Saturday, December 20, 2014

December 20 Week In Review Now Online

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Happy Holidays to All!

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Monday, December 15, 2014

December 15 Week In Review Now Online

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December 15 News Update

Lima climate change talks reach global warming agreement
Deal reached at UN climate talks
U.N. talks agree building blocks for new-style climate deal in 2015
Rising sea levels could make Florida residents 'climate refugees'
Climate Deal Would Commit Every Nation to Cut Emissions *
What was agreed and what wasn't agreed in Lima climate talks
Lima agreement fails humanity and the earth
A Climate Accord Based on Global Peer Pressure *

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Protesters march on Washington, demand end to 'blue on black crime'
25,000 March in New York to Protest Police Violence *

Minorities Fall Further Behind Whites in Wealth *
NLRB issues rule to speed up union organizing
Cuban Doctors in the Hot Zone
Poll: Half of Republicans back limits on carbon
The movement against Teach for America
Bangladesh oil spill a 'catastrophe'
EPA approves another superchemical for superweeds
Venezuela to face US sanctions over violence against protesters
Ferguson offers hope to family of unarmed Native man killed by police
Growing fear of rural post office closures
DOJ won't force reporter to reveal source
Congress OKs $577B in defense spending
Ottawa allows Microsoft Canada to bring foreign worker trainees
P.E.I. minimum wage to increase in 2015
Congress poised to allow cuts to private pension payouts
Company stores trap Mexican farmworkers in cycle of debt
Shut up and work: The question of free speech on the job
In Final Spending Bill, Salty Food and Belching Cows Are Winners *


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Friday, December 12, 2014

December 12 News Update

Clock ticks as climate talks grapple with carbon cuts
EU presses for accountability, opening rift at UN climate talks
Peru's melting glaciers a deadly threat as temperatures rise
A Whale Has Done What People Have Not: Stop Tar Sands Oil
Lima climate talks agree on just one paragraph of deal with 24 hours left
Strange Climate Event: Warmth Toward U.S. *


Last Stand Against Pension Cut Deal
Union slams inclusion of trucker rules in funding bill
White House swings behind huge $1.1T spending bill
Hanley: Congress will have 'blood on its hands' if it repeals trucker rest rules
What’s in the spending bill?
Senate to take up $1.1T bill to keep govt running

42.9 million Americans have unpaid medical bills
California study finds abortion complications very rare
Obama plans to sign Venezuela sanctions legislation
Is China Taking Zimbabwe's Baby Elephants?
Direct Action in the Berry Fields
Will drone warfare one day be branded ‘a stain on our values’?
US attempt to infiltrate Cuban hip-hop is not unprecedented
Hunger, homelessness up in many US cities
Al Jazeera journalist killed in Syria
Nurses at Washington Hospital Center Set One-Day Strike for December 22
San Bernardino Nurses Head to Board of Supervisors Next Week
ATU supports UK transit civil disobedience victory
In 2003, U.S. experts doubted key Iraq war claim: cable
Fidel Castro wins China’s alternative peace prize
China opens key section of massive water project
Oil spill in Bangladesh threatens aquatic animals
Port Union to Meet as Labor Talks Stretch into 8th Month
Study confirms what low-wage workers know: Life is tough


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Thursday, December 11, 2014

December 11 News Update

Thousands in Lima march for climate as talks grind on
A climate idea comes of age: Zero emissions
Clean-up of Israeli desert oil spill could take years: experts
269,000 tons of plastic litter choke world's oceans
Belgian energy island may get go ahead in early 2015: ministry
Greenpeace apologises to people of Peru over Nazca lines stunt
Keystone XL and Galilee basin threaten to bring down the global climate talks

The real threat to pensions is Wall Street
Congress to vote on pension cut proposal
Wall St. is real threat to pensions

Demonstrators block California freeway in ongoing protests over police violence
Dozens arrested at London protest over US police killings

Dec. 2014 $15 Now
Low-wage workers unite for $15 Now
Local 279 Strike at Weir Valves Entering 4th Week
Tens of Thousands Protest Water Privatization in Ireland
Delta worker's 26-year job is gone in 30 seconds for critical remarks
France unveils plan to pep up economy, sparking demos
Union paper workers plan to continue negotiations with KapStone
Thousands gather for final rally in Hong Kong
Doctors face steep Medicaid cuts as fee boost ends
Monks, garment workers rally for rights in Cambodia
Many deported immigrants don't recover belongings
Dealing with Difficult Supervisors
Brazil: Torture rampant during military rule
Help Save Christmas for the Children of Striking FairPoint Workers
Launch of LAWCHA’s Teacher/Public Sector Initiative
Pennsylvania schools sue state in bid to force it to reform funding
Palestinian minister dies at wall protest
Walmart Illegally Punished Workers, Judge Rules *
Board of Port Authority Proposes a Wage Increase for Airport Workers *


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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

December 10 News Update

Workers must lead transition to green economy, unions say at climate talks
Lima climate talks: South American diplomats hopeful of progress on deal
Belgian pledge pushes Green Climate Fund to $10 billion goal
UN urges ministers at Lima conference to reach climate pact
U.N.'s Ban says no 'time for tinkering' on global warming action
At Climate Meeting, China Balks at Verifying Cuts in Carbon Emissions *
With Compromises, a Global Accord to Fight Climate Change Is in Sight *
In Latin America, Growth Trumps Climate *

Shocking cases in CIA report reveal an American torture program in disarray
Torture report: everyone has an opinion except the White House
Report Says C.I.A. Used Media Leaks to Advantage *

Desperate workers on a Mexican mega-farm: 'They treated us like slaves'
Strike by San Bernardino RNs Begins
Supreme Court rules against worker pay for security screening
Police protests draw old, young, white and black
Opponents of Illinois pension reform law fight fast-track appeal
Company president in chemical spill facing charges
Mexican protesters block key U.S. entry points into Mexico
Australian government drops universal healthcare changes
MSD, labor union, continue talking
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen sponsor food truck for police protesters
Retail workers need more rights
Bhopal's Unending Catrastrophe
Boeing to lay off 561 employees in Southern California
It’s Not the Old Days, but Berkeley Sees a New Spark of Protest *
New York City and 8 Labor Unions Reach Tentative Contract *


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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

December 9 News Update


Nurses: Climate Crisis is a Public Health Crisis
'Get the FF Out': Campaigners Reject Fossil Fuel Influence at Climate Summit
Obama's Oil Boom Destroying Hope for Progress on Climate
Abandoned U.S. oil wells still spewing methane, study finds
Canada says cannot meet 2020 emissions target without more action
Deforestation cuts into climate change goals: TRFN
Fuel to the fire? Fuel exports soar under Obama
Washington takes heat at UN talks over targets

Fired Delta baggage handler not backing down
The Logic of Short Hospital Strikes
A Lonely Labor Reporter's 12 Insights from the BC Fed Convention
Midnight in Tennessee
Maldives in crisis as water supply dries up
Public Ranks Postal Service #1 Agency
Kicked to the Curb for Pregnancy, a UPSer Fights Back
UAW certified with more 45% of VW Tennessee workers
The dean of American labor reporters explains everything
Unionized Amazon Workers in Germany Strike Over Wages And Conditions
Nigeria Oil Unions Plan Three-Day Strike Over Labor Practices
Wall Street's Democrats
Key lawmakers seek pension changes
Symbolic 'end' to Afghanistan war overshadowed by new Obama plans
Right-wing Dresden protests met with counter demo
'The Most Dangerous Emerging Disease Is Drug Resistance'
Fed up with austerity, Irish mobilize against water charges
Berkeley protesters block traffic, stop train
Philadelphia Firefighter Killed in Line of Duty *


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Monday, December 8, 2014

December 8 News Update

Hands Up, Fast Food!
Hundreds rally to raise airport wages and support fired worker
Minneapolis mayor joins fast food worker demonstration
Don’t Shoot Portland endorses $15

How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther
Police Killings Reveal Chasms Between Races *
Nationwide protests against police continue
de Blasio refuses to endorse Eric Garner grand jury decision
NFL players wear protesters' 'I can't breathe' slogan on clothing

Energy Firms in Secret Alliance With Republican Officials *
Ecuador indigenous leader found dead days before planned Lima protest

Athens Erupts 6 Years After Police Killing *
Protesters go on the rampage in Athens on anniversary of teenager’s death
Greek Prime Minister Meets Hunger Striker's Father *

Hardship on Mexico's farms, a bounty for U.S. tables
Job creation and wage gains surprisingly robust in November
More U.S. troops than planned to stay in Afghanistan
Senate Panel Faces New Obstacle to Release of Torture Report *
Germany’s Left Party Takes Its First Governor’s Seat *
U.S. to Continue Racial, Ethnic Profiling in Border Policy *
Judge Calls Cablevision’s Raises an Anti-Union Act *
OPSEU given strike mandate
US frees six Guantanamo detainees
Community mourns Somali Muslim teen's death in Kansas City hate crime
Mexican students: first murder victim identified amid continued protests
As Ebola Rages, Poor Planning Thwarts Efforts *
New York’s Deal With Principals’ Union Includes Back Pay *
Venezuelan leader says racism in U.S. worse under Obama
Caribbean nations urge US to lift 'senseless' Cuba embargo 
High School Robotics Team Tough Road for Undocumented Immigrants
Stephen Harper does U-turn on election law gagging advocacy groups
Obama’s Net Neutrality Bid Divides Civil Rights Groups *


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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Friday, December 5, 2014

December 5 News Update

New York protests continue through second night
Protests nationwide as Garner grand jury details released
Comparing the cases of Michael Brown, Eric Garner
Hundreds Of Protestors Hit Chicago Streets To Protest Eric Garner Decision
Phoenix police officer shoots dead unarmed black man during scuffle
Hundreds of killings by cops are not reported to FBI, study finds
Sharpton calls for Washington march after Garner ruling
Federal investigation finds reckless use of force by Cleveland police

Fast-food workers hit the streets in growing minimum wage fight
Minimum wage fight hits the streets of nearly 200 U.S. cities
Fast-food workers strike across US for $15 minimum pay
Fast food and other minimum-wage workers protest in major cities over pay
Protesters renew push for higher minimum wage, unionization
Strike surprises Philly fast-food workers
Strong Voice in ‘Fight for 15’ Fast-Food Wage Campaign *

Japan's CO2 emissions hit record as fossil fuel consumption rises
Green activists from Ecuador harassed by police on way to climate summit
From the Tar Sands to ‘Green Jobs’? Work and Ecological Justice
Warmer seas could cause faster melting of Antarctic ice leading to rising sea levels

Communist comeback fears hang over German state vote
Indiana abortion clinic law ruled unconstitutional
Support builds for Delta baggage handler fired for speaking out
'Worst' Ecological Disaster in Israel's History as Pipeline Spews Oil
Economist: Kansas regains lost private-sector jobs
Silicon Valley homeless camp dismantled


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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

December 3 News Update

Hotter, weirder: How climate has changed Earth
At climate talks, UN calls fossil fuels 'high risk' investment
Unions urge rapid and just transition to save climate
Trade unionists must join the climate fight
Teenagers sue the US over climate change
As Latest UN Climate Meet Begins, Naomi Klein's Book is Worth Another Look
Lima climate talks: developing nations urge rich to aim for zero emissions
Will India Follow China on Climate Change? *

Fast-Food Workers in 150 Cities Will Strike This Week for a $15 Hourly Wage
Chicago to raise minimum wage to $13

Activists: Obama's post-Ferguson police reforms don't go far enough
House may vote to undo Obama immigration order
Mexico protests target state offices, oil refinery
Minneapolis teachers continue equity campaign
Community conversation on responsible banks
Peru’s indigenous preserve biodiversity in Andes Potato Park
Japan's working poor speak out
Did 'burn pits' leave Iraq war vets ill?
San Francisco Leads Way with Retail Workers Bill of Rights
Providence RNs Cite Patient Care, Economic Gains in First Contract
What a Housekeeper at Harvard’s Hotel Tells Us About Inequality
Ingalls Shipbuilding union workers agree to 3-year contract extension
Public Workers in Honduras March Against Job Cuts
Norway Oil Workers Threaten Industrial Action Unless Jobs Saved
‘Separate and unequal’: Racial segregation marks US suburbs


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