
Starbucks baristudents should beware the green mermaid bearing gifts
In rush to cut benefits backlog, VA made errors
First U.S. flight deports Honduran kids under fast-track drive
How nations are tackling nuclear waste storage
Anti-fracking protesters arrested in U.S. capital
Climate change signals the end of Australian shiraz as we know it
States told to find way to clear Medicaid backlog
Clifton Steel Co., worker's union settle contract dispute
REVIEW: 'Revolutionary Teamsters: The Minneapolis Truckers' Strike of 1934'

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July 14 News Update

New NEA president to take on critics of public education
Union leader derides Obama education chief

Events to commemorate 80th anniversary of 1934 strike
6 minutes a day for bathroom breaks? Union cries foul
School board’s cafeteria fight clouds workers’ future
Britain Strikes for a Day
Eni Chief Angers Unions With Plan to Close Refineries *
Study of Organic Crops Finds Fewer Pesticides and More Antioxidants *
One dead in Lac des Iles mine accident, near Thunder Bay
City will lock out Guelph transit workers, suspend services
This Road Work Made Possible by Underfunding Pensions *
North Pacific Fuel Workers Walk Out
Union Workers Picket Outside EVSC Administration Building
900 Bombardier workers at Thunder Bay plant threaten to walk out Monday
Companies That Offer Help With Student Loans Often Predatory, Officials Say *
As Strike Threat Looms, Stalled L.I.R.R. Talks Carry Hint of the Past *

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July 13 Week In Review Now Online

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July 11 News Update

Can the teachers' unions come back?
Volkswagen and UAW to create union at Tennessee plant
Water levels at Nevada's Lake Mead drop to new low
Rally fails to stop Detroit shutting off water
Migrants held in dire conditions in Greece
Germany asks US intel chief to leave
Detroit's public transit struggling to keep up
Temp Worker Safety in Danger: Sugar Plant Worker Dies
Downgraded typhoon heading toward Fukushima plant
Cleanup area extends nearly 2 miles after ND spill
What’s next after contract-talk impasse?
B.C First Nation set to evict CN Rail, logging and fishing companies
Natural Gas Pipeline Plan Creates Rift in Massachusetts *
Despite a Pledge by Samsung, Child Labor Proves Resilient *

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July 10 News Update

Congress Unlikely to Step In as L.I.R.R. Strike Looms *
British Public sector workers in mass strike
Wildfire near B.C. oil and gas operations doubles in size
Thunder Bay Bombardier workers set to strike
Federal hiring hits eight-year low; fiscal pressures cited
Campaign Atmosphere Amid Detroit Vote on Debt Plan *
N.S.A. Spied on 5 American Muslims, a Report Says *
Cleanup of ND Pipeline Spill Could Last Weeks *

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July 9 Week In Review Now Online

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July 9 News Update

California Port Truckers Strike Closes Three Terminals
After Detroit, another city ponders bankruptcy
China arms itself for difficult 'war on pollution'
Trade talks on $1 trillion in environmental goods
Home care workers file for largest union election in Minnesota history
False Hopes or Political Strategy?
UN grants Bangladesh disputed land
Johns Hopkins reaches tentative labor pact
Spirit Airlines ramp workers vote to join machinists union
U.S., China ink coal, clean energy deals but climate differences remain
Alberta nurses, government closer to collective agreement
Blueprints for Taming the Climate Crisis *

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July 8 News Update

Truckers strike at Los Angeles, Long Beach ports
Unions Backing Historical Peoples Climate March
Leading French unions boycott job creation summit
White House says most children at border to be sent home
100 million more Indians defined as poor: reports
Confidence in the presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court all plummets
Impala Platinum Seeks Explanation for Marula Mine Strike
Court halts denial of licenses for Arizona immigrants
Big bucks are driving big data
A Teacher Decodes Common Core
GDP and the Public Sector
Treaty vs. title: First Nations' new Tsilhqot'in choice
Picking Lesser of Two Climate Evils *
Not Over Till Overtime’s Due? Met Labor Strife Bares Secrets *
KC area hotel owners guilty of hiring undocumented workers

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July 7 News Update

Lac-Megantic remembers: A town united in grief
Lac-Megantic: One year later

GM suspends South African output as striking union spurns offer
Portland rallies for $15 Now
Prominent Environmentalist Helped Fund Coal Projects *
Shots fired as Liberia police quell ArcelorMittal mine protest
German Proposal Seeks to Sharply Curtail Fracking *
My push for disclosure ‘destroyed my entire career,’ ex-CIA employee says
Health care for Illinois retirees is protected, court rules
Despite a move toward Europe, LGBT Ukrainians face new hurdles
Amazon Battles Traditional German Publishers
'National Security Has Become a State Religion'
Sheriffs Balk at U.S. Request to Hold Noncitizens for Extra Time *
Most NSA data from regular Internet users: report
Cuba examines weak economy, seeks 'socialist development'
Obama to deport immigrant children
Program July 7 about Frederick Douglass speech
Taking Oil Industry Cue, Environmentalists Drew Emissions Blueprint *
Silence From de Blasio on Expansion of Living Wage Law *

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kclabor Site Problems Appear Resolved

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Recurring Problems On kclabor.org

Since early Friday morning July 4, there have been ongoing problems with the server hosting the kclabor.org website. This much downtime is unprecedented and I hope it will be fixed soon. I have no control over the situation. This blog, hosted by Google, is not affected. I'm sorry for the inconvenience and will post here when it appears a stable fix has been completed.

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July 4 Week In Review Now Online

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Holiday Break

We will observe the Independence Day holiday. Next news update will be Monday, July 7

July 3 News Update

South African Police Fire Rubber Bullets to Disperse Striking Workers*
Eskom Union Warns of Worker ‘Time Bomb’ Over Wage Talks

DC37, city's largest labor union, strikes $1.75 billion contract deal
New York City Agrees to New Contract With Chief Municipal Union *

French PM cedes ground to employers before labor summit
Labor talks for U.S. West Coast ports to continue despite end of deal
Jobs Gone Bad: Reality TV Workers Organize
NDP Lurch to the Right Underscores Need for A New, Left-Wing Party in Canada
Caribbean coral reef could disappear
Globe and Mail journalists reject contract, talks to continue
Gov. Jay Nixon vetoes 72-hour abortion waiting period in Missouri
The War on Workers *
Journalists at Odds With Union Over Role of Voice of America *

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July 2 News Update

Muni tentative labor contract details disclosed, up for union vote
South Africa Strike Cripples Power-Plant Work as Talks Scheduled
FLOC Launches Ambitious Plans in Tobacco Fields
Pollution blamed for drop in Beijing tourism: Xinhua
Why Workers Sign Up for Social Security at Age 62
U.S. Army Corps to close upper Mississippi as waters rise
Fracking study finds new gas wells leak more
Johns Hopkins Hospital workers to begin negotiations again
L.A. violated labor law in rolling back pension benefits
Raise a cup to Solidarity: New beer will take its name from a local union
Hundreds held in Hong Kong protests
Protesters block busloads of immigrant children
Male-female pay disparity remains entrenched at the White House

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