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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

May 4 News Update

Fort McMurray fire
Fort McMurray wildfire remains out of control after city evacuated

The time has come to turn up the heat on those who are wrecking planet Earth
'A silent catastrophe': Chilean fishermen protest failure to mitigate toxic 'red tide'
Phasing out coal, oil and gas extraction in US would drastically cut emissions
Global water shortages to deliver 'severe hit' to economies, World Bank warns

School resumes as pay promise buoys teachers
Brazil iron miner Samarco sued for billions in disaster that killed 19 people
Ethiopian immigrants turn job niche into labor activism
Phoenix, unions reach deal to restore pay for city workers
'You sold us out': Cabbies angry as council creates new licence for Uber
Washington Metro System Failed to Learn From Accidents, Report Finds *


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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Retiree member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1287. Active member National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. Webmaster of kclabor.org since March, 2000. Former Vice-President of ATU 1287. In Minneapolis during Seventies-Eighties held several posts in UE Local 1139 including Local President and Shop Chairman at Litton Microwave. Charter member of Labor Party Advocates. Founding member of US Labor Against the War.
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