November 7 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

Today is the Ninety-Seventh Anniversary of the Russian Revolution

Water Cannons, Tear Gas Unleashed on 100,000 Anti-Austerity Marchers in Brussels
Port Worker Slowdown Spreading to Nation’s Biggest Hub
Protests for Mexico missing students set sights on president
Americans’ ownership of assets shrinks
FairPoint Talks to Resume Nov. 18
Talks pit union vs. union
Split Decision by Voters on Local Fracking Bans *
Airbag Maker Takata Saw and Hid Risk in 2004, Former Workers Say *
California voter midterm turnout plummeted

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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