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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
May 19 News Update
Protesters gather in Seattle to block access to Shell oil rig
Americans likely to have six times more very hot days by 2100
Future for warming US: Not just the heat but the humanity
Facing $1 billion deficit, Arizona sharply limits welfare
End of Marathon Galveston Bay strike uncertain ahead of vote
Antarctic Ice Shelf in Last Throes of Collapse
One in seven people still live without electricity: World Bank
U.S. loses meat labeling case; trade war looms
States saying 'no' to cities seeking to regulate businesses
Thousands rally against US military base on Japan's Okinawa
In Wisconsin, A Test Case for Right to Work
Shaking Off the Part-Time Blues
Justice for Janitors: A Misunderstood Success
Illinois Union Membership Down 97,000 Workers Over Past Decade
How hard-fought labor reforms have been lost
Airport workers say $10-an-hour wage won’t be enough
ITUC calls global union climate summit
Where there is oil and gas there is Schlumberger
Amtrak Crash Illuminates Obstacles to Plan for Controlling Train Speeds *
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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