Friday, August 29, 2014

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August 29 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
Accident traps at least 25 miners in Nicaragua
Hundreds protest Obama deportation policies at ICE, White House
Ralph Fasanella, Lest We Forget
Students at the Barricades
US to again issue Calif. oil drilling leases
Kansas City Council repeals move to privatize ambulance billing
Evictions Soar in Hot Market; Renters Suffer *
A New American Oil Bonanza *


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Thursday, August 28, 2014

August 28 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
UN panel: Global warming human-caused, dangerous
Dupont fined $1.275 million in West Virginia toxic pollution case
They Don’t Need a Majority To Get Things Done
South Africa and the Changing Politics of Labour
US looks to export gas obtained by fracking
Oil train safety concerns grow after accidents
Court protects site of historic labor battle
Ed Bloch, Longtime UE Organizer, Dies at Age 90
Welchin: Stand with Nissan workers on Labor Day
B.C. teachers' strike: veteran mediator to meet with parties, says union
Kansas City area jobs grew in July, but so did joblessness

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Monday, August 25, 2014

August 25 News Update


A Gaza Family Destroyed by Israeli Bombs
Rocket fired from Lebanon hits northern Israel: army
Netanyahu warns Gaza civilians after Israel destroys apartment block
Air strikes pound Gaza as Israel presses offensive

Iraq mosque attack derails efforts to form government
U.S. Officials and Experts at Odds on Threat Posed by ISIS *
Mexico blasts Perry comments about Islamists

Ferguson Residents Struggling With Daily Life *
2 St. Louis-area officers suspended over inflammatory remarks
Families of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin to join parents of Michael Brown at rally
Protesters mark two weeks since police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri
Timeline for a Body: 4 Hours in the Middle of a Ferguson Street *

Looking back at Labor Day's turbulent origins
Thousands march in New York City to protest police chokehold death
US sued by immigrant rights groups
Hundreds of Methane Plumes Erupting Along East Coast
Workers locked out of Lebanon plant picket nonstop
Groups try to block vote of departing nuclear regulator, citing conflict of interest
Firm reviewing UMKC rankings has worked many years for university system
Canada's First Nations people seek to 'evict' energy companies
McDonald’s labor decision crucial for US workers
Chicago's Pullman Site Could Become National Park *
Efforts to Revive Rich California Mine Hit Strong Resistance *
California: Insurers must cover elective abortions
China executes Tiananmen Square attackers
Italy finds 19 boat migrants dead, saves over 3,500 since Friday: navy
The Climate Swerve *
Problems Plague Washington State’s Ferry System *
Philly, blue-collar workers union reach new pact
Jordan students stay home as teachers strike


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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

August 19 News Update


Police, protesters clash during another night of unrest in Ferguson
‘Outside agitators’ worsening unrest in Ferguson, Mo., residents say
From Rodney King to Ferguson: Covering US Racism as an Event
Ten Facts About Police Violence in Ferguson Sunday Night
Getty photographer detained, released in Ferguson
Pathologist: Brown may have had his hands raised
In Ferguson the violence of the state created the violence of the street
National Guard Has a Long History With Civil Unrest *

Nurses Go on Strike at the Watsonville Community Hospital
Seeking New Start, Finding Steep Cost *
Cecil Roberts re-elected as UMWA president
Minnesota March for Equity
McDonald’s Can’t Hide Behind Franchise System
Colonialism and the Working Class in Canada
'Not for Shale': UK Protesters Launch Widespread Actions Against Fracking
Facing Rising Ocean, Pacific Island Town Must Relocate
Heard of the Ludlow Massacre? You Might Be Shocked to See What Happened
Paraeducators Win Wage Increases, Keep Health Insurance Intact
Local 893 Convention Faces Challenges In Upcoming State Election, Bargaining
South Korea running out of spent nuclear fuel storage space - advisory body
Unemployment rises in 30 states
School Bus Drivers May Receive More Pay From New York *

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Monday, August 18, 2014

August 18 News Update


Missouri governor sends National Guard to Ferguson
Around St. Louis, a Circle of Rage *
Violence in Ferguson didn’t have to happen
Parents ponder the effects of Ferguson’s violence on children
Police deploy tear gas to impose Ferguson curfew
Ferguson: Gentrification and its discontents
Chaos, gunshots and tear gas erupt amid Ferguson curfew

Death on the job
SEPTA faces more labor strife
Food additives on the rise as FDA scrutiny wanes
Historic drought in West has scientists warning of impending water crisis
A blood test can cost from $10 to $10,000 in Calif. hospitals
Head of Kansas City transit agency resigns ahead of reorganization
Lac-Mégantic report to be retiring TSB chair's final act
'Totally irresponsible' of Canada Post to request doctor's note for home delivery
CBSA immigration arrests during spot checks stir controversy
Unifor boss dissatisfied with ministry inspection at Bombardier plant
First Nation chiefs ask court to block forestry agreements
Forces gather behind new plan to remake slice of KC’s urban core
Mount Polley mine spill: a hazard of Canada's industry-friendly attitude?
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is accused of abuse of office
U.S. firm helped spyware industry build digital weapon
Brazil's Marina Silva Likely to Run for President: Reports *
Resisting Nazis, He Saw Need for Israel. Now He Is Its Critic *
Nebraska: Minimum Wage Increase to Be on Ballot *
Thousands of dead fish are blanketing the Belle River
Artists’ Work Rises From the Destruction of the Israel-Gaza Conflict *
LIRR Labor Contract Approved by 8 Unions
How Starbucks Grinds Its Workers
N.B. fracking protest raised fears of copycat rallies
Obama is 'enemy of press freedom'
Protesters block Israeli ship in California
Metropolitan Opera and Two Unions Reach a Tentative Deal *

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Friday, August 15, 2014

Friday, August 8, 2014

August 8 News Update


Emergency declared in Canada over mine tailings spill
Salmon run threatened by British Columbia mining spill
What tailings ponds become over time

Obama authorizes air strikes in Iraq
Cameron backs US action in Iraq

Israel strikes Gaza amid rocket fire
Long Days in the Fields, Without Earning Overtime *
FDA: Georgia plant waited to disclose salmonella
Deep emissions cuts needed by 2050 to limit warming: U.N. draft
Just-in-time scheduling hurts low-wage workers
Will Denton be the first city to ban fracking?
Kaiser Still Avoiding Contract Talks with RNs
RNs at Community Health Systems Hospital Set Three-Day Strike
School worker union to vote soon on new contract
Duluth trades unions looking for workers
Unions force VW to axe consultants in clash over cost cuts - sources
SA COSATU to intensify campaign in solidarity with Palestine
Unions That Used to Strike
Making the rent more difficult in most of Minnesota
Alberta nurses agree on new contract with province
Group calls for government inspections of Sask. mine ponds
Bombardier picket line injunction unwarranted, union tells court
Antisemitism on rise across Europe 'in worst times since the Nazis'
Combat Stress Found to Persist Since Vietnam War *
Cyanobacteria Are Far From Just Toledo’s Problem *
Portugal flag carrier pilots stage 24-hour strike

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We take a closer look at news stories in our companion Week In Review blog, hosted at: KC Labor at WordPress

Thursday, August 7, 2014

August 7 News Update


In Gaza, scale of destruction creates a deepening humanitarian crisis
Conflict Leaves Gaza Industry in Ashes *

Never mind the border — President Obama should visit Honduras
Review: Private Equity Pillages the Economy
‘It stops today!’ — Eric Garner, NYPD victim
Cost, not science, has delayed viable Ebola vaccine for years
Yosemite threatened by climate change
The Death of Doctors Medical Center
'Dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of Connecticut
International Support Enables Victory of Egyptian Union
From Front-Lines of Climate Crisis, Gathering Calls for 'New Economy'
Labor union, NAACP allege racial disparity in airport jobs
Washington farm labor group seeking apple workers
Small cities near Albany, New York emerge as battlegrounds for health care unions
Mexican Senate approves opening of oil sector
Imperial Metals could face $1M fine in B.C. mine-waste spill
What's behind Lake Erie's algae explosion
CN Rail blockade 'only the beginning' of escalating fight over land
Snowden can stay in Russia
Russia Responds to Western Sanctions With Its Own *
Decades After Rule, Leaders of Khmer Rouge Are Convicted *
$11 Billion Later, High-Speed Rail Is Inching Along *

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