Wednesday, July 30, 2014

July 30 News Update


The Crisis in Gaza: Statement of the UE General Officers
Israeli shelling of north Gaza UN school kills 20 people: medics
A Humanitarian Catastrophe Unfolds in Gaza

Ruling Says McDonald’s Is Liable for Workers *
Worker dies after fall at south Kansas City construction site
Mississippi fish oil plant explosion kills 1, injures 3
Science and silence: Politicians continue to run from mountaintop removal studies
White House warns climate inaction could cost US billions
More acidic seawater poses risks in Alaska
Workplace Benefits That Are Disappearing
A Rank-and-File Appeal: ‘No More Tiers!’
Medicare trust fund will stretch until 2030, new projections say
Kansas City, Kansas, abortion clinic closes
U.S. home ownership falls to 19-year low
UMKC’s misleading march to the top
Two Kansas City area hospitals to be sold
Judge says Mercedes-Benz violated rights of Alabama workers to organize
Shale gas protesters sentenced to 15 months for violent clash with RCMP
Detroit water back in mayor's control
Qatar workers paid under $8 a day
Mississippi abortion clinic can stay
Burst water main inundates UCLA campus
New York Educators Fight Back on Attacks to Tenure *


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Monday, July 28, 2014

July 28 Week In Review Now Online

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July 28 News Update


'Fast-Food Workers Intensify Fight for $15 an Hour *
Fast-food workers Chicago convention to escalate wage demands
Fast food workers vow civil disobedience
Fast food workers gather in Chicago, prepare to escalate wage demands
Fast-food workers’ pitch for higher pay turning into civil rights issue

Central American leaders criticise US border policy
Border Crisis Spurs AFL-CIO, Honduran Labor Movement Renewed Attention
Most Migrant Children Entering U.S. Are Now With Relatives, Data Show *

U.S. Steel charged in crushing accident involving Hamilton, Ont. worker
Wabush Mines potential sale good for workers: union president
Probe into Kansas girl's death in hot car to include foster homes contractor
Report notes 'terrorist encounters' at KCI
First Nations shame federal government in Parliament Hill ceremony
TVA ends traditional pension for new hires
If the Post Office Wants Business, Try Postal Banking
Fatal Advice for the NDP
Mobilizing Temporary Migrant Workers
AFSCME backs UWS custodial workers over threat of outsourcing
From direct action to organization, lessons from Canada’s Line 9 sit-ins


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Friday, July 25, 2014

July 25 News Update


West Bank erupts as UN deplores Gaza school attack
Official Vents Outrage at Shelling of U.N. Schools in Gaza *

Fukushima report: Accidents will happen
Fukushima Monkeys' Blood Shows Signs of Radiation Exposure
Southern hopes to build more U.S. nuclear power reactors
Nuclear Plants Should Focus on Risks Posed by External Events *

Bloomsbury, N.J., Subway Workers Vote to Join Union
Nearly half of Kansas City area health care workers lack bachelor’s degrees
'Shocking' underground water loss in US drought
Cuba looks to mangroves to fend off rising seas
U.S. court upholds FDA animal feed policy despite health concern
Ukrainian government moves to ban Communist Party
U.S. labor agency approves 'micro-unit' in Macy's bargaining case
New Labor Deal Means Some Oregon Zoo Employees Will Pay for Parking
Santa Fe Workers File National Labor Relations Board Complaint
Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt say they will appeal
Court tosses out lawsuits against Chiquita
CIA tortured prisoners in Poland
University of Windsor, faculty at odds over contract implementation
Construction worker dies after being trapped in trench
Sales of Big S.U.V.s Pulling the Weight at General Motors *
U.S. Considering Refugee Status for Hondurans *
China’s Plan to Limit Coal Use Could Spur Consumption for Years *

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

July 24 News Update


Two Americas on Health Care, and Danger of Further Division *
Court Ruling on Health Care Subsidies Risks Loss of Coverage *

3,000, led by RNs and community leaders demand Detroit ‘Turn on the water.’
Minority Union at Volkswagen, For Now
Health care workers' union rallies outside Bayonne Medical Center
Metropolitan Opera warns of a lockout
Fed-Up Workers at U.S. Overseer of Swaps Move to Join Union
Industry Pushes EPA to Roll Back Power Plant Regulations
Maine residents to work for food stamps
Feds to test W. Virginia water spill chemical
Auditor: Pa. environment regulators hobbled
GM issues another recall, 60th this year
China's power plants would emit more CO2
Tobacco Growers Rep Resigns Following Punching Incident
Kansas City, Hickman Mills school districts to give all students free meals
Why legally innocent Canadians are clogging up provincial jails
Bombardier drops requested injunction against strikers
We are Israeli reservists. We refuse to serve.
Food Safety in China Still Faces Big Hurdles *
Foreign Correspondents in Israel Complain of Intimidation *
Egypt: Judge Says Devil United Journalists From Al Jazeera to Destabilize Nation *
States Against E.P.A. Rule on Carbon Pollution Would Gain, Study Finds *
Texas Is Wired for Wind Power, and More Farms Plug In *
U.S. Proposes Faster Changes in Oil Trains *

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

July 23 Week In Review Now Online

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July 23 News Update


This unusually long update incorporates a number of important stories that broke while the Editor was on the road.

On strike! 80 years ago Minneapolis goes union
1934: Teamsters victory in Minneapolis
1934 Teamsters strike in Minneapolis remembered on 80th anniversary
Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters Strike

Global warming stopped? Not in the real world.
World breaks temperature record
Climate Campaign Tipping Point? Unions Get on Board

Courts issue split rulings on health care law subsidies
BNSF, SMART Reach Tentative Deal For One Person Crew
Detroit Stops Water Shutoffs -- Temporarily
Trade-Union Appeal for International Anti-Capitalist Solidarity
Aquarius Platinum Signs 3-Year Deal With South African Union
Mount Kisco Mrs. Green’s rehires eight fired workers
Heat’s off Qatar World Cup workers after reforms
Why The Village Voice Strike Is 'Part Of A Much Greater Fight'
Building A Labor Base For Third Party Campaigning
The Working Class and Left Politics: Back on the American Radar
Unions boycott Staples to support postal workers
Drill, baby, drill: Obama opens East Coast to oil exploration
Detroit retirees vote for pension cuts
A quarter of McDonald’s branches in China may have served expired meat
Tinderbox Explodes in Wildfires Across Northwest *
Corralling Carbon Before It Belches From Stack *
In 9 Cases of Police Chokeholds, Punishment Was Rare *
Financiers Transforming Strawberries Into Securities *
Missouri declines to give Kansas City Schools temporary provisional accreditation
Worker dies in KC bridge fall
Generation Temp: Auto Workers March for Civil Rights Again
Worker sent to hospital in potash mine accident
Guelph transit lockout could last until November, says union head
Irish baby homes investigation reveals use for medical research
U.S. Military Is Scrutinized Over Trash Burning in Afghanistan *
Apple Case Over Labor Code Is Granted Class-Action Status *
Prosecutors Are Reading Emails From Inmates to Lawyers *

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Next Update Wednesday, July 23

The editor will be on the road, covering events celebrating the eightieth anniversary of the 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters strikes.

July 16 News Update



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L.I.R.R. Workers, on Brink of Strike, Prepare for Life on the Picket Line *
NYC Nurses May Go On Strike
U.S. says deportation of Honduran children a warning to illegal migrants
Victim in rail grain accident identified
Spending reports show Farm Bill raised a bumper crop of lobbyists
Diesel fumes near Kansas City, Kan., rail yard pose health threat, report says
California water use rises amid crippling drought
U.S. House passes $10.9 billion transportation funding extension
Fast food worker hopeful for labor revival
Nurses union, General Hospital deliberations began today in misconduct case
Muni drivers ratify labor contract
Pushed to the Wall, Nurses Refused Overtime
Once again, on ‘environmental catastrophism’. A reply to Sam Gindin
Nurse refuses to force-feed Gitmo detainee
MLB honors gay pioneer Glenn Burke
Documents Show G.M. Kept Silent on Fatal Crashes *
A Push to Give Steadier Shifts to Part-Timers *
Medicaid Home Care Cuts Are Unjust, Lawsuit Says *


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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Sunday, July 6, 2014

kclabor Site Problems Appear Resolved

So far, so good. Thanks for your patience.

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Recurring Problems On kclabor.org

Since early Friday morning July 4, there have been ongoing problems with the server hosting the kclabor.org website. This much downtime is unprecedented and I hope it will be fixed soon. I have no control over the situation. This blog, hosted by Google, is not affected. I'm sorry for the inconvenience and will post here when it appears a stable fix has been completed.

Solidarity,
Bill Onasch
webmaster, kclabor.org

Friday, July 4, 2014

July 4 Week In Review Now Online

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