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Thursday, February 5, 2015
February 5 News Update
Tony Mazzocchi’s Spirit Haunts Big Oil Again
Fourth day of U.S. refineries strike ends with new offer
More than 1 million Minnesotans lack paid sick time
Campaign for paid sick leave and safe time kicks off in Duluth
Despite Recalls, G.M. Pays Workers Big Bonus *
Ford Raises Pay for 500 Workers as Demand Grows for F-150 Pickup *
London buses hit by 24-hour strike
Governor of Illinois Takes Aim at Labor *
Wisconsin Gov. Walker proposes drug testing, university cut
Venezuela begins occupation of private supermarket chain
A Harrowing Account of Working on the Docks
Galapagos emergency over stranded ship
Hollande, Merkel to visit Kiev, Moscow in push for Ukraine peace
Protesters in Peru shut down oil wells
Jobs, transit on the agenda as Canada's big city mayors meet
Barges Sit for Hours Behind Locks That May Take Decades to Replace *
Tennessee: Health Care Extension for Poor Is Rejected in Senate *
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.
We take a closer look at news stories in our companion Week In Review blog, hosted at: KC Labor at WordPress
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