Monday, August 31, 2015

August 31 Week In Review Now Online

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August 31 News Update

Climate change legislation approaches pivotal showdown with oil industry
Behind Tianjin Tragedy, Company That Flouted Regulations, Reaped Profits *
Obama to Urge Aggressive Climate Action in Visit to Arctic Alaska *
Global warming carving changes into Alaska in fire and ice
When the wells run dry: California families cope in drought
China needs further action to stop water pollution: vice premier
How will climate change affect your livelihood?
UN climate talks: the sticking points

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      15 mcdonalds
Fight for $15: the strategist going to war to make McDonald's pay
Big labor sees organizing boon from U.S. ruling
NLRB holds big firms jointly liable for rights violations
As His Term Wanes, Obama Restores Workers’ Rights *

Photo of labor history mural
East Side Freedom Library to host ‘Celebration of Arts in Labor’

Fire at Saudi oil workers' compound kills 10, many injured
Al Jazeera journalists sentenced to three years in jail by Egyptian court
1,100 union workers to strike at nuclear weapons plant
Court rules NSA spying program legal
Owned by Union, Amalgamated Bank Gives Lift to the Left *
Protest after Russian demon motif destroyed
Privatization no panacea for NOLA
Food Truck Controversy Hits a Missouri Town Seeking Growth *
Mothers, students join Japan's protests over security bills
Family Budget Calculator
Rail workers score big safety win
Mt. McKinley to be renamed Denali
Alberta's oilpatch has already shed 35,000 jobs this year
Federal workers on track to get 1.3 percent pay hike in January


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Friday, August 28, 2015

August 28 News Update

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Manifesto: Act to Stop Climate Crimes!

South African prototype may solve solar power problem
Latvia, Greece win opt-out from Monsanto GM crop
Judge rules Obama administration water rule should be halted
James Hansen: Sea level disaster ahead, but when?


Customers are served at a McDonald's in Times Square in New
      York July 23, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Customers are served at a McDonald's in Times Square in New York July 23, 2015.
Reuters/Brendan McDermid

McDonalds may get pinched by labor ruling
Labor board lets workers confront the big boys
NLRB ruling could be boost for contract and franchise employees
Key ruling gives workers more power to unionize
Labor Board Ruling Eases Way for Fast-Food Unions’ Efforts*



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SEIU home-care workers sign 'historic' contract

Left takes a strong lead in Canada elections: poll
Ohio Unions Upstage Koch Brothers with Big Protest
Planned Parenthood alleges 'smear' in letter
Skyway toll booth workers preparing for possible Labor Day weekend strike
Judge blocks union from beaming messages onto Icahn casinos
UE Convention, Monday Afternoon: All About Organizing
UE Organizing Director Bob Kingsley Prepares To Step Down
RNs at Marlborough Hospital Reach Tentative Agreement
German Companies See Refugees as Opportunity
Sit-In Leaders Are Charged in Hong Kong *


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Friday, August 21, 2015

August 21 News Update

Long-suffering California can blame drought on global warming, experts say
Feeling the heat: Earth in July was hottest month on record
The Latest: 'Unprecedented cataclysm' from Washington fires
To ease climate change, U.S. should end drilling on federal land: study
Official pleads guilty in WV chemical spill


The Kansas City
      Council voted in July for a minimum wage increase that calls for
      $13 per hour by 2020. After the vote, Dana Wittman of Stand Up KC
      led the cheers just outside the council chambers.
Minimum wage petition approved for KC’s November ballot, but could get withdrawn

Photo of Kip Hedges
Fired baggage handler reaches settlement with Delta


Lessons From the British Struggle Over the NHS

Back to School with Work to Rule in Ontario
Ontario high school teacher deal bodes well for other contract talks

Steelworkers hold rally at ArcelorMittal in Coatesville
Health care tax could be hurdle in UAW talks
UAW pushes back against a possible Chinese import
Poll: Majority in US wants gov't to curb prescription costs
Tsipras resigns, paving way for snap Greek election
Behind the Mass Exodus
Long hours linked to higher stroke risk
Allegheny Technologies Unfairly Locks Out Steelworkers from Their Jobs
How the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Keeps Working People Poor
Malcolm X’s autobiography didn’t change me, it saved me
Cornel West: The Fire of a New Generation
Gay Couples Are Eligible for Social Security Benefits, U.S. Decides *


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Thursday, August 20, 2015

August 20 News Update

In British Columbia, indigenous group blocks pipeline development
British Columbia indigenous group blocks pipeline
India's coal rush: A danger to the climate
China's carbon count could be overstated by 14 percent
Minority of US Catholics know pope's climate views
EU debate on green energy targets pitches UK against Germany
Vast areas of California are sinking as groundwater is pumped in drought
Russian environmentalists track oil spills
Irving Oil will announce massive refinery maintenance project

Americans back federal funds for Planned Parenthood health services: poll
El Paso abortion clinic will be first to reopen in Texas
Planned Parenthood says Florida concedes in abortion timing dispute
State inquiries into Planned Parenthood turn up no evidence of wrongdoing


Scott Courtney, a leader of the Fight for 15 campaign, with protesters in Brazil.
Credit Fernando Cavalcanti

Union Takes a McDonald’s Challenge Overseas *

Three firefighters killed battling Washington state wildfire
Protesters confront St Louis police over suspect shot dead during home search
Hearing on labor contract provisions between A&P, unions put on hold
UPMC hospital service workers have been trying to form a union for three years
Israel suspends detention of high-profile Palestinian hunger striker
Greece gives German firm rights to run 14 airports
A factor behind Bernie Sanders' appeal: Changing attitudes toward socialism
Baltimore officer charged in shooting of burglary suspect
Racist crimes surge in eastern Germany: data
Costco and CP Foods face lawsuit over alleged slavery in prawn supply chain
ISIL beheads Palmyra archeologist
Ontario public high school teachers reach tentative deal with province
First Nations adults more than twice as likely to die from avoidable causes
As Prices Keep Plummeting, Oil Drillers Sit on Their Hands *
Bombs at 3 Churches in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Confound the Authorities *
Social Security Benefits in Limbo for Some Same-Sex Couples *
Mexican Worker in Trump Hotel Criticizes Donald Trump’s Views, on Video *

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

August 19 News Update

EPA's methane rule a 'first step' but may downplay problem
Newly Exposed Methane Threat Trumps Latest 'False Solution' on Emissions
Germany's lessons on climate policy
Phosphorous levels could 'choke out' living things in Bedford watershed
Fear of Toxic Air and Distrust of Government Follow Tianjin Blasts *



UE Kicks Off 74th Convention with Inspiring Sunday Session
Young Activists Learn UE History and Learn About Logistics Industry
UE Young Activists Get Briefing on Black Lives Matter



Thursday Solidarity Rally With NNU Nurses at KC Research
In Houston, wheels on the bus go (almost) all through the town
The Voting Rights Act, 50 years later
Area Transit Workers Score Two Wins
Paving over Indian history in Ky. village
Planned Parenthood strikes back with TV ads
Inflation Robs Russians of Buying Power *
Tony Gleaton, 67, Dies, Leaving Legacy in Pictures of Africans in the Americas *
Italy Arrests Ship’s Captain and Crew Over Suffocation Deaths of 49 Migrants *
Book Ban in Venice Ignites a Gay Rights Battle *
Prison Guard ‘Beat Up Squad’ Is Blamed in New York Inmate’s Death *
Hurricane Sandy’s Red Tape Makes a Veteran Say, ‘I’d Rather Go Back to Falluja’ *


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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

August 12 News Update



Australia slammed as climate change ‘foot dragger’ after cuts rollback
California wildfire doubles in size overnight
The Latest: Spill prompts New Mexico to declare emergency
China 'exporting' ozone pollution to US: study
Bringing Danube's 'living fossils' back from brink of extinction
Methane-powered tractor could cut farmers' costs, emissions
During mass extinction, no species safe: study
Stinking mats of seaweed piling up on Caribbean beaches
Navajo Nation declares emergency over spill
Polar bear habitat argued in federal court
United Church votes to sell off its fossil fuel assets
Egypt: Dozens Die as Temperatures Reach 111 Degrees *
E.P.A. Treating Toxic Water From Abandoned Colorado Mine After Accident *


Cornel West among activists arrested during Black Lives Matter protest in St. Louis
Oath Keepers return to Ferguson, fueling racial tension
Texas officer dismissed over shooting teen

Greek mayor warns of 'bloodshed' as police beat migrants
Huge bailout for Greece agreed 'in principle'
Germany gained 100 bn euros from Greece crisis: study

Mine workers buried in China landslide
Chicago public schools to lay off 1,500 teachers and staff
An Historian At The Intersection Of Class And Preservation
Harassment controversy at U highlights growing divide for frontline workers
Single mothers 'most likely' to benefit from paid overtime rules
Report: Air tower fatigue threatens safety
Immigrant women allege mistreatment at US detention centers
Monument honoring workers to be built in Macomb Co.
UFCW Throwing In Towel at Walmart?
India sues Nestle for nearly $100M
Drugmaker closes plant over Legionnaire’s
Republican plan to eliminate IRS union could threaten federal unions generally
Labour Party, Leaning Left, Looks to Outsider Jeremy Corbyn *
Mercedes and Global Trade Revive Auto Plant Gone Silent in Indiana *

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