Monday, June 29, 2015

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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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

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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Thursday, June 11, 2015

June 11 News Update

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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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