Monday, December 19, 2016
Friday, December 16, 2016
Holiday Vacation Schedule
We are taking our annual end of year vacation break. The next News Update will be posted Tuesday, January 3.
Happy holidays!
Happy holidays!
December 16 News Update
Feds give 20 more years to
Glen Canyon Dam on Colorado River
Inside the largest Earth science event: 'The time has never been more urgent'
Feeling a Chill? Blame the Polar Vortex. And Global Warming *
On January 21, 2017 we will unite for the Women's March on Washington
A Historic Deal for Airport Workers
New Union Contract for New York City Area Airports Does Not Cover Wages *
MTA Workers Union Express Their Labor Concerns with Post-It Notes
EU prepares for Brexit talks
Raises for state workers: Maintenance union, psychiatric techs make deals
Bill Would Require Workers Under 18 to Get Parents’ Consent to Join a Union
UIHC construction company accused of shorting workers' pay
Unions, activists and officials react to Trump’s labor secretary pick
Why Trump’s exaggeration about Carrier jobs matters
In Election Squeaker, Teamsters United Nearly Topples Hoffa
Donald Trump's Israel ambassador is pro-settlement bankruptcy lawyer
Southern cancels all services as strike continues for third day
Labour plans Jeremy Corbyn relaunch to ride anti-establishment wave
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Inside the largest Earth science event: 'The time has never been more urgent'
Feeling a Chill? Blame the Polar Vortex. And Global Warming *
On January 21, 2017 we will unite for the Women's March on Washington
A Historic Deal for Airport Workers
New Union Contract for New York City Area Airports Does Not Cover Wages *
MTA Workers Union Express Their Labor Concerns with Post-It Notes
EU prepares for Brexit talks
Raises for state workers: Maintenance union, psychiatric techs make deals
Bill Would Require Workers Under 18 to Get Parents’ Consent to Join a Union
UIHC construction company accused of shorting workers' pay
Unions, activists and officials react to Trump’s labor secretary pick
Why Trump’s exaggeration about Carrier jobs matters
In Election Squeaker, Teamsters United Nearly Topples Hoffa
Donald Trump's Israel ambassador is pro-settlement bankruptcy lawyer
Southern cancels all services as strike continues for third day
Labour plans Jeremy Corbyn relaunch to ride anti-establishment wave
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Thursday, December 15, 2016
December 15 News Update
Oil and gas industry
will amass power in Trump’s Washington
Trump's transition: sceptics guide every agency dealing with climate change
Waging War: Labor Tensions Flare at Yale and Harvard
MLB owners, players ratify labor deal through 2021
Assembly approves raises for two union workers in legal dispute
Student workers seek unionization
TransAsia fails to meet labor union's demands
Texas state booklet misleads women on abortions
Vladimir Putin 'personally involved' in US hack, report claims
How Moscow Aimed a Perfect Weapon at the U.S. Election *
Republicans in North Carolina Seek Caps on Governor’s Power *
Israel’s Parliament Draws a Line on Short Hemlines *
Trump Firm Quits Brazil Hotel Project That Was Named in Criminal Inquiry *
Obama Bars States From Denying Federal Money to Planned Parenthood *
Uber Self-Driving Car Service to San Francisco. DMV Says It’s Illegal *
2 Former Drug Executives Charged With Price Fixing *
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Trump's transition: sceptics guide every agency dealing with climate change
Waging War: Labor Tensions Flare at Yale and Harvard
MLB owners, players ratify labor deal through 2021
Assembly approves raises for two union workers in legal dispute
Student workers seek unionization
TransAsia fails to meet labor union's demands
Texas state booklet misleads women on abortions
Vladimir Putin 'personally involved' in US hack, report claims
How Moscow Aimed a Perfect Weapon at the U.S. Election *
Republicans in North Carolina Seek Caps on Governor’s Power *
Israel’s Parliament Draws a Line on Short Hemlines *
Trump Firm Quits Brazil Hotel Project That Was Named in Criminal Inquiry *
Obama Bars States From Denying Federal Money to Planned Parenthood *
Uber Self-Driving Car Service to San Francisco. DMV Says It’s Illegal *
2 Former Drug Executives Charged With Price Fixing *
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
December 14 News Update
Jane Fonda targets Trump over climate and inequality
GM delivers first Chevrolet Bolts, sparking electric car price race
Reversing Course, E.P.A. Says Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water *
America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Spins to Life *
Unions Shift Focus to State and Local Government
Protests Erupt Across Brazil as Senate Approves Austerity Measure *
Brazil senate approves austerity package to freeze social spending for 20 years
Missouri labor union leader seeks to ban right-to-work laws
Union winning fight for domestic workers
Unhappy Russians nostalgic for Soviet-style rule – study
French parliament votes to extend state of emergency until after 2017 elections
Thousands protest against rightwing government in Poland
NLRB supports workers in long struggle for contract at Mayo Clinic
Labor Movie Night features 'Cradle Will Rock'
Part of German autobahn shut after WWII anti-tank mine found
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
December 13 News Update
Pipeline rupture spews oil into creek 150 miles from Standing Rock
‘It’s Oil or Orcas’
Scientists say reindeer may be shrinking due to warming
Rick Perry Reportedly Is Leading Choice To Head Energy Department
Shell-led consortium to build 700MW offshore Dutch wind farm
Rapid rise in methane emissions in 10 years surprises scientists
Keep it in the ground: five trillion reasons to be happy
Tillerson’s Exxon, Has Billions at Stake Over Sanctions on Russia *
British Post Office workers to stage five days of strikes next week
Southern rail workers to strike over Christmas and new year
Cargo train in China hits workers, killing 6
Rex Tillerson to be Trump's secretary of state
Undocumented People Should Avoid Traveling Abroad, Experts Say
UK must set out plans for transitional deal with EU - lawmakers
Venezuela seizes toys seen as overpriced, will distribute to poor
Trump fills top jobs for his administration
Croatia government and public sector unions fail to sign pay deal
As Trump takes aim at unions, labor's clout sags in Missouri
Frank Rosen, labor leader and political activist, dies at 91
Unions slam nomination of fast food exec as Labor Secretary
RNs at Florida Medical Center, Palmetto General, Approve New Contracts
Japan builds a Fight for $15 movement of its own
A Prosecutor Sets Penalties and Fills Coffers *
Record Number of Journalists Jailed in 2016, Press Advocacy Group Says *
Trump’s Education Nominee Bent Detroit to Her Will on Charter Schools *
M.T.A. Races to Finish 2nd Avenue Subway as Deadline Looms *
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Monday, December 12, 2016
December 12 News Update
Donald
Trump, in Louisiana, Says He Will End Energy Regulations *
Trump's EPA Pick: A Climate Denier With Disdain for the Agency He'll Helm
History Reveals Greenland Ice Might Melt Much Faster Than Believed
Big Win for Dakota Pipeline Opponents, But Bigger Battle Looms
Reindeer shrink as climate change in Arctic puts their food on ice
Thousands of Invisible Oil Spills Are Destroying The Gulf
An Alt-Right Makeover Shrouds the Swastikas *
How the Twinkie Made the Superrich Even Richer *
More U.S. Factory Workers Are Saying ‘I Quit’
Columbia University TAs and RAs vote overwhelmingly to join UAW
Fight looms over future of Social Security, Medicare
EU, Cuba normalise ties after decades-long rift
Abortion Foes Promise ‘Onslaught’ of Tough Restrictions *
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Trump's EPA Pick: A Climate Denier With Disdain for the Agency He'll Helm
History Reveals Greenland Ice Might Melt Much Faster Than Believed
Big Win for Dakota Pipeline Opponents, But Bigger Battle Looms
Reindeer shrink as climate change in Arctic puts their food on ice
Thousands of Invisible Oil Spills Are Destroying The Gulf
An Alt-Right Makeover Shrouds the Swastikas *
How the Twinkie Made the Superrich Even Richer *
More U.S. Factory Workers Are Saying ‘I Quit’
Columbia University TAs and RAs vote overwhelmingly to join UAW
Fight looms over future of Social Security, Medicare
EU, Cuba normalise ties after decades-long rift
Abortion Foes Promise ‘Onslaught’ of Tough Restrictions *
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Friday, December 9, 2016
December 9 News Update
EPA fears 'unprecedented disaster'
for environment over Scott Pruitt pick
Scott Pruitt's EPA: a dream for oil and gas firms is nightmare for environment
Potential Export-Import Bank deals pose grave environmental threat
E.P.A. Pick Won’t Undo All Climate Efforts, Experts Say *
Mapping Three Decades of Global Water Change *
North Dakota Could Be Biggest Loser in Ruling Against Oil Pipeline *
Trump era confronts organized labor with gravest crisis in decades
Trump’s attack on a union leader will come back to haunt him
‘Cyberbullying’ of Union Leader on Twitter Draws Fire *
Contract workers at National, Dulles airports vote to strike
Andrew Puzder criticized as 'cruel and baffling' choice for labor secretary
Georgetown students occupy president's office as part of Nike protest
Women's March on Washington won't have access to Lincoln Memorial
Worried Auto Industry Braces for Change Under Trump *
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Scott Pruitt's EPA: a dream for oil and gas firms is nightmare for environment
Potential Export-Import Bank deals pose grave environmental threat
E.P.A. Pick Won’t Undo All Climate Efforts, Experts Say *
Mapping Three Decades of Global Water Change *
North Dakota Could Be Biggest Loser in Ruling Against Oil Pipeline *
Trump era confronts organized labor with gravest crisis in decades
Trump’s attack on a union leader will come back to haunt him
‘Cyberbullying’ of Union Leader on Twitter Draws Fire *
Contract workers at National, Dulles airports vote to strike
Andrew Puzder criticized as 'cruel and baffling' choice for labor secretary
Georgetown students occupy president's office as part of Nike protest
Women's March on Washington won't have access to Lincoln Memorial
Worried Auto Industry Braces for Change Under Trump *
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Thursday, December 8, 2016
December 8 News Update
Standing
Rock activists wait out heavy snows with 'fire cider' and songs
Paris bans cars for second day running as pollution chokes city
Thousands of snow geese die in Montana after landing on contaminated water
UK slashes number of Foreign Office climate change staff
An Enemy of the E.P.A. *
Giraffes facing extinction after devastating decline, experts warn
GOP plans new assault on unions
Riverhead Town settles contract with town workers’ labor union
SEIU's Texas branch files for bankruptcy
A Home Base for Temp Worker Organizing
Ohio legislators pass restrictive abortion bill, citing Trump victory
US Border Patrol uses desert as ‘weapon’ to kill thousands of migrants
Revealed: Rio Tinto's plan to use drones to monitor workers' private lives
Tata Steel agrees deal with union chiefs to save 8,000 UK jobs
Trump Picks Twitter Fight With Union Local Chief in Indiana *
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Paris bans cars for second day running as pollution chokes city
Thousands of snow geese die in Montana after landing on contaminated water
UK slashes number of Foreign Office climate change staff
An Enemy of the E.P.A. *
Giraffes facing extinction after devastating decline, experts warn
GOP plans new assault on unions
Riverhead Town settles contract with town workers’ labor union
SEIU's Texas branch files for bankruptcy
A Home Base for Temp Worker Organizing
Ohio legislators pass restrictive abortion bill, citing Trump victory
US Border Patrol uses desert as ‘weapon’ to kill thousands of migrants
Revealed: Rio Tinto's plan to use drones to monitor workers' private lives
Tata Steel agrees deal with union chiefs to save 8,000 UK jobs
Trump Picks Twitter Fight With Union Local Chief in Indiana *
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
December 7 News Update
Nurses Donate $50,000 to Aid Veterans Stand with Standing Rock
Pipeline opponents ride out storm in shelters, casino
Dakota Access company takes its battle to finish oil pipeline to court
Google to be powered 100% by
renewable energy from 2017
Climate Change Will Bring Wetter Storms in U.S., Study Says *
A Dilemma for Humanity: Stark Inequality or Total War *Climate Change Will Bring Wetter Storms in U.S., Study Says *
Half of U.S. Got Nothing Even as Economy Doubled *
Cuba, U.S. to discuss detente in wake of Trump election
Italian voters reject authoritarian proposal
Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement at Antelope Valley Hospital
Nearly half of central Minnesota job openings are part-time
Saudis Bankroll Taliban, Even as King Officially Supports Afghan Government *
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
December 6 News Update
Standing
Rock protesters asked to 'go home' by Sioux leader
Standing Rock activists stay in place, fearing pipeline victory was a 'trick'
Veterans at Standing Rock Cheer a Blocked Pipeline *
Oil Pipelines: Converging in Illinois
Polar sea ice the size of India vanishes in record heat
Trump, ex-Vice President Gore meet, discuss climate policy
Towards a Working-Class Environmentalism
Trudeau, More Dangerous to Environment than Harper?
Al Gore: climate change threat leaves 'no time to despair' over Trump victory
Fight For 15: ‘We’re Not Backing Down’
Trump Will Be a 'Severe Disappointment To Millions'
German Leaders at Odds with Industry over Electric Cars
Prosecutors plan to retry police officer
South Korean Protests Growing
New House labor committee chair questions need for unions
Politics, Poverty, Privatization, Globalization Issues for BC Union Movement
Teamsters, elected officials call out 'shady Finish Line Express
Labor Department appeals ban on overtime expansion
To Kill a Mockingbird removed from Virginia schools for racist language
United by Fear, U.S. Muslims and Jews Join Hands *
Life in Obamacare’s Dead Zone *
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Standing Rock activists stay in place, fearing pipeline victory was a 'trick'
Veterans at Standing Rock Cheer a Blocked Pipeline *
Oil Pipelines: Converging in Illinois
Polar sea ice the size of India vanishes in record heat
Trump, ex-Vice President Gore meet, discuss climate policy
Towards a Working-Class Environmentalism
Trudeau, More Dangerous to Environment than Harper?
Al Gore: climate change threat leaves 'no time to despair' over Trump victory
Fight For 15: ‘We’re Not Backing Down’
Trump Will Be a 'Severe Disappointment To Millions'
German Leaders at Odds with Industry over Electric Cars
Prosecutors plan to retry police officer
South Korean Protests Growing
New House labor committee chair questions need for unions
Politics, Poverty, Privatization, Globalization Issues for BC Union Movement
Teamsters, elected officials call out 'shady Finish Line Express
Labor Department appeals ban on overtime expansion
To Kill a Mockingbird removed from Virginia schools for racist language
United by Fear, U.S. Muslims and Jews Join Hands *
Life in Obamacare’s Dead Zone *
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Monday, December 5, 2016
December 5 News Update
Standing
Rock: US denies key permit for Dakota Access pipeline, a win for
tribe
'We opened eyes': at Standing Rock, my fellow Native Americans make history
The victory at Standing Rock could mark a turning point
Standing Rock Pipeline Protesters, Ordered to Leave, Dig In *
Cuba-Trained Doctors Head to Standing Rock
How the World’s Big Banks Are Putting Rain Forests in Peril *
Climate scientists condemn article claiming global temperatures are falling
Trump supports Dakota pipeline – but claims it's not due to his investment in it
California seeks to block state-employee strike on Monday
Janitors call on Kohl’s to meet, apologize for attack on demonstrators
Canadian Journalist’s Detention at U.S. Border Raises Press Freedom Alarms *
Everything you need to know about Trump and the Indiana Carrier factory
Athens 1944: Britain’s dirty secret
Why It Will Be Hard to Repeal Obamacare *
Pratt Workers Approve Contract With Wage Increases, Pension Changes
NextEra Energy reaches labor deal at Seabrook
Big Telecom Union Targeting Wireless Workers in 2017
Public employee union files lawsuit to stop Rauner contract terms
Westmoreland County workers reject proposed labor contract
Italian PM Matteo Renzi resigns after referendum defeat
Austria rejects far-right candidate Norbert Hofer in presidential election
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'We opened eyes': at Standing Rock, my fellow Native Americans make history
The victory at Standing Rock could mark a turning point
Standing Rock Pipeline Protesters, Ordered to Leave, Dig In *
Cuba-Trained Doctors Head to Standing Rock
How the World’s Big Banks Are Putting Rain Forests in Peril *
Climate scientists condemn article claiming global temperatures are falling
Trump supports Dakota pipeline – but claims it's not due to his investment in it
California seeks to block state-employee strike on Monday
Janitors call on Kohl’s to meet, apologize for attack on demonstrators
Canadian Journalist’s Detention at U.S. Border Raises Press Freedom Alarms *
Everything you need to know about Trump and the Indiana Carrier factory
Athens 1944: Britain’s dirty secret
Why It Will Be Hard to Repeal Obamacare *
Pratt Workers Approve Contract With Wage Increases, Pension Changes
NextEra Energy reaches labor deal at Seabrook
Big Telecom Union Targeting Wireless Workers in 2017
Public employee union files lawsuit to stop Rauner contract terms
Westmoreland County workers reject proposed labor contract
Italian PM Matteo Renzi resigns after referendum defeat
Austria rejects far-right candidate Norbert Hofer in presidential election
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Friday, December 2, 2016
December 2 News Update
What’s Going on at Standing Rock?
Frank Rosen, Longtime UE Leader, Dies at 91
In Texas, New Obstacles for Those Seeking Abortions *
Planned Parenthood and ACLU mount abortion law challenges in three states
Good cheer for South Africa’s winery workers
Employers Battling NYC Labor Unions are Expecting Tide to Change
Westmoreland County employees to vote on new labor contract
Court workers reach tentative labor agreement with state
Show Ready accused of not paying employee contributions to labor union
Supreme Court may rule whether workers get paid last in bankruptcies
Artist Ricardo Levins Morales holds holiday sale Saturday
Chicago airport workers fight unfair labor practices, demand $15 and a union
Trump Chooses an Outspoken Ex-Marine to Lead Defense *
Immigration Courts Buckling After Years of Stalled Cases *
U.S. Economy Added 178,000 Jobs in November; Unemployment Rate at 4.6% *
Trump Cheered for Carrier Deal Even as Other Jobs Are Trimmed *
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Frank Rosen, Longtime UE Leader, Dies at 91
In Texas, New Obstacles for Those Seeking Abortions *
Planned Parenthood and ACLU mount abortion law challenges in three states
Good cheer for South Africa’s winery workers
Employers Battling NYC Labor Unions are Expecting Tide to Change
Westmoreland County employees to vote on new labor contract
Court workers reach tentative labor agreement with state
Show Ready accused of not paying employee contributions to labor union
Supreme Court may rule whether workers get paid last in bankruptcies
Artist Ricardo Levins Morales holds holiday sale Saturday
Chicago airport workers fight unfair labor practices, demand $15 and a union
Trump Chooses an Outspoken Ex-Marine to Lead Defense *
Immigration Courts Buckling After Years of Stalled Cases *
U.S. Economy Added 178,000 Jobs in November; Unemployment Rate at 4.6% *
Trump Cheered for Carrier Deal Even as Other Jobs Are Trimmed *
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Thursday, December 1, 2016
December 1 News Update
'Bogus charges': Standing Rock activists say they face campaign of legal bullying
Veterans to Serve as ‘Human Shields’ for Dakota Pipeline Protesters *
Global Climate Justice Movements Refuse to Be Overshadowed
How Obama's climate change legacy is weakened by US investment in dirty fuel
Trump and the GOP may be trying to kneecap climate research
EU targets energy waste and coal subsidies in new climate package
A Wrenching Choice for Alaska Towns in the Path of Climate Change *
Despite Climate Change Vow, China Pushes to Dig More Coal *
Cubans cheer Castro's ashes on last journey across island
To so many Africans, Fidel Castro is a hero. Here’s why
Labor prepares to defend its victories on higher wages and worker rights
UPMC hourly workers strike to protest wages, union rights
Hate crimes in Britain linked to Brexit campaign
Oil, dollar and bond yields sharply higher after OPEC deal
Breitbart declares war on Kellogg's after cereal brand pulls advertising from site
MLB players, owners reach tentative labor deal
Trump Cabinet Choices Signal Embrace of Wall St. Elite *
As Auto Lending Rises, So Do Delinquencies *
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
November 30 News Update
Standing
Rock protesters hold out against extraordinary police violence
Standing Rock is the civil rights issue of our time – let's act accordingly
Thousands of Fight for 15 protesters rise up in 340 cities across the US
Hundreds strike at O'Hare
Detroit cops arrest 39 during minimum wage protest
Calls for higher wages fill a day of rallies, protests in Kansas City
Uber Drivers, Other Workers Protest For $15 Minimum Wage
Striking Workers Undaunted in Fight for $15
‘Fight for $15’ Widens Its Focus *
Reproductive rights groups condemn Trump's nominee for health secretary
Forward to the Women’s March on Washington
To cheers of 'I am Fidel'" Cubans and allies say goodbye to Castro
Low-wage jobs make up 45 percent of Twin Cities openings
Buffalo Hospital Workers Get Their Money and Staffing Back
Intelligence experts urge Obama to end Edward Snowden's 'untenable exile'
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Standing Rock is the civil rights issue of our time – let's act accordingly
Thousands of Fight for 15 protesters rise up in 340 cities across the US
Hundreds strike at O'Hare
Detroit cops arrest 39 during minimum wage protest
Calls for higher wages fill a day of rallies, protests in Kansas City
Uber Drivers, Other Workers Protest For $15 Minimum Wage
Striking Workers Undaunted in Fight for $15
‘Fight for $15’ Widens Its Focus *
Reproductive rights groups condemn Trump's nominee for health secretary
Forward to the Women’s March on Washington
To cheers of 'I am Fidel'" Cubans and allies say goodbye to Castro
Low-wage jobs make up 45 percent of Twin Cities openings
Buffalo Hospital Workers Get Their Money and Staffing Back
Intelligence experts urge Obama to end Edward Snowden's 'untenable exile'
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016
November 29 News Update
Standing Rock protest: North Dakota governor orders immediate evacuation
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reacts to U.S. Army Corps Eviction Notice
Labor can't sit out the fight at Standing Rock
Neil Young asks Obama to stop 'violent aggression' at Dakota pipeline protest
The Standing Rock protests are a symbolic moment
Scientists record biggest ever coral die-off on Australia's Great
Shrinking glaciers cause state-of-emergency drought in Bolivia
Germany Gleefully Leads List of World’s Top Recyclers *
Minimum Wage Protests Planned Across US
The Canada Infrastructure Bank: Theft by Deception
For unions in Wisconsin, a fast and hard fall since Act 10
Ransomware attack on San Francisco public transit gives everyone a free ride
Donald Trump threatens to freeze US-Cuba thaw days after Castro's death
Cities Vow to Fight Trump on Immigration, Even if They Lose Millions *
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Monday, November 28, 2016
November 28 News Update
With
Thanksgiving leftovers, our news plate over flows
Standing Rock Thanksgiving: a day of mourning, resistance and Jane Fonda
Standing Rock: injured protester's father says police account 'bogus nonsense'
Power Imbalance at the Pipeline Protest *
The Conflicts Along 1,176 Miles of the Dakota Access Pipeline *
US army orders eviction of Dakota pipeline protesters' camp, tribe says
Hundreds of veterans joining Standing Rock protest
Tribe asks pipeline opponents to boycott Bismarck businesses
Perils of Climate Change Could Swamp Coastal Real Estate *
Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’
Cuba’s revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, dies aged 90 Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 *
Fidel Castro: An autobiographical essay
Fidel Castro dies
Fidel Castro: Fight the ecological destruction threatening the planet!
Income inequality still at record levels, says OECD
Trump's tax plan: massive cuts for
the 1% will usher 'era of dynastic wealth'
Black-White Earnings Gap Returns to 1950 Levels
Here's how that GE Appliances labor contract vote split
Construction Collapse in Southeast China Kills Dozens at Power Plant *
In a California Valley, Healthy Food Everywhere but on the Table *
Betsy DeVos, billionaire philanthropist, picked as Trump education secretary
Nicaragua canal: in a sleepy Pacific port, something stirs
European Parliament Votes to Suspend Talks With Turkey on E.U. Membership *
A Battle to Change Medicare Is Brewing, Whether Trump Wants It or Not *
U.S. Seeks Death for Charleston Suspect, but Families Don’t *
Choke Point: The High Cost of an Aging River Lock *
Hundreds of churches offer sanctuary to undocumented migrants after election
AFSCME launches new labor history website
Letter Carriers hail postal surplus, call for reform
Nova Scotia Teachers on the Verge of Strike
Greek public sector workers strike against EU/IMF reforms
NLRB finds Delphi union’s charges have merit
Trump Claims ‘Millions’ Voted Illegally, Citing No Evidence *
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Standing Rock Thanksgiving: a day of mourning, resistance and Jane Fonda
Standing Rock: injured protester's father says police account 'bogus nonsense'
Power Imbalance at the Pipeline Protest *
The Conflicts Along 1,176 Miles of the Dakota Access Pipeline *
US army orders eviction of Dakota pipeline protesters' camp, tribe says
Hundreds of veterans joining Standing Rock protest
Tribe asks pipeline opponents to boycott Bismarck businesses
Perils of Climate Change Could Swamp Coastal Real Estate *
Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’
Cuba’s revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, dies aged 90 Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 *
Fidel Castro: An autobiographical essay
Fidel Castro dies
Fidel Castro: Fight the ecological destruction threatening the planet!
Income inequality still at record levels, says OECD
Black-White Earnings Gap Returns to 1950 Levels
Here's how that GE Appliances labor contract vote split
Construction Collapse in Southeast China Kills Dozens at Power Plant *
In a California Valley, Healthy Food Everywhere but on the Table *
Betsy DeVos, billionaire philanthropist, picked as Trump education secretary
Nicaragua canal: in a sleepy Pacific port, something stirs
European Parliament Votes to Suspend Talks With Turkey on E.U. Membership *
A Battle to Change Medicare Is Brewing, Whether Trump Wants It or Not *
U.S. Seeks Death for Charleston Suspect, but Families Don’t *
Choke Point: The High Cost of an Aging River Lock *
Hundreds of churches offer sanctuary to undocumented migrants after election
AFSCME launches new labor history website
Letter Carriers hail postal surplus, call for reform
Nova Scotia Teachers on the Verge of Strike
Greek public sector workers strike against EU/IMF reforms
NLRB finds Delphi union’s charges have merit
Trump Claims ‘Millions’ Voted Illegally, Citing No Evidence *
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Thansgiving Break
Happy Thanksgiving to our U.S. readers
Our next News Update will be Monday, November 28
Our next News Update will be Monday, November 28
November 23 News Update
Dakota
Access pipeline protester 'may lose her arm' after police standoff
The Standing Rock protests are a taste of things to come
'Extraordinarily hot' Arctic temperatures alarm scientists
Global Warming Alters Arctic Food Chain *
Mazzocchi and the Moment
Lufthansa strike: nearly 900 flights cancelled in pilots dispute
Union workers reject 4-year labor contract with GE Appliances
Justin Trudeau’s giant corporate giveaway
Turning It Around: Long-Term Organizing in the U.S.
Jailed for ending a pregnancy: how prosecutors get inventive on abortion
Samsung Group, pension fund offices raided in growing South Korea scandal
Amid uncertainty, UK Treasury chief to offer bleak outlook
Russian tankers defy EU ban to smuggle jet fuel to Syria
US navy's most expensive destroyer breaks down in Panama Canal
Judge Suspends Rule Expanding Overtime for Millions of Workers *
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The Standing Rock protests are a taste of things to come
'Extraordinarily hot' Arctic temperatures alarm scientists
Global Warming Alters Arctic Food Chain *
Mazzocchi and the Moment
Lufthansa strike: nearly 900 flights cancelled in pilots dispute
Union workers reject 4-year labor contract with GE Appliances
Justin Trudeau’s giant corporate giveaway
Turning It Around: Long-Term Organizing in the U.S.
Jailed for ending a pregnancy: how prosecutors get inventive on abortion
Samsung Group, pension fund offices raided in growing South Korea scandal
Amid uncertainty, UK Treasury chief to offer bleak outlook
Russian tankers defy EU ban to smuggle jet fuel to Syria
US navy's most expensive destroyer breaks down in Panama Canal
Judge Suspends Rule Expanding Overtime for Millions of Workers *
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
November 22 News Update
Dakota
Access pipeline: 300 protesters injured after police use water
cannons
Lessons from the Standing Rock Pipeline Battle
Canada plans to phase out coal-powered electricity by 2030
California drought: 36m trees dead since May, raising toll to more than 102m
Exxon Mobil Accuses the Rockefellers of a Climate Conspiracy *
GE Appliances union workers meet ahead of proposed contract decision
Phone App 'Jornaler@' Helps Immigrant Day Workers Combat Wage Abuse
IBEW women wire Habitat for Humanity house in all-women project
Panel to discuss academics and activism
Trump and the future: commentary from Britain
Fred Zuckerman Statement on the IBT Election
Nigel Farage would be 'great' UK ambassador to US, says Donald Trump
Hospitals may require patients to show passports for NHS treatment
Obama created a deportation machine. Soon it will be Trump's
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.
Lessons from the Standing Rock Pipeline Battle
Canada plans to phase out coal-powered electricity by 2030
California drought: 36m trees dead since May, raising toll to more than 102m
Exxon Mobil Accuses the Rockefellers of a Climate Conspiracy *
GE Appliances union workers meet ahead of proposed contract decision
Phone App 'Jornaler@' Helps Immigrant Day Workers Combat Wage Abuse
IBEW women wire Habitat for Humanity house in all-women project
Panel to discuss academics and activism
Trump and the future: commentary from Britain
Fred Zuckerman Statement on the IBT Election
Nigel Farage would be 'great' UK ambassador to US, says Donald Trump
Hospitals may require patients to show passports for NHS treatment
Obama created a deportation machine. Soon it will be Trump's
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.
Monday, November 21, 2016
November 21 News Update
Standing
Rock protest: hundreds clash with police over Dakota Access
Pipeline
Donald Trump looms large over future of climate action
Myron Ebell, the Climate Contrarian Now Plotting the EPA's Precarious Future
Steve Bannon's Trip From Climate Conspiracy Theorist to Trump's White House
In Trump's World, Environmental Movement Wrestles With Its Future
Climate summit chief pleads with Trump not to ditch Paris treaty
Global green movement prepares to fight Trump on climate change
Zuckerman Gives Hoffa a Run for His Money
Obama tells Latin America and world: give Trump time, don't assume
White Nationalists Celebrate ‘an Awakening’ After Donald Trump’s Victory *
Cornel West Will Return to Teach at Harvard *
A Bleak Outlook for Trump’s Promises to Coal Miners *
Swedish labor union opens 'mansplaining' hotline for frustrated women
Xavier employees protest removal of Christmas cash gifts
Trump demands apology from Hamilton cast after Mike Pence booed
Kentucky counties could adopt right-to-work laws under appeals court decision
How Employers Limit Worker Rights
Pa. Dept. of Labor & Industry plans to lay off 600 workers
Contract that ended the SEPTA strike may not get union approval
Dreams of undocumented young people start to crumble after Trump victory
Samsung and Panasonic accused over supply chain labour abuses in Malaysia
Pope extends power to forgive abortion to all Roman Catholic priests
Many in Milwaukee Neighborhood Didn’t Vote — and Don’t Regret It *
‘White Nationalism,’ Explained *
Many Insured Children Lack Essential Health Care, Study Finds *
Fixation on Fake News Overshadows Waning Trust in Real Reporting *
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.
Donald Trump looms large over future of climate action
Myron Ebell, the Climate Contrarian Now Plotting the EPA's Precarious Future
Steve Bannon's Trip From Climate Conspiracy Theorist to Trump's White House
In Trump's World, Environmental Movement Wrestles With Its Future
Climate summit chief pleads with Trump not to ditch Paris treaty
Global green movement prepares to fight Trump on climate change
Zuckerman Gives Hoffa a Run for His Money
Obama tells Latin America and world: give Trump time, don't assume
White Nationalists Celebrate ‘an Awakening’ After Donald Trump’s Victory *
Cornel West Will Return to Teach at Harvard *
A Bleak Outlook for Trump’s Promises to Coal Miners *
Swedish labor union opens 'mansplaining' hotline for frustrated women
Xavier employees protest removal of Christmas cash gifts
Trump demands apology from Hamilton cast after Mike Pence booed
Kentucky counties could adopt right-to-work laws under appeals court decision
How Employers Limit Worker Rights
Pa. Dept. of Labor & Industry plans to lay off 600 workers
Contract that ended the SEPTA strike may not get union approval
Dreams of undocumented young people start to crumble after Trump victory
Samsung and Panasonic accused over supply chain labour abuses in Malaysia
Pope extends power to forgive abortion to all Roman Catholic priests
Many in Milwaukee Neighborhood Didn’t Vote — and Don’t Regret It *
‘White Nationalism,’ Explained *
Many Insured Children Lack Essential Health Care, Study Finds *
Fixation on Fake News Overshadows Waning Trust in Real Reporting *
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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