June 30 News Update

Pace of climate talks far too slow: UN chief
Brazil, China, India, South Africa in push for climate financing
Look after fossil fuel workers in shift to clean energy: union chief
Washington state wildfire destroys at least 23 homes
Drilling, not quake, caused Indonesia mud volcano: paper


Preparations underway for Greece's pivotal bailout vote
Defiant Greeks rally behind rejection of creditor terms
Washington state wildfire destroys at least 23 homes

Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics to Remain Open
Poll: Democrats face big enthusiasm gap in 2016
US Supreme Court rejects EPA mercury emissions limits
U.S. justices turn down states over voter registration restrictions
Obama signs trade bills into law, says tough battle still ahead
Supreme Court will re-hear Texas affirmative action
White House says no federal bailout for Puerto Rico
Public service unions file charter challenge over sick leave changes
Thomas Mulcair's NDP leads in national polls as climactic summer begins
US now has more Spanish speakers than Spain – only Mexico has more

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June 29 News Update

    
Greek People to Vote July 5 on 'Blackmailing Ultimatum'
Greece imposes capital controls, banks to remain shut
Greece closes banks, announces currency controls as crisis deepens
The Greeks for whom all the talk means nothing – because they have nothing

Naomi Klein, Vatican unite to fight climate change
Climate Marchers Gather to Show Rousing Support for Pope *
New report estimates enough natural gas is leaking to negate climate benefits
Scorching Temperatures Prompt Portugal to Issue Health Alert *
Alberta energy royalties and carbon policy back under the microscope
Fiery Trans-Canada crash east of Winnipeg sends hundreds on detour
World’s Aquifers Losing Replenishment Race, Researchers Say *
Germany's oldest remaining nuclear plant shuts down

Gay pride celebrated across the country
Jubilant Marchers at Gay Pride Parades Celebrate Supreme Court Ruling *
Istanbul police use teargas to break up Gay Pride parade
US gay marriage ruling unleashes debate in Russia
Rainbow flags cover streets despite grey skies for Toronto Pride parade
Fate of Domestic Partner Benefits in Question After Marriage Ruling *

No security, no benefits: A picture of precarious work in Hamilton
Bernie Sanders’s Early Online Haul: $8.3 Million *
Waldorf Astoria and Hotel Workers Union Reach Deal for Severance Payouts *    
Secret World War II Chemical Experiments Tested Troops By Race
Refinery Workers Approve 6-year Labor Pact
Service workers go on strike at federal center in Artesia
Santa Clara County Workers Set Date to Strike: June 30
Hard Politicking Behind Democrats’ ‘Yea’ Votes on Trade Bill *
Armenia president suspends electricity price hike after protests
California oil spill gushed like hose 'without a nozzle'
Grocery store workers seek justice for unpaid wages
Sprinkler fitters approve new contract
Foreign temp workers fuel Canadian oil town's service sector

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June 26 News Update

Poll Shows 47% of Americans Would Vote for a Socialist
Son and Aunt of ILA Member Killed in South Carolina Shooting
U.S. House proposing deep cuts to training funds, OSHA and worker rights
Greeks brace for higher taxes, lower pensions as debt disaster kicks in
Test-obsessed instruction leaves little room to teach race
MNA Nurses OK Strike at Leominster Hospital
Bosses’ Group Fighting Fast Food Organizing Now After Home Care Workers
Norway rig workers agree wage deal, avoid strike
Seattle’s building boom is good news for a new generation of workers
Landfill workers file union grievance, vote to strike
Union For Santa Clara County Workers Vote To Strike
Study blames greenhouse gases for temperature rises across Pacific nations
Alberta NDP to double carbon levy by 2017

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June 25 Week In Review Now Online

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June 25 News Update

Dutch court orders state to slash greenhouse emissions
Study: Weather patterns that bring heatwaves happening more
Water level in reservoir formed by Hoover Dam dips to record low
Parched Caribbean faces widespread drought, water shortages
Oklahoma drilling regulator calls spike in quakes a 'game changer'
Pipeline firm couldn't reach staff at California spill site
Indiana will defy Obama on climate change plan
House votes to block Obama's climate plan amid veto threat
New pipeline safety chief lacks experience

How Unions Are Preparing for Public Sector Right-to-Work Threat
Congress Moves to Restore Cuts Supreme Court Made to Voting Rights Act
Larry Cohen Reflects on His Time as a Progressive Union President
Dispute over union fees could return to Supreme Court
Both parents work in 69% of families, up from 36% in 1976

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June 24 News Update

The 13 Democrat 'Labor Friends' Who Voted For TPP
Michael Bennet (CO)
Maria Cantwell (WA)
Tom Carper (DE)
Chris Coons (DE)
Dianne Feinstein (CA)
Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
Bill Nelson (FL)
Tim Kaine (VA)
Claire McCaskill (MO)
Patty Murray (WA)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Mark Warner (VA)
Ron Wyden (OR)

Union Leaders Upset By Senate OK
Nurses: Senate Vote on Fast Track Puts Public Health at Risk
Obama's bid for 'fast track' negotiating authority survives key Senate vote
Senate Clears Trade Bill’s Way to Passage
Senate vote revives Obama's trade agenda
Trade Accord, Once Blocked, Nears Passage *


UE-GE Conference Board Recommends Acceptance of Tentative Deal
Summary of UE-GE Tentative Agreement


Protesters force Chunnel shutdown
Who's Next: Making Space for Young Workers in the Union
State Department computer glitch strands cherry pickers at US border
Teachers Unions Tackle Social Justice to Improve Schools, Communities
California appeals court rules farm worker law unconstitutional
Green Party candidate Jill Stein announces 2016 presidential run
As world warms, death toll in Pakistan heat wave soars
Chemical Safety Bill Advances *

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June 23 News Update

Full text of pope’s statement on environment and exploitation
Avaaz and Greenpeace spread G7 climate illusions
Major B.C. wildfire could go up like tinder amid dry heat
Earth is on brink of a sixth mass extinction, scientists say, and it’s humans’ fault    
Naomi Oreskes, a Lightning Rod in a Changing Climate
E.P.A. Warns of High Cost of Climate Change *

Is the fight for $15 the next civil rights movement?
Involuntary Part-Time Work: Here to Stay?    
The List of the Fight for $15's Victories


Plaque will mark bloody battle of 1934 truckers' strike in Minneapolis
GE reaches tentative labor agreement with U.S. unions
Thousands strike as class war comes to Iceland
The top .001 percent are different from you and me
Arsenic poisons wells in Peru
As Minnesota taconite producers cut their costs, labor contracts are next
Scott Walker and the Fate of the Union
Fired after joining strike, four janitors suspect retaliation
Union organizers see hope in southern states
University workers cite growing divide
New Rule Speeds Unionization Votes, Say Organizers
Bernie Sanders & oppositional criticism
Strawberry pickers strain to see fruits of labor
Germany releases Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour
US Nukes Could Soon Return to Europe
CP train left without hand brakes above B.C. town: warrant
Loblaws unionized workers in Ontario reject deal, prepare for strike
Communication Workers Look Ahead
Herbicide 2,4-D 'possibly' causes cancer, study finds
Minnesota AFL-CIO President Knutson to retire
Rachel Notley calls for inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women
$15 minimum wage worries many businesses, new study shows
Council of Conservative Citizens Promotes White Primacy, and G.O.P. Ties *
After Elk River Spill, Congress Will Vote on Bill Regulating Toxic Chemicals *

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June 12 News Update

We're taking a short vacation break. The next news update will be Tuesday, June 23.

On final day, climate talks seek exit from text mire
Draft text for global climate deal due by end-October: official

Bernie Sanders wants to take back 'family values' from the GOP
U.S. considering more military bases in Iraq: top general
Protests in Greece against EU-IMF loan deal
Rail unions back federal directive for two-person crews
Jazz great Ornette Coleman dead at 85
The Trans-Pacific Partnership — Is It Bad for Your Health?
Stillwater union workers reject latest labor contract
California settles heat-death lawsuits, agrees to do more to safeguard laborers
Electrolux deal could bring uncertainty for GE's union workers
Delta deal raises pilot wages above competitors, trims profit-sharing
Growth of short-term health plans was unforeseen by Obamacare

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June 11 News Update

Seattle protesters prepare kayak blockade to stop Shell rig departure
Request by Exxon to haul oil after pipeline break denied
Refugio oil spill cleanup costs $62 million
Poorest states urge action on climate damage in Paris deal
New U.S. truck emissions rules could touch off industry struggle
What countries have offered for Paris climate agreement
On final day, climate talks seek exit from text mire
Mysterious Tar Balls Wash Up on Texas Beaches
Panel passes measure cutting EPA's budget
Stop oilsands expansion, Canadian and U.S. researchers say
Once flush with ‘oil money,’ workers lose jobs — and hope — after prices fall


Retail building cleaners strike for better wages and an end to wage theft
San Francisco Teachers Elect Reformers to Lead Union
Democrat tops combat Sawant re-election
Greek court reverses 'unconstitutional' 2012 pensions cuts
Florida governor signs bill requiring two clinic visits, waiting period for abortion
Amtrak engineer in May 12 derailment was not on phone: NTSB
Israel bars shot Palestinian from treatment in Jerusalem
Student protests rock Chile ahead of soccer tournament
Pension Battle Continues at GE Negotiations
Alberta minimum wage: restaurant group wants exemptions
White House, Republicans work together in final push on trade bill

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June 10 News Update

Risk on the Rails--Milwaukee Next?
Structural failure caused derailment
Train Safety Changes Advised After Amtrak and Metro-North Accidents *

Union says Space Needle offers members 'poison candy' as labor dispute heats up
Millennials May Turn the Tide Toward Unionization *
Sea Shepherd to Pay Millions to Whale Killers
Doubts grow about tax plan passing to fix Kansas budget
U.S. appeals court upholds restrictive Texas abortion law
Striking Texas refinery workers say reach tentative pact with Marathon
Climate peril stirring in permafrost, experts tell UN
SeaTac's Fight for 15: Why Faith Was Key
UE Battles GE Over Pensions
In Germany, Grass-Roots Opposition to a European-U.S. Trade Deal *
New York City Council to Vote on Bill to Protect Carwash Workers *
McDonald’s Hires Robert Gibbs, Ex-Press Secretary for Obama *

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June 9 News Update

G7 climate pledge: only 84 years, 364 days to go
Why labor groups genuinely believe they can unionize McDonald’s one day
French court orders Goodyear to stop stripping factory
Trouble at Airbnb
We will not sit down and shut up. We will stand up and fight the hike
San Jose firefighters' union reaches labor agreement that includes raises
Kentucky Governor Raises Minimum Wage With Executive Order *

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June 8 Week In Review Now Online

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June 8 News Update

'Fight For $15' workers create recipe for social change at convention
Hillary Clinton to fast food workers: 'I want to be your champion'


Pipeline protest draws marchers to St. Paul
Trades praise PUC decision to move pipeline project forward
Coal in Poland Lowering Life Spans *
Norway Will Divest From Coal in Push Against Climate Change *

Thousands Protest in Bavaria Ahead of G7 Summit *
German Child Care Workers’ Strike Brings Debate on Priorities *
Long Island Sees a Crisis as It Floats to the Surface *
Pittsburgh Labor Board finds in favor of Duquesne Adjuncts
The Democrats Scramble to Stop Kshama Sawant’s Re-Election

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June 5 News Update

Study dismisses 'hiatus' in global warming, says temperatures up
Do we have to choose between creating jobs and protecting the climate?
Global warming: the ‘slowdown’ that never happened
More tar balls foul S. California beaches

Missouri Gov. Nixon vetoes right-to-work legislation
Poll: Most back legal status for immigrants in US illegally
Cleveland Retirees Tell White House Conference: Don’t Cut Social Security
Cook County RNs to Picket Stroger Hospital Friday
Union ratifies West Coast port labor contract
Gawker goes union
Stillwater Mining: Union Vote On Tentative Labor Deal Rescheduled
Bill would undermine protections for all VA workers
Unions Subdued, Scott Walker Turns to Tenure at Wisconsin Colleges *

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June 4 News Update

California's largest lake threatened by urban water transfer
Oil and gas turn their backs on coal as climate deal nears
UN climate effort under pressure for pre-pact action
North Dakota orders oil wells shut in on flooding concerns
For green activists, Arctic drilling could be the next big thing
Massive floods in southern Chile with more rain forecast
Filthy water plagues Black Belt counties
California oil spill pipeline had been left to rust paper-thin



St. Louis considers $15 minimum wage
UE Comes Out Swinging First Day of Negotiations
Freedom Act gives NSA everything it wants
UE Board Backs Fight Against Medicaid Privatization in Iowa
Pink Slips at Disney. But First, Training Foreign Replacements *
Inequality Troubles Americans Across Party Lines *
Dalton School Ordered to Rehire Teacher Who Criticized Bosses in Email *

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June 3 News Update

NLRB approves union at Golden Dragon plant
At Oregon Shakespeare Festival, stagehands want a union
Snowden awarded freedom of expression prize in Norway
Storage bunkers sealed off at nuclear dump closed by leak
Twin Cities sprinkler fitters vote to strike
Will Gawker go union?
UE General Executive Board Statement on Bernie Sanders
Rachel Notley and the case of the missing refinery
6.4 million may lose health subsidies if Supreme Court backs challengers
Climate Deal Badly Needs a Big Stick *
13% Left Health Care Rolls, U.S. Finds *
E.P.A. to Set New Limits on Airplane Emissions *
Jean Ritchie, Lyrical Voice of Appalachia, Dies at 92 *

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June 2 News Update

Six energy companies call for carbon pricing
Kansas doctors challenge 2nd trimester abortion procedure ban
Many health insurers go big with initial 2016 rate requests
Things to know about the California oil spill
California Senate passes bill to raise minimum wage to $11 per hour
Washington farmers, wildlife managers prepare for drought
South African NUM labor union sees tough gold mine pay talks
Bernie Sanders Gains Momentum in Iowa *
Will Kaiser's Labor Partnership Crack?
Charges against Edward Snowden stand, despite telephone surveillance ban
USPS Demands Cuts in Pay, Benefits, Job Security
Tentative Pact for Registered Nurses at DC’s Biggest Hospital
Nebraska Service Center Workers Organize Quickly and Win Big
Europe’s appetite for U.S. wood fuels controversy
Mexico: Teachers Union Members Damage Election Offices in Protest *
Fatal Construction Accidents Are Rising in New York *

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June 1 Week In Review Now Online

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June 1 News Update

Former baggage handler sues Delta, saying pay, union advocacy cost him his job
Ocean system targets plastic pollution
Ontario elementary teachers increase work-to-rule campaign today
Obama administration clashes with friends over cuts to workers’ comp
Crane Collapse in Midtown Manhattan Injures 7 and Damages Buildings *

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