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August 12 News Update

Lessons of the 2015 CUPE Local 3903 Strike

Labor wins first round in legal fight against right-to-work
Chase Brexton workers fired amid union organizing
The Rank and File’s Paper of Record
Postal Workers Stare Down Canada Post
Survey finds more than a third of Americans are financially desperate
Native pride meets union pride in Cement Mason training program
Elections in Spain: Podemos falters, right regaining control
Macy's plans to close 100 stores next year amid quarterly losses
Corbyn and Smith clash over future of Labour in leadership debate

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August 11 News Update

Scotland completely powered by wind turbines for a day
Deadly Wildfires on Portuguese Island of Madeira Reach Its Largest City *
Chinese City Backs Down on Proposed Nuclear Fuel Plant After Protests *

The Forgotten Union
Workers at Washoe schools may see health insurance hike
Interlake workers vote for union
Steelworkers union seeks to represent workers at Versailles plant
Union wants higher pay as labour talks with Detroit 3 begin
Workers raise more questions about Mayo Clinic subcontracting
How the Arab World Came Apart *
A Group That Trump and Clinton Barely Mention: the Poor *

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August 10 News Update

Ancient ice reveals vital clues about Earth's past climate
Paul McCartney and Ranulph Fiennes back Amazon tribe threatened by dams
How Bad Is Your Air-Conditioner for the Planet? *


For Unions, Sometimes a Lockout Is Better Than a Strike

Bernie Sanders and the New Class Politics
Organized labor ready to challenge Right to Work in court
Labor Must Take on Capital
Town of Patterson, Union Workers Look to Reach New Contract
Union-busting bakery accused of wage theft in class-action lawsuit
Small businesses voice support for St. Paul sick-time ordinance
Turkey: From failed military coup to authoritarian purge
Gunshots in Ferguson after car hits protester on Michael Brown anniversary
Kissinger hindered US effort to end mass killings in Argentina, according to files
Eurostar workers to strike in dispute over work-life balance

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August 9 News Update

Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian
Nobody can buy the silence of a climate spinning out of control
Greenpeace sounds alarm over China's long-distance fishing fleet
Colorado Activists Submit Petitions for Referendums on Fracking *


Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
Corbyn consolidates grip on Labour with high court and NEC successes
The UKIPisation of the Tory Party –The Brexit left in denial

Southwest  flight attendants keep up pressure with picket outside Love Field
Southland grocery workers voting on proposed labor contract
Why are US unions less powerful than their Canadian counterparts?
Stop the bombings and the sieges in Syria, support the Syrian people!
The Unitary Chavista Socialist League (LUCHAS) is born
One in three British families are a month's pay from losing homes
Labour to announce candidates for two mayoral elections
Trump's economic plan: no 'death tax', less business tax, and fewer regulations
Liberals eye revamped West Africa special forces mission
Legislators Take Aim at New Jersey Student Loan Program’s Tough Tactics *
States Vie to Shield the Wealth of the 1 Percent *

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August 8 News Update

Thousands in Eastern Chinese City Protest Nuclear Waste Project *
A New Climate Danger: Carbon Released by Burning Bogs *

Women Day Laborers Are Tired of Waiting for Work, and for Justice
How Black Lives Matter Activists Plan to Fix Schools
The Two Faces of Obama’s Immigration Policy
Miner dies after Wyoming County ignition
Northern Minnesota and east metro grocery workers ratify contracts
Labour members barred from leadership ballot win right to vote
UK's top bosses received 10% pay rise in 2015 as average salary hit £5.5m
Researchers or Allies of Business? Think Tanks Blur the Line *
Election Shows Many South Africans Losing Faith in ‘Pompous’ A.N.C. *
In northwestern Ontario, a scientific research facility breathes new life
From Syrian Rubble to German Concert Halls With Survivor’s Guilt *
Green Party Sees Opportunity Amid Wide Voter Discontent *
How to Give Rural America Broadband? Look to the Early 1900s *

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August 5 News Update

Confirmed: 2015 set all-time heat records
Climate change may cause Cold War-era Arctic military base to resurface
The town that reveals how Russia spills two Deepwater Horizons of oil each year
Major Amazon dam opposed by tribes fails to get environmental license

Low-Wage Workers Push For 'Inclusive Prosperity' At Fight for $15 Convention
Work Life: What's At Stake At Canada Post?
Grocery union ad campaign will take aim at Walmart — and Kroenke
Grocery strike averted: Workers reach tentative deal with Ralphs and Albertsons
Aramark unfair to Philly ballpark workers, union says
Unions vs. right-to-work debates heat up at colleges offering labor degrees
Employees strike Bayside’s Food Universe against ‘unfair treatment’
Redeeming Australian Labor
DeMoro: Top 10 Reasons to Continue Donations to Bernie Sanders
Revealed: AARP Is Funding ALEC
Black Lives Matter protest sparks traffic chaos outside Heathrow
Voters deliver stinging rebuke to ANC in South African election
Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith face off in tense Labour leadership hustings
A Check on a President’s Nuclear Power? There Is None *

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August 4 News Update

National Academy of Sciences to study mountaintop removal effects on public
Critics say Navy fuel tanks threaten crucial Hawaii aquifer
Prince Albert, Sask., working to restore water to rural customers
Pollution fears taint Rio's picturesque bay ahead of Olympics


City Council stops $15 ballot measure in Minneapolis

Trump Taj Mahal to close after Labor Day due to casino worker strike
AT&T and Union For Wireless Workers Have New Proposed Benefits Deal
Feminisms of the Left
MMIW inquiry: Meet the 5 commissioners
South Africa elections: ANC takes early lead but may lose grip on cities
Corbyn to pledge £500bn of spending in leadership speech
Yes, Donald Trump. The electoral system is 'rigged' – against black Americans
Oberlin Professor Accused of Anti-Semitic Remarks Is Placed on Paid Leave *

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August 3 News Update

Portland Teachers Expose Lead in Schools
Temporary lines keep water flowing in Prince Albert, Sask., after oil spill
The climate crisis is already here – but no one’s telling us
Environmental records shattered as climate change 'plays out before us'
Pacific Gas & Electric possible fine for deadly explosion slashed by 99%


Showdown Wednesday over $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis

Nurses say Allina talks are over, another strike possible
In Philadelphia, Progressive Education Organizers Fight ‘Disaster Capitalism’
Thousands to Meet in Montreal for World Social Forum
Test for ANC as South Africa votes in local elections
Network Close To NATO Military Leader Fueled Ukraine Conflict
Germany to Spend 270 Billion Euros to Fix Roads, Railways, Waterways *
Illegal in Massachusetts: Asking Your Salary in a Job Interview *

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