Friday, December 18, 2015

December 18 Week In Review Now Online

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December 18 News Update

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The Dirty Secret of the Paris Climate Deal
China's Panda New Energy orders electric cars from Nevs, ex-Saab, for $12 bln
Another heat record means 2015 likely to be hottest ever
Environment, not 'bad luck', mainly to blame for cancer: study
Why capitalism is addicted to oil and coal
Paris climate agreement: a terror attack on Africa
Beijing grinds to halt as second ever 'red alert' issued over severe smog
Scarred Riverbeds and Dead Pistachio Trees in a Parched Iran *


Price-hike pharma boss Martin Shkreli arrested on
      securities fraud
Price-hike pharma boss nabbed over fraud


Hamline adjunct faculty reach first contract settlement

19 Coal Miners Trapped in Northeast China Are Presumed Dead *
The Mitch McConnell – Patriot Coal Scandal Story that POLITICO Censored
Teamster Retirees Demand Trustees 'Stop the Rush' to Slash Pensions in Half
Flight Attendants Protest United as Holiday Travel Season Kicks into High Gear
22 Resolutions Passed at the Recent CLUW Convention
Breakthrough at Sutter – Tentative Pact for RNs
WNBA, players fire back at Arenas for 'ignorant insults'
Poland Turns Hard to Right — and Jews Wind Up in Crosshairs
Chicago schools settle federal lawsuit by pregnant teachers
Sanders wins largest union backing to date
Supervisors Reach Tentative Labor Deal With County Employees Union
Jeremy Corbyn says he opposes making EU migrants wait to receive benefits
The New Attack on Hispanic Voting Rights *
Chicago Pays Millions but Punishes Few in Killings by Police *


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Thursday, December 17, 2015

December 17 News Update

Dec. 12, 2015 climate change demonstration at the Champs
      Élysées, Paris. (Photo by Jeff Johnson)
A labor report from the Paris climate summit
Break Free from Fossil Fuels--Global Actions May 7-15
Study Shows Climate Change Rapidly Warming World’s Lakes
Mexico's onshore oil auction in surprise sell-out
Belgium restarts nuclear reactor, angers Germany
Fracking under national parks approved by MPs amid acrimony
Daffodils bloom across UK during unseasonal December weather
Seven objections to the Paris climate deal
India, Choking on Pollution, Restricts Vehicle Use in New Delhi *

Navy SEALs, a Beating Death and Claims of a Cover-Up *
A Guide to the NCIS Investigative Report *

California, Seattle may let gig workers organize, form unions
Two Essays on the Uber-Taxi Wars

Union OKs Kohler contract, ending strike
Kohler employees OK new contract, end 32-day strike

ATI Albany Steelworkers: Locked out, but standing proud
House delays vote targeting Planned Parenthood, health law
Democrats resist provision blocking NLRB's joint employer ruling
Israel used 'excessive' force against Palestinians
FBI: Calif. shooters did not support ISIL
Judge declares mistrial in case of cop charged in Gray's death
Trump Las Vegas Hotel Files Objections After Workers Vote to Join Union
City of Portland on track to add hundreds to Rec worker union
Thousands riot in small Dutch town over plan for asylum-seeker centre
Federal Reserve announces first rise in US interest rates since 2006
US and Cuba reach understanding on restoring commercial flights
Alberta's dirty little progressive secret
Thousands March in South Africa to Call for President’s Resignation *


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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

December 16 News Update

Pre-approved for a Carbon Credit card.
How Emissions Trading at Paris Climate Talks Has Set Us Up For Failure
Report: Arctic temperatures hit record high
AFL-CIO: Paris Climate Change Agreement Is a Landmark Achievement
Japan, South Korea stick to coal despite global climate deal
Can the Paris agreement protect poor farmers from climate change?
UN wants world leaders to sign climate deal on April 22
Appeals court leaves U.S. mercury pollution rules in place
India says Paris climate deal won't affect plans to double coal output
Flint mayor declares 'manmade disaster' over lead-tainted water supply
Labor organizations applaud Paris climate agreement


Seattle passes law letting Uber, taxi drivers
      unionize
Seattle OKs law letting Uber drivers unionize
Seattle first U.S. city to give Uber, other contract drivers power to unionize

More deaths than births has created a crisis
Flint declares state of emergency over water
America left behind: In Philly, 1 in 5 adults lack basic literacy
Beating Apathy
Labor group picks fight with Menards
Miserly Mexican minimum wage sparks calls for change
Cuba, creditors reach historic multi-billion debt deal
Obama opens White House doors to forge CEO alliances
Shell to cut 2,800 jobs following BG takeover
Planned Parenthood gets restraining order in Ohio lawsuit over fetal remains
Mass Layoffs in China’s Coal Country Threaten Unrest *
Core Inflation Ticks Up, Though Energy Prices Remain Low *


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Monday, December 14, 2015

December 14 News Update


December 12 Paris Climate March
Paris climate deal: nearly 200 nations sign in end of fossil fuel era
Climate Accord Is a Healing Step, if Not a Cure *
Nations Approve Landmark Climate Accord in Paris *
Inside the Paris Climate Deal *

Grand promises of Paris climate deal undermined by squalid retrenchments
James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks 'a fraud'
Scientists See Catastrophe in Latest Draft of Climate Deal *
Climate draft puts temperature limit out of reach: scientists
Draft of Paris climate deal omits references to human rights
'Climate migrants' recognized in Paris
Ocean deoxygenation left out of Paris COP21
How US negotiators ensured landmark Paris climate deal was Republican-proof

Climate Activists Gather in Paris to Protest Outcome of Conference *
COP21 Protesters Draw Red Line
Marchers take to downtown Minneapolis streets as Paris climate talks near end



Just transition on the road through Paris


AFSCME calls for fair contract
Union Members Rally for Fairness
Thousands of Union Workers Rally at Capitol
Union workers take aim at Rauner in rally

For many Medicaid patients, hepatitis C wonder drugs are out of reach
Labor dispute at Cenveo goes on
Mpls-area labor federation veers toward youth in replacing McCarthy
Front National makes no gains in final round of regional elections
Uber and taxi drivers may soon win right to unionize in Seattle
In Talks Over Seized U.S. Property, Havana Counters With Own Claim *

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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Friday, December 11, 2015

December 11 News Update

Paris climate deal ‘extremely close’ but talks set to overrun
The six key road blocks at the UN climate talks in Paris
Can trading pollution like stocks help fight climate change?
Islanders in Chesapeake Bay face exile from rising seas
Climate change: How bad can it get?
Gulf Coast Oil Spill May Be Pushing Sharks to Florida Beaches
Indigenous rights could be left out of Paris climate treaty
COP21: Canada's new goal for limiting global warming 'perhaps a dream'
Environmentalists warn of increased activism after Paris climate talks
Climate deal due Saturday after more all-night talks
China’s Coastal Cities, Underwater *
New Draft of Climate Deal Hints at Historical Significance *

Another coal miner dies on the job
N.C. man dies in police custody after officer uses pepper spray
UAW halts strike at China-owned US auto plant
Heirs of Meyer Lansky want compensation for Cuban casino
Rally supports worker who is face of SuperAmerica campaign
More revolution: Venezuela loyalists on march after vote
Zombies appear in U.S. oilfields as crude plumbs new lows
Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey: U.S. official
US says airstrikes killed 350 in Ramadi, Iraq, in past week
France's Le Pen and niece face election defeat, polls show
Rally planned at City Hall in response to Trump immigration remarks
Efforts underway to aid worker fired for organizing
Attacks cast doubt on Afghan security
Honduras and CAFTA Show Us  Why TPP Should Be Opposed
Nurses Urge Council to Pass Legislation to Ensure Hospital Safety
Report: School funding drops in most states
Fleeing Thailand, Top Investigator of Human Trafficking Fears for His Safety *
Council Bills Seek to Make Construction Less Perilous in New York City *


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Thursday, December 10, 2015

December 10 News Update

China's Latest 'Airpocalypse' Seen
      from Space
China's Latest 'Airpocalypse' Seen from Space
Paris climate talks: delegates warn of flaws in ambitious proposals for deal
Volkswagen says off hook on CO2 emissions
U.S. solar industry battles 'white privilege' image problem
US joins 'ambition coalition' at UN climate talks
No hiatus in global warming, says IPCC chief
US vows to double cash for poor to deal with climate change
Isolated Cumbrian village faces more devastation as flood waters rise again
Tar sands alarm as US crude exports to Europe rise
Activists arrested in Louvre oil protests
At Paris climate talks, corporate sponsors greenwash images
A Cry for Help from 'the Edge of the Cliff'
Delegates at Climate Talks Focus on Saving the World’s Forests *
For Indians, Smog and Poverty Are Higher Priorities Than Talks in Paris *



Mexican, U.S. Workers Bring Employer Charges Under NAFTA
Bath Iron Works and its largest union tentatively agree on crucial new contract
St. Paul teachers will strike if violence in schools not addressed
University Teamsters voting on tentative contract
Chinese Labor Activists Detained En Masse
Furor in Israel as Trump to be hosted by Netanyahu after remarks on Muslims
Family says death after dragging not an accident
Elections Theater
NY board upholds $15 minimum wage
US life expectancy is flat for third year
Nurses want law to prevent on-the-job injuries
Cabrini cafeteria employees hope to improve the workplace
Labour activists launch new group on party's left
Argentina: thousands gather to hear president Cristina Fernández's parting shots
British left vulnerable to hunger after welfare reforms
Scalia: minority students may be better off going to 'lesser schools'
Muhammad Ali defends fellow Muslims in hit at Donald Trump's ban plan
Call for China to free labour activists or risk backlash from frustrated workforce
John Trudell, Outspoken Advocate for American Indians, Is Dead at 69 *


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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

December 9 News Update

The demonstration planned for December 12th will stand in
      opposition to Hollande's "draconian and opportunistic"
      ban on activism. (Photo: Chris Bentley/flickr/cc)
Klein, Corbyn Call for Mass Protest at COP21
Beijing schools close as city issues 1st smog red alert
Greenland’s Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Ever
Fear at the tap: Uranium contaminates water in the West
China CO2 market to cover half of total emissions by 2017 launch
Kerry joins Paris talks as UN warns of climate doom
Will El Niño mean disaster for Guatemala?
Global warming is a human rights issue, Philippines says
Paris climate talks: John Kerry sees hurdles to deal as deadline approaches
Greenpeace exposes sceptics hired to cast doubt on climate science
Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon urge climate policy rethink
Chinese Glacier’s Retreat Signals Trouble for Asian Water Supply *

UAW on strike at Nexteer Automotive, workers told to leave plant
Unions mourn members killed in San Bernardino shooting
'Go to hell': Trump under fire over Muslim ban call
Working Families Party Endorses Bernie Sanders for President *
Peruvian farmer takes climate change fight to European courts
Cuba's Castro consoles ally Maduro after Venezuela vote setback
SCOTUS Major Blow to the Group Behind Planned Parenthood Sting Videos
Two hospitalized, nearly 200 sickened in Seattle norovirus outbreak
Labor Secretary Perez stumps for Clinton in Las Vegas
Union-Led Popular Protests Push to Oust South Korean President
County broke law when it hiked health care costs on workers
El Salvador's anti-abortion law makes criminals of mothers who miscarry
Ethiopian students killed over land dispute
Toronto taxi drivers planning mass rallies Wednesday to protest Uber
Walmart’s Imports From China Displaced 400,000 Jobs, a Study Says *


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Monday, December 7, 2015

December 7 News Update

Despite Climate Concerns, OPEC Plans to Keep Pumping Oil While It Can *
Azerbaijan: 30 Missing After Rig Fire *
Climate funding piles up, but nations argue over how quickly
From Bangladesh flood map to the Bank of England, a 'carbon bubble' is born
Climate pact: Battle lines redrawn in the blueprint
Air quality agency votes to cut emissions less than proposed
UN global warming talks enter final, crunch phase
Is climate change killing American starfish?
Tug boat spills fuel in Galveston Bay
In Canadian Arctic, melting ice and more ships spark worry
Scientists gather to discuss Arctic under shadow of changing climate
UN Officials Warn of Climate Disaster if Paris Pact Fails *
As World Debates Climate, Czechs Embrace Heavy Pollutant *
Trust and Money at Core of Crucial Paris Talks on Climate Change *
Despite Push for Cleaner Cars, Sheer Numbers Could Work Against Climate Benefits *

The Entire Labor Movement Should Be Paying Attention to Kohler Strike
Kohler Strikers Hold Out for 'a Normal Life'

Income inequality happens by design. We can't fix it by tweaking capitalism
The wealthiest dozen Americans own more than the bottom half

Volkswagen Workers Celebrate Election Win, But Question Partnership Strategy
Secret Weapon vs. Verizon: Retirees
Heath behind documentary used to sway jury in trial of Shrewsbury 24
Russian Truckers, Irate Over New Tolls, Block Roads Near Moscow *
Reported Gains in Afghan Maternal Health Are Found to Be Implausible *
Suffocation Described as Likely Cause of Death in Freddie Gray Case *
G.M. Will Import Buicks Made in China to the U.S. *
Nissan charged with violating labor laws at Miss. unit
CCSD support staff ousts ESEA in favor of Teamsters union
American Crystal Sugar tells union to prepare for possible labor dispute
As Spanish polls near, disillusioned jobless struggle on
French far right making election gains
Thousands protest So. Korea's government
Ontario's care homes dangerously understaffed, workers say
Sarcasm and Doubt Precede VW’s Update on Cheating Inquiry *


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Sunday, December 6, 2015

Friday, December 4, 2015

December 4 News Update

Logo for climate change conference

Nurses join with partner environmental groups to demand climate justice now
World will pass crucial 2C global warming limit, experts warn
Humanity must change to avert climate disaster: Al Gore
It's not too late to stop climate disaster: Rocker Patti Smith
Rich nations' fossil fuel subsidies exceed climate aid 40 to 1: researchers
'Loss and damage' creeps in from the cold at U.N. climate talks
Backchannel climate meetings in Paris could decide the fate of the world
Carbon emitters in air, on sea could weaken Paris climate deal
South India hit with massive flood
UN on wrong track with plans to limit global warming to 2C, says top scientist
Uruguay makes dramatic shift to nearly 95% electricity from clean energy
Bhutan has ‘most ambitious pledge’ at the Paris climate summit
The 11 Countries That Haven't Made Pledges for Climate Deal *
Germany May Offer Model for Reining In Fossil Fuel Use *

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Mark Vancleave, Star Tribune
Protesters rally at City Hall after Minneapolis police clear encampment
Minneapolis protest leader still seeks changes
Minneapolis police disband protest camp

Coca-Cola strike
Coca-Cola workers at 2 plants go on strike

Former CEO found guilty of conspiracy in West Virginia mine explosion
Mixed Verdict for Former Chief of Massey Energy After Coal Mine Blast *

Home care workers praise dismissal of anti-union lawsuit
The wealthiest dozen Americans own more than the bottom half
Computer problem delays disability payments to nearly 19,000
The Maquiladora Workers of Juárez Find Their Voice
China Sucked Deeper Into World Financial Vortex and Vice Versa
Labour sweeps to conclusive victory in Oldham byelection
German Parliament Votes to Send Military Assistance to Fight ISIS *
In Pennsylvania, a Steel Mill and Its Workers at a Crossroads *


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Thursday, December 3, 2015

December 3 News Update

Logo for climate change conference
Rich blamed as world seeks climate pact
Highlights from Obama's Paris speech
Negotiators take heart at Obama comments
India, Brazil resist bid for long-term carbon goals
China orders factories shut as smog nightmare continues
America's biggest gas field finally succumbs to downturn
Banks profiting from coal despite climate alarm: report
California misses October target for saving water
US House blocks carbon emission rules, Obama to veto
Climate Protest Movement, Not COP21, Key to Preventing 'Uninhabitable World'
From Climate Crisis to Solar Communism
Real climate action demanded in Paris
COP21, the climate crisis, and ecosocialism


MPs authorise UK action against Islamic State
Britain carries out first Syria airstrikes after MPs approve action against Isis
Syria airstrikes: anti-war protesters cry ‘shame’ as MPs back bombing
200 US special forces to fight IS jihadists in Iraq, Syria
Iraqi Shi'ite militias pledge to fight U.S. forces if deployed


Asarco's unions protest company's tactics

2014 US health spending grew at fastest rate of Obama years
Venezuela President says may jail Heinz managers for 'sabotage'
France closes 'radical' mosque after huge police raid
Recession deepens in Brazil, world's seventh largest economy
Labor historian Hy Berman left his mark on Minnesota
The Great Die-Off of America's Blue Collar Whites
Labor unions crowd hearing to oppose Ohio right-to-work bill
Stillwater CEO: Labor complaint dropped against company
American Airlines Employees Ratify Five-Year Labor Deal
Recognizing the Household Workers on the Front Lines of Protest in Montgomery
Princeton Faculty Letter in Support of Student Protests
Rahm Emanuel refuses to resign despite pressure over Laquan McDonald case
Greek Workers Walk Off Job in 2nd General Strike in a Month *


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