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Friday, February 6, 2015

February 6 News Update

UN climate chief tempers expectations on Paris deal
Dominican Republic prepares for climate change adaptation
US Navy Sailors Search for Justice after Fukushima Mission

Safety Is Life-or-Death, Say Refinery Strikers
Shell refinery workers picket in Texas amid negotiations

Athens slams euro bankers' 'blackmail'
No more orders or austerity from Europe, Greek PM says

West Coast port employers: Shutdown could be 5 days away
Electrified rail pierced New York train in crash, official says
China in talks to sell high-speed trains to US: officials
Oil crashes after four-day rally; U.S. inventory renews glut worry
Monsanto Crops Pushing Monarch Butterfly to 'Verge of Extinction'
Tensions high in South Dakota after alleged assault on Lakota students
Black History Month Labor Profiles: Bayard Rustin
Federal employees are seeking better pay and benefits from Congress
Venezuela Files Charges Accusing Pharmacy Executives of Economic Sabotage *


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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Bill Onasch at 5:54 AM

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Retiree member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1287. Active member National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. Webmaster of kclabor.org since March, 2000. Former Vice-President of ATU 1287. In Minneapolis during Seventies-Eighties held several posts in UE Local 1139 including Local President and Shop Chairman at Litton Microwave. Charter member of Labor Party Advocates. Founding member of US Labor Against the War.
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