September 17 News Update

‘Hands Up, Don’t Ship!’ Minneapolis UPS Workers Protest Shipments to Missouri Police - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2014/08/hands-dont-ship-minneapolis-ups-workers-protest-shipments-missouri-police#sthash.rJeEoDbc.dpuf

U.S. general says cannot rule out larger ground role in Iraq
Two more coal miners die on the job
BCTF recommends accepting 6-year deal
August was warmest on record, says NASA
U.S. extends comment period on power plant carbon rule to December
Study urges 15-year plan for low-carbon growth
Flawed Fracking Wells Taint Pennsylvania's Drinking Water
US labor board orders CNN to rehire fired workers
New Safety-Conscious GM? Not for Injured Workers
Whether We Engage or Do Nothing... This Changes Everything
Another US recession may be coming … sooner than you think
Census: Inequality climbs, earnings stay flat
Nurses Go On Strike, Demanding Protective Equipment in Ebola-hit Liberia
Local 1121 Members Preserve Health Plan, Win Raises
Scottish Nationalism and British Nationalism Aren’t the Same
The Worst Paying Fastest-Growing Job in America
'Just Cause' and the Attack on Job Security
Tailings pond leaks revealed at Cassidy Lake mine site
Fate of Children’s Insurance Program Is Called Into Question *
Report Cites Forced Labor in Malaysia *

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