Wednesday, November 26, 2014

November 26 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
Protests spread across US
Decision confirms fears of skewed justice system
Ferguson aftermath: Protests in Toronto, Ottawa spark debate
Thousands Protesting Ferguson Decision Block Traffic in New York City *

Workers plan Black Friday strike at Walmart; living wage an issue
Workers to hold week of action to demand higher wages
Stand with Walmart Strikers on Black Friday

Canadian protesters defy authorities over Trans Mountain pipeline
Anti-pipeline grandma, willing to go to jail, arrested for violating B.C. court order

Thousands of municipal workers hold 1-day strike to protest pension reforms
56 countries seek carbon capture incentives in next climate deal
China insists rich nations must do more at Lima climate meeting
Italy's Renzi clears hurdle in parliament on labor law
U.S. to leave more troops in Afghanistan than first planned
Why a small North Dakota town is taking on Big Rail
Coal mine accident in northern China kills 24: Xinhua
Arkansas, Mississippi gay marriage bans overturned
Hong Kong protest leaders arrested
43 Students and the Future of Mexico
Soldiers with PTSD might not get full pension, advocates warn
E.P.A. to Introduce Sweeping New Controls on Ozone Emissions *
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Rules on Mercury From Power Plants *
Obama Faces Protests in Chicago That Immigration Plan Is Too Meager *


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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