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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