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Thursday, August 11, 2016

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 *


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.
Posted by Bill Onasch at 5:45 AM

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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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