November 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

Agencies Look for Cause of Fatal Gas Leak in Texas *
4 workers die after chemical leak at Texas plant
Four Workers Are Killed in Gas Leak at Texas Chemical Plant *

G20 Protesters gather In Brisbane (25 photos)
Obama pushes action on climate change, Asia security at G20

Fire at Chinese carrot factory kills 18
Ebola Preparedness – What National Nurses United Won in California
The trial of Don Blankenship
Indigenous people protest racist NFL logo
Could Philly be the next Houston? The oil industry hopes so
SC failed to provide adequate schooling
Affordable Care Act’s Cost of Coverage to Increase in 2015 *
U.S. to Give $3 Billion to Climate Fund to Help Poor Nations, and Spur Rich Ones *
Millions Due in Back Pay to Dancers at Manhattan Strip Club *
Police arrest Los Angeles Walmart workers during protests
Upstate New Yorkers fear gas caves could blow wine, tourism industries
PSAC, government like 'two scorpions in a bottle' over sick leave
Lethal mix: Lawyers’ mistakes, unforgiving law
Town That Thrived on Logging Is Looking for a Second Growth  *
More Federal Agencies Are Using Undercover Operations *
Israel's proposed Jewish nation-state law hits hurdle
New York ends cooperation with feds on immigrant deportations
NLRB orders UPMC to reinstate four workers
Long Beach Memorial workers seeking to join union must wait for vote results
MSD to weigh 'last' union offer, after threatened strike
Whole Foods Workers Threaten Action Against If Not Granted Higher Wages
Japan in recession as economy contracts 1.6 pct
Northland unions say management is destroying mail service
The labor movement helps Ferguson heal
Thousands march in support of CBC and Radio-Canada

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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