Friday, August 29, 2014
August 29 News Update
‘Hands
Up, Don’t Ship!’ Minneapolis UPS Workers
Protest Shipments to Missouri Police - See more at:
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Accident traps at least 25 miners in NicaraguaHundreds protest Obama deportation policies at ICE, White House
Ralph Fasanella, Lest We Forget
Students at the Barricades
US to again issue Calif. oil drilling leases
Kansas City Council repeals move to privatize ambulance billing
Evictions Soar in Hot Market; Renters Suffer *
A New American Oil Bonanza *
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
August 28 News Update
‘Hands
Up, Don’t Ship!’ Minneapolis UPS Workers
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UN
panel: Global warming human-caused, dangerousDupont fined $1.275 million in West Virginia toxic pollution case
They Don’t Need a Majority To Get Things Done
South Africa and the Changing Politics of Labour
US looks to export gas obtained by fracking
Oil train safety concerns grow after accidents
Court protects site of historic labor battle
Ed Bloch, Longtime UE Organizer, Dies at Age 90
Welchin: Stand with Nissan workers on Labor Day
B.C. teachers' strike: veteran mediator to meet with parties, says union
Kansas City area jobs grew in July, but so did joblessness
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
August 27 News Update
‘Hands
Up, Don’t Ship!’ Minneapolis UPS Workers
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UN: global warming 'irreversible'Home care workers announce victory in historic union election
Bombardier workers reject contract
‘Hands Up, Don’t Ship!’ Mplis UPS Workers Protest Shipments to Missouri Police
Iraq's once diverse society faces extinction
Gazans celebrate as officials confirm open-ended cease-fire
Detroit resumes water shut-offs
Tax flap over Burger King deal
Plant Farley, Union Workers Reach Labor Contract
Springfield City Council approves pay raises, contract for city laborers union
An American City's Daily Racism
Israel's War Business
First Nation ends blockade, will oversee review of tailings pond
B.C. teachers' strike: Peter Fassbender to meet with Jim Iker Wednesday
The US still decides the future of capitalism, not the G20, and not the Brics
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
August 26 News Update
Thousands
mourn Michael Brown
2 Die in Explosion at Recycling Plant *
NLRB: Jimmy John's Can't Fire Workers for Icky Sick-Leave Protest
Michigan Unions Brace for Teacher Opt-out Decision
Judges' rulings take away workers' rights
Six Hundred Cleaning Ladies Re-Invigorating Greek Movement
In Defiant Action, Pipeline Protesters Lock Themselves to Trucks
Blow to Big Coal in Northwest could be sign of things to come
Rebuilding Gaza: The natural gas option
'You go home heartbroken,' says B.C. teacher on picket line
Unifor members rally against Bombardier offer in Thunder Bay
Generation Later, Poor Are Still Rare at Elite Colleges *
Grain Piles Up, Waiting for a Ride, as Trains Move North Dakota Oil *
No Link Found for Deaths and Veterans’ Care Delays *
Soldier Kills Herself at Fort Lee *
Uncertainty for Workers Losing Jobs at Atlantic City Casinos *
Judge Blocks a Local Pesticide Law in Hawaii *
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2 Die in Explosion at Recycling Plant *
NLRB: Jimmy John's Can't Fire Workers for Icky Sick-Leave Protest
Michigan Unions Brace for Teacher Opt-out Decision
Judges' rulings take away workers' rights
Six Hundred Cleaning Ladies Re-Invigorating Greek Movement
In Defiant Action, Pipeline Protesters Lock Themselves to Trucks
Blow to Big Coal in Northwest could be sign of things to come
Rebuilding Gaza: The natural gas option
'You go home heartbroken,' says B.C. teacher on picket line
Unifor members rally against Bombardier offer in Thunder Bay
Generation Later, Poor Are Still Rare at Elite Colleges *
Grain Piles Up, Waiting for a Ride, as Trains Move North Dakota Oil *
No Link Found for Deaths and Veterans’ Care Delays *
Soldier Kills Herself at Fort Lee *
Uncertainty for Workers Losing Jobs at Atlantic City Casinos *
Judge Blocks a Local Pesticide Law in Hawaii *
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Monday, August 25, 2014
August 25 News Update
A Gaza Family Destroyed by Israeli
Bombs
Rocket fired from Lebanon hits northern Israel: army
Netanyahu warns Gaza civilians after Israel destroys apartment block
Air strikes pound Gaza as Israel presses offensive
Iraq mosque attack derails efforts to form government
U.S. Officials and Experts at Odds on Threat Posed by ISIS *
Mexico blasts Perry comments about Islamists
Ferguson Residents Struggling With Daily Life *
2 St. Louis-area officers suspended over inflammatory remarks
Families of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin to join parents of Michael Brown at rally
Protesters mark two weeks since police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri
Timeline for a Body: 4 Hours in the Middle of a Ferguson Street *
Looking back at Labor Day's turbulent origins
Thousands march in New York City to protest police chokehold death
US sued by immigrant rights groups
Hundreds of Methane Plumes Erupting Along East Coast
Workers locked out of Lebanon plant picket nonstop
Groups try to block vote of departing nuclear regulator, citing conflict of interest
Firm reviewing UMKC rankings has worked many years for university system
Canada's First Nations people seek to 'evict' energy companies
McDonald’s labor decision crucial for US workers
Chicago's Pullman Site Could Become National Park *
Efforts to Revive Rich California Mine Hit Strong Resistance *
California: Insurers must cover elective abortions
China executes Tiananmen Square attackers
Italy finds 19 boat migrants dead, saves over 3,500 since Friday: navy
The Climate Swerve *
Problems Plague Washington State’s Ferry System *
Philly, blue-collar workers union reach new pact
Jordan students stay home as teachers strike
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Rocket fired from Lebanon hits northern Israel: army
Netanyahu warns Gaza civilians after Israel destroys apartment block
Air strikes pound Gaza as Israel presses offensive
Iraq mosque attack derails efforts to form government
U.S. Officials and Experts at Odds on Threat Posed by ISIS *
Mexico blasts Perry comments about Islamists
Ferguson Residents Struggling With Daily Life *
2 St. Louis-area officers suspended over inflammatory remarks
Families of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin to join parents of Michael Brown at rally
Protesters mark two weeks since police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri
Timeline for a Body: 4 Hours in the Middle of a Ferguson Street *
Looking back at Labor Day's turbulent origins
Thousands march in New York City to protest police chokehold death
US sued by immigrant rights groups
Hundreds of Methane Plumes Erupting Along East Coast
Workers locked out of Lebanon plant picket nonstop
Groups try to block vote of departing nuclear regulator, citing conflict of interest
Firm reviewing UMKC rankings has worked many years for university system
Canada's First Nations people seek to 'evict' energy companies
McDonald’s labor decision crucial for US workers
Chicago's Pullman Site Could Become National Park *
Efforts to Revive Rich California Mine Hit Strong Resistance *
California: Insurers must cover elective abortions
China executes Tiananmen Square attackers
Italy finds 19 boat migrants dead, saves over 3,500 since Friday: navy
The Climate Swerve *
Problems Plague Washington State’s Ferry System *
Philly, blue-collar workers union reach new pact
Jordan students stay home as teachers strike
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Friday, August 22, 2014
August 22 News Update
Another coal miner killed on the job
Children trapped at the border
Mine collapse in Central African Republic kills 25
Responding to Capitalist Global Disaster: 1914 and Today
Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Ferguson on Center Stage
Ala. city alleges race bias over toxic landfill
Judge strikes down Florida gay marriage ban
Bangladeshi factory owner accused of abuse
No murdered and missing women inquiry, says Harper
Lac-Mégantic train engineer's calls from night of disaster released
Workers not to blame for Quebec pension problem
National Guard is pulling out of Ferguson as tensions ease
Poll Shows Broad Divisions Amid Missouri Turmoil *
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Children trapped at the border
Mine collapse in Central African Republic kills 25
Responding to Capitalist Global Disaster: 1914 and Today
Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Ferguson on Center Stage
Ala. city alleges race bias over toxic landfill
Judge strikes down Florida gay marriage ban
Bangladeshi factory owner accused of abuse
No murdered and missing women inquiry, says Harper
Lac-Mégantic train engineer's calls from night of disaster released
Workers not to blame for Quebec pension problem
National Guard is pulling out of Ferguson as tensions ease
Poll Shows Broad Divisions Amid Missouri Turmoil *
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
August 21 News Update
‘Mike
Brown Is Our Son’
Kinloch connection: Ferguson fueled by razing of historic black town
The Hidden Violence
Ferguson protests cool after top US attorney general visits
Afghanistan gives NYT reporter 24 hours to leave country
Labor organizing underway at Boeing, MUSC despite anti-union climate in S.C.
Home health care union vote survives court challenge
Corporate Profits Trumped Public Safety in Lac Mégantic
Transport Canada's lax safety practices go beyond rail
Why the Middle Class Isn’t Buying Talk About Economic Good Times *
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Kinloch connection: Ferguson fueled by razing of historic black town
The Hidden Violence
Ferguson protests cool after top US attorney general visits
Afghanistan gives NYT reporter 24 hours to leave country
Labor organizing underway at Boeing, MUSC despite anti-union climate in S.C.
Home health care union vote survives court challenge
Corporate Profits Trumped Public Safety in Lac Mégantic
Transport Canada's lax safety practices go beyond rail
Why the Middle Class Isn’t Buying Talk About Economic Good Times *
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
August 20 News Update
Gaza war resumes with deadly strikes, rocket fire
Israeli strike killed Gaza commander's wife and child: Hamas
The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race
Ferguson leaders urge people to stay home, call for calm
AFL-CIO Should be in Ferguson
Quiet Start, Then 47 Arrests Overnight *
Kellogg’s Employees Back to Work
A Castro breaks tradition with 'no' vote in Cuba
Across Asia's Borders, Labor Activists Team Up to Press Wage Claims
Ship Targeted by Protesters Leaves Oakland for L.A.
State review faults Missouri education department’s handling of CEE-Trust contract
Trucking company discriminated against women drivers, ruling says
Neither Obama Nor Congress Seems Eager for a Vote on Military Action in Iraq *
Among the Poor, Women Feel Inequality More Deeply *
Millennials Going to Kansas City, to Live and Work *
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Israeli strike killed Gaza commander's wife and child: Hamas
The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race
Ferguson leaders urge people to stay home, call for calm
AFL-CIO Should be in Ferguson
Quiet Start, Then 47 Arrests Overnight *
Kellogg’s Employees Back to Work
A Castro breaks tradition with 'no' vote in Cuba
Across Asia's Borders, Labor Activists Team Up to Press Wage Claims
Ship Targeted by Protesters Leaves Oakland for L.A.
State review faults Missouri education department’s handling of CEE-Trust contract
Trucking company discriminated against women drivers, ruling says
Neither Obama Nor Congress Seems Eager for a Vote on Military Action in Iraq *
Among the Poor, Women Feel Inequality More Deeply *
Millennials Going to Kansas City, to Live and Work *
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
August 19 News Update
Police, protesters clash during another night of unrest in Ferguson
‘Outside agitators’ worsening unrest in Ferguson, Mo., residents say
From Rodney King to Ferguson: Covering US Racism as an Event
Ten Facts About Police Violence in Ferguson Sunday Night
Getty photographer detained, released in Ferguson
Pathologist: Brown may have had his hands raised
In Ferguson the violence of the state created the violence of the street
National Guard Has a Long History With Civil Unrest *
Nurses Go on Strike at the Watsonville Community Hospital
Seeking New Start, Finding Steep Cost *
Cecil Roberts re-elected as UMWA president
Minnesota March for Equity
McDonald’s Can’t Hide Behind Franchise System
Colonialism and the Working Class in Canada
'Not for Shale': UK Protesters Launch Widespread Actions Against Fracking
Facing Rising Ocean, Pacific Island Town Must Relocate
Heard of the Ludlow Massacre? You Might Be Shocked to See What Happened
Paraeducators Win Wage Increases, Keep Health Insurance Intact
Local 893 Convention Faces Challenges In Upcoming State Election, Bargaining
South Korea running out of spent nuclear fuel storage space - advisory body
Unemployment rises in 30 states
School Bus Drivers May Receive More Pay From New York *
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‘Outside agitators’ worsening unrest in Ferguson, Mo., residents say
From Rodney King to Ferguson: Covering US Racism as an Event
Ten Facts About Police Violence in Ferguson Sunday Night
Getty photographer detained, released in Ferguson
Pathologist: Brown may have had his hands raised
In Ferguson the violence of the state created the violence of the street
National Guard Has a Long History With Civil Unrest *
Nurses Go on Strike at the Watsonville Community Hospital
Seeking New Start, Finding Steep Cost *
Cecil Roberts re-elected as UMWA president
Minnesota March for Equity
McDonald’s Can’t Hide Behind Franchise System
Colonialism and the Working Class in Canada
'Not for Shale': UK Protesters Launch Widespread Actions Against Fracking
Facing Rising Ocean, Pacific Island Town Must Relocate
Heard of the Ludlow Massacre? You Might Be Shocked to See What Happened
Paraeducators Win Wage Increases, Keep Health Insurance Intact
Local 893 Convention Faces Challenges In Upcoming State Election, Bargaining
South Korea running out of spent nuclear fuel storage space - advisory body
Unemployment rises in 30 states
School Bus Drivers May Receive More Pay From New York *
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Monday, August 18, 2014
August 18 News Update
Missouri governor sends National Guard to Ferguson
Around St. Louis, a Circle of Rage *
Violence in Ferguson didn’t have to happen
Parents ponder the effects of Ferguson’s violence on children
Police deploy tear gas to impose Ferguson curfew
Ferguson: Gentrification and its discontents
Chaos, gunshots and tear gas erupt amid Ferguson curfew
Death on the job
SEPTA faces more labor strife
Food additives on the rise as FDA scrutiny wanes
Historic drought in West has scientists warning of impending water crisis
A blood test can cost from $10 to $10,000 in Calif. hospitals
Head of Kansas City transit agency resigns ahead of reorganization
Lac-Mégantic report to be retiring TSB chair's final act
'Totally irresponsible' of Canada Post to request doctor's note for home delivery
CBSA immigration arrests during spot checks stir controversy
Unifor boss dissatisfied with ministry inspection at Bombardier plant
First Nation chiefs ask court to block forestry agreements
Forces gather behind new plan to remake slice of KC’s urban core
Mount Polley mine spill: a hazard of Canada's industry-friendly attitude?
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is accused of abuse of office
U.S. firm helped spyware industry build digital weapon
Brazil's Marina Silva Likely to Run for President: Reports *
Resisting Nazis, He Saw Need for Israel. Now He Is Its Critic *
Nebraska: Minimum Wage Increase to Be on Ballot *
Thousands of dead fish are blanketing the Belle River
Artists’ Work Rises From the Destruction of the Israel-Gaza Conflict *
LIRR Labor Contract Approved by 8 Unions
How Starbucks Grinds Its Workers
N.B. fracking protest raised fears of copycat rallies
Obama is 'enemy of press freedom'
Protesters block Israeli ship in California
Metropolitan Opera and Two Unions Reach a Tentative Deal *
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Around St. Louis, a Circle of Rage *
Violence in Ferguson didn’t have to happen
Parents ponder the effects of Ferguson’s violence on children
Police deploy tear gas to impose Ferguson curfew
Ferguson: Gentrification and its discontents
Chaos, gunshots and tear gas erupt amid Ferguson curfew
Death on the job
SEPTA faces more labor strife
Food additives on the rise as FDA scrutiny wanes
Historic drought in West has scientists warning of impending water crisis
A blood test can cost from $10 to $10,000 in Calif. hospitals
Head of Kansas City transit agency resigns ahead of reorganization
Lac-Mégantic report to be retiring TSB chair's final act
'Totally irresponsible' of Canada Post to request doctor's note for home delivery
CBSA immigration arrests during spot checks stir controversy
Unifor boss dissatisfied with ministry inspection at Bombardier plant
First Nation chiefs ask court to block forestry agreements
Forces gather behind new plan to remake slice of KC’s urban core
Mount Polley mine spill: a hazard of Canada's industry-friendly attitude?
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is accused of abuse of office
U.S. firm helped spyware industry build digital weapon
Brazil's Marina Silva Likely to Run for President: Reports *
Resisting Nazis, He Saw Need for Israel. Now He Is Its Critic *
Nebraska: Minimum Wage Increase to Be on Ballot *
Thousands of dead fish are blanketing the Belle River
Artists’ Work Rises From the Destruction of the Israel-Gaza Conflict *
LIRR Labor Contract Approved by 8 Unions
How Starbucks Grinds Its Workers
N.B. fracking protest raised fears of copycat rallies
Obama is 'enemy of press freedom'
Protesters block Israeli ship in California
Metropolitan Opera and Two Unions Reach a Tentative Deal *
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Friday, August 15, 2014
August 15 News Update
In Ferguson, sweeping steps set a new tone
Protesters rally in KC over police brutality
Photo Gallery of KC Protest
Ferguson spotlights police militarization
From Watts in 1965 to Ferguson today, lessons on race were left unlearned
CHS Nurses On Strike
Humans Are to Blame for Earth's Rapidly Melting Glaciers
Moral Mondays founder to lead March for Equity on Saturday
‘Flexibility’ Hits University of Wisconsin Custodians
300+ Workers at NASA’s Washington Headquarters Vote to Form a Union
Movement Turns Trash to Treasure
B.C. First Nations vow to stop development at 2 other Imperial Metals mines
42 Mount Polley mine workers to lose their jobs, says union
Faculty votes in favour of strike at University of Windsor
B.C. First Nations vow to stop development at 2 other Imperial Metals mines
Uber taxi service banned in Berlin
Social Security clients hurt by staff, office-hour cuts
Starbucks to Revise Policies to End Irregular Schedules for Its 130,000 Baristas *
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Protesters rally in KC over police brutality
Photo Gallery of KC Protest
Ferguson spotlights police militarization
From Watts in 1965 to Ferguson today, lessons on race were left unlearned
CHS Nurses On Strike
Humans Are to Blame for Earth's Rapidly Melting Glaciers
Moral Mondays founder to lead March for Equity on Saturday
‘Flexibility’ Hits University of Wisconsin Custodians
300+ Workers at NASA’s Washington Headquarters Vote to Form a Union
Movement Turns Trash to Treasure
B.C. First Nations vow to stop development at 2 other Imperial Metals mines
42 Mount Polley mine workers to lose their jobs, says union
Faculty votes in favour of strike at University of Windsor
B.C. First Nations vow to stop development at 2 other Imperial Metals mines
Uber taxi service banned in Berlin
Social Security clients hurt by staff, office-hour cuts
Starbucks to Revise Policies to End Irregular Schedules for Its 130,000 Baristas *
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Thursday, August 14, 2014
August 14 News Update
Tear gas fired at protesters after US teen's death
Racial tensions are not new in St. Louis suburb
Ferguson protests over death of unarmed teen turn violent
Arrested while covering Mo. protests: A reporter’s first-person account
Racial tension has long hung over police force
Anonymity in Police Shooting Fuels Anger *
Snowden: lies pushed me over the edge
'Poor' outlook for Barrier Reef as climate change threatens
AP video journalist, translator killed in Gaza
In North Carolina, Fast Food and Moral Mondays Movements Build Ties
FairPoint union workers picket in Manchester
Doctors Medical Center advocates sue in federal court to halt closure
Amazon's Biggest Fish Faces Threat of Extinction
First Nation aims to evict Imperial Metals over Mount Polley tailings spill
Labor sharks sink teeth into low-wage immigrant workers
As Shifts Vary, Family’s Only Constant Is Chaos *
Members of Congress Ask Holder to Open Federal Inquiry in Chokehold Case *
Violence by Rikers Guards Grew Under Bloomberg *
Virgin America Attendants Get Airline’s First Union *
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Racial tensions are not new in St. Louis suburb
Ferguson protests over death of unarmed teen turn violent
Arrested while covering Mo. protests: A reporter’s first-person account
Racial tension has long hung over police force
Anonymity in Police Shooting Fuels Anger *
Snowden: lies pushed me over the edge
'Poor' outlook for Barrier Reef as climate change threatens
AP video journalist, translator killed in Gaza
In North Carolina, Fast Food and Moral Mondays Movements Build Ties
FairPoint union workers picket in Manchester
Doctors Medical Center advocates sue in federal court to halt closure
Amazon's Biggest Fish Faces Threat of Extinction
First Nation aims to evict Imperial Metals over Mount Polley tailings spill
Labor sharks sink teeth into low-wage immigrant workers
As Shifts Vary, Family’s Only Constant Is Chaos *
Members of Congress Ask Holder to Open Federal Inquiry in Chokehold Case *
Violence by Rikers Guards Grew Under Bloomberg *
Virgin America Attendants Get Airline’s First Union *
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
August 13 News Update
Rail
Workers Revolt against Driving Solo
Bombardier moves TTC cars through Thunder Bay picket line
In Midst of War, Israel Clamps Down on Internal Dissent
As the coal industry struggles,the blame game begins
The Koch brothers’ political advocacy gets local in Colorado
India uranium mining fuels health crisis
Kansas teachers union sues state over termination law
U.S. denies protections for wolverines, outrages conservationists
Groups to EPA: Stop muzzling science advisers
Texas abortion law could send women across borders
Aerolineas Argentina pilot strike delays flights
Turkish activists say new flotilla to challenge Israeli blockade of Gaza
Obama vow to speed deportation of children at odds with public opinion
Labor Ruling Puts Atlanta’s Fast-Food Empire on Edge
'Responsible Capitalism' is Nonsense
NASA-funded study: industrial civilization headed for 'irreversible collapse'?
HHS warns that some could lose health coverage
Mexico: Mining Spill Pollutes River *
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Bombardier moves TTC cars through Thunder Bay picket line
In Midst of War, Israel Clamps Down on Internal Dissent
As the coal industry struggles,the blame game begins
The Koch brothers’ political advocacy gets local in Colorado
India uranium mining fuels health crisis
Kansas teachers union sues state over termination law
U.S. denies protections for wolverines, outrages conservationists
Groups to EPA: Stop muzzling science advisers
Texas abortion law could send women across borders
Aerolineas Argentina pilot strike delays flights
Turkish activists say new flotilla to challenge Israeli blockade of Gaza
Obama vow to speed deportation of children at odds with public opinion
Labor Ruling Puts Atlanta’s Fast-Food Empire on Edge
'Responsible Capitalism' is Nonsense
NASA-funded study: industrial civilization headed for 'irreversible collapse'?
HHS warns that some could lose health coverage
Mexico: Mining Spill Pollutes River *
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
August 12 News Update
Gaza homes 'uninhabitable' as tens of thousands come back to rubble
New Iraq prime minister nominated, but Maliki refuses to leave
Outrage Over Teenager’s Death Erupts on Social Media *
US expects surge in undocumented students
Mexico energy reform boosts fracking fears
EDF Energy says shuts down nuclear reactors in Britain
Labor steps up big-time to help pass paid Eugene sick leave
Southwest braces as Lake Mead water levels drop
U.S. can keep court orders, phone cos secret in NSA spy case
First Nations worry Mount Polley impact not as benign as claimed
Worker crushed, killed by falling forklift near Guelph
Bangladeshi workers get overdue pay
Study: extreme weather is increasing
Invader Batters Rural America, Shrugging Off Herbicides *
Public Housing in New York Reaches a Fiscal Crisis *
Police Files on Radicals Are at Center of a Lawsuit *
Medicaid Rolls Are Growing Even in States That Rejected Federal Funds *
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New Iraq prime minister nominated, but Maliki refuses to leave
Outrage Over Teenager’s Death Erupts on Social Media *
US expects surge in undocumented students
Mexico energy reform boosts fracking fears
EDF Energy says shuts down nuclear reactors in Britain
Labor steps up big-time to help pass paid Eugene sick leave
Southwest braces as Lake Mead water levels drop
U.S. can keep court orders, phone cos secret in NSA spy case
First Nations worry Mount Polley impact not as benign as claimed
Worker crushed, killed by falling forklift near Guelph
Bangladeshi workers get overdue pay
Study: extreme weather is increasing
Invader Batters Rural America, Shrugging Off Herbicides *
Public Housing in New York Reaches a Fiscal Crisis *
Police Files on Radicals Are at Center of a Lawsuit *
Medicaid Rolls Are Growing Even in States That Rejected Federal Funds *
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Monday, August 11, 2014
August 11 News Update
Obama:
Battling Islamic State in Iraq will be 'a long-term project'
Iraq Airstrikes May Continue for Months, Obama Says *
U.S.: Baghdad situation tense, no tanks at president's compound
Capitalizing on U.S. Bombing, Kurds Retake Iraqi Towns *
Gaza conflict: Thousands of protesters march in Montreal
B.C. wildfires: 80 Australian firefighters headed to Canada
Court issues revised orders for Bombardier picketing
Union complaint hearing set for Lumber Bridge's Mountaire Farms
Keystone climate impacts could be 4 times higher than estimate, study says
Before the fear of war, there was fear of fracking in Ukraine
The Trucking Industry Needs More Drivers. Maybe It Needs to Pay More *
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Iraq Airstrikes May Continue for Months, Obama Says *
U.S.: Baghdad situation tense, no tanks at president's compound
Capitalizing on U.S. Bombing, Kurds Retake Iraqi Towns *
Gaza conflict: Thousands of protesters march in Montreal
B.C. wildfires: 80 Australian firefighters headed to Canada
Court issues revised orders for Bombardier picketing
Union complaint hearing set for Lumber Bridge's Mountaire Farms
Keystone climate impacts could be 4 times higher than estimate, study says
Before the fear of war, there was fear of fracking in Ukraine
The Trucking Industry Needs More Drivers. Maybe It Needs to Pay More *
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Friday, August 8, 2014
August 8 News Update
Emergency
declared in Canada over mine tailings spill
Salmon run threatened by British Columbia mining spill
What tailings ponds become over time
Obama authorizes air strikes in Iraq
Cameron backs US action in Iraq
Israel strikes Gaza amid rocket fire
Long Days in the Fields, Without Earning Overtime *
FDA: Georgia plant waited to disclose salmonella
Deep emissions cuts needed by 2050 to limit warming: U.N. draft
Just-in-time scheduling hurts low-wage workers
Will Denton be the first city to ban fracking?
Kaiser Still Avoiding Contract Talks with RNs
RNs at Community Health Systems Hospital Set Three-Day Strike
School worker union to vote soon on new contract
Duluth trades unions looking for workers
Unions force VW to axe consultants in clash over cost cuts - sources
SA COSATU to intensify campaign in solidarity with Palestine
Unions That Used to Strike
Making the rent more difficult in most of Minnesota
Alberta nurses agree on new contract with province
Group calls for government inspections of Sask. mine ponds
Bombardier picket line injunction unwarranted, union tells court
Antisemitism on rise across Europe 'in worst times since the Nazis'
Combat Stress Found to Persist Since Vietnam War *
Cyanobacteria Are Far From Just Toledo’s Problem *
Portugal flag carrier pilots stage 24-hour strike
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Salmon run threatened by British Columbia mining spill
What tailings ponds become over time
Obama authorizes air strikes in Iraq
Cameron backs US action in Iraq
Israel strikes Gaza amid rocket fire
Long Days in the Fields, Without Earning Overtime *
FDA: Georgia plant waited to disclose salmonella
Deep emissions cuts needed by 2050 to limit warming: U.N. draft
Just-in-time scheduling hurts low-wage workers
Will Denton be the first city to ban fracking?
Kaiser Still Avoiding Contract Talks with RNs
RNs at Community Health Systems Hospital Set Three-Day Strike
School worker union to vote soon on new contract
Duluth trades unions looking for workers
Unions force VW to axe consultants in clash over cost cuts - sources
SA COSATU to intensify campaign in solidarity with Palestine
Unions That Used to Strike
Making the rent more difficult in most of Minnesota
Alberta nurses agree on new contract with province
Group calls for government inspections of Sask. mine ponds
Bombardier picket line injunction unwarranted, union tells court
Antisemitism on rise across Europe 'in worst times since the Nazis'
Combat Stress Found to Persist Since Vietnam War *
Cyanobacteria Are Far From Just Toledo’s Problem *
Portugal flag carrier pilots stage 24-hour strike
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Thursday, August 7, 2014
August 7 News Update
In Gaza, scale of destruction creates a deepening humanitarian crisis
Conflict Leaves Gaza Industry in Ashes *
Never mind the border — President Obama should visit Honduras
Review: Private Equity Pillages the Economy
‘It stops today!’ — Eric Garner, NYPD victim
Cost, not science, has delayed viable Ebola vaccine for years
Yosemite threatened by climate change
The Death of Doctors Medical Center
'Dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of Connecticut
International Support Enables Victory of Egyptian Union
From Front-Lines of Climate Crisis, Gathering Calls for 'New Economy'
Labor union, NAACP allege racial disparity in airport jobs
Washington farm labor group seeking apple workers
Small cities near Albany, New York emerge as battlegrounds for health care unions
Mexican Senate approves opening of oil sector
Imperial Metals could face $1M fine in B.C. mine-waste spill
What's behind Lake Erie's algae explosion
CN Rail blockade 'only the beginning' of escalating fight over land
Snowden can stay in Russia
Russia Responds to Western Sanctions With Its Own *
Decades After Rule, Leaders of Khmer Rouge Are Convicted *
$11 Billion Later, High-Speed Rail Is Inching Along *
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Conflict Leaves Gaza Industry in Ashes *
Never mind the border — President Obama should visit Honduras
Review: Private Equity Pillages the Economy
‘It stops today!’ — Eric Garner, NYPD victim
Cost, not science, has delayed viable Ebola vaccine for years
Yosemite threatened by climate change
The Death of Doctors Medical Center
'Dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of Connecticut
International Support Enables Victory of Egyptian Union
From Front-Lines of Climate Crisis, Gathering Calls for 'New Economy'
Labor union, NAACP allege racial disparity in airport jobs
Washington farm labor group seeking apple workers
Small cities near Albany, New York emerge as battlegrounds for health care unions
Mexican Senate approves opening of oil sector
Imperial Metals could face $1M fine in B.C. mine-waste spill
What's behind Lake Erie's algae explosion
CN Rail blockade 'only the beginning' of escalating fight over land
Snowden can stay in Russia
Russia Responds to Western Sanctions With Its Own *
Decades After Rule, Leaders of Khmer Rouge Are Convicted *
$11 Billion Later, High-Speed Rail Is Inching Along *
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014
August 6 News Update
U.N. Reports Dire Impact on Children in Gaza Strip *
In Sharp Shift, U.S. Adds a Fast Lane to Deport Families *
LIRR unions may follow signalmen in approving pact, labor leaders say
Golden Gate Bridge employees vote to strike, but date unknown
SIU Furlough Fight
Dimensions union says it can’t possibly take the health systems ‘final’ offer
KC streetcar plan stopped in its tracks
Kansas is the only state to see a significant increase in its uninsured rate
Missouri transportation sales tax defeated
Outrage in Colorado over Fracking Betrayal of Top Democrats
Mount Polley mine tailings breach followed years of government warnings
Line 9 blockade halts work on Enbridge pipeline
Fertilizer pollution fears bubble up after Toledo water crisis
China to ban coal use in Beijing by 2020
Detroit’s water crisis is a wake-up call to all Americans
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In Sharp Shift, U.S. Adds a Fast Lane to Deport Families *
LIRR unions may follow signalmen in approving pact, labor leaders say
Golden Gate Bridge employees vote to strike, but date unknown
SIU Furlough Fight
Dimensions union says it can’t possibly take the health systems ‘final’ offer
KC streetcar plan stopped in its tracks
Kansas is the only state to see a significant increase in its uninsured rate
Missouri transportation sales tax defeated
Outrage in Colorado over Fracking Betrayal of Top Democrats
Mount Polley mine tailings breach followed years of government warnings
Line 9 blockade halts work on Enbridge pipeline
Fertilizer pollution fears bubble up after Toledo water crisis
China to ban coal use in Beijing by 2020
Detroit’s water crisis is a wake-up call to all Americans
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.
We take a closer look at news stories in our companion Week In Review blog, hosted at: KC Labor at WordPress
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