Monday, October 31, 2016
October 31 News Update
Rank-and-File Union Members Speak-Out at Standing Rock Camp
Dakota Access pipeline: Native Americans allege cruel treatment
Dakota Access pipeline protesters see bias after Oregon militia verdict
Why Dakota Is the New Keystone *
2 billion children breathe toxic air worldwide
Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops *
Unifor and Big Three Bargaining
Uber is misleading drivers about its legal defeat, claims union
Nissan's post-Brexit deal could lead to 'colossal' bills for taxpayers
WikiLeaks Reveal What Clinton Staff Really Thinks About Labor
Danamon Reacts to Labor Union`s Protest
Judge blocks Obama contracting rules nationwide
Strike deadline closing in at Waterford chemical plant
A Little-Noticed Fact About Trade: It’s No Longer Rising *
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Friday, October 28, 2016
October 28 News Update
Mass arrests at Standing Rock
North Dakota pipeline protesters pushed back from site after 117 arrested
Indigenous Youth Demand Clinton Take Stand on DAPL
Labor boss slams ‘bottom-feeding’ unions opposing pipeline
Nurses Condemn Attacks on Protectors Opposing the Dakota Pipeline
The nearly carbon-free climate justice conference
First Nations, Conservation Groups Sue to Block Massive LNG Project in BC
Bill to Ban Fracking in Ireland Moves Forward
The British Columbia Carbon Tax: A Failed Experiment
World's largest marine park created in Antarctic Ocean
How China’s Politics of Control Shape the Debate on Deserts *
Increased repression of the trade-union movement in South Korea
Wall Street Money From Teachers' Pensions Fund Charter Schools Fight
Statement on graduate assistant unionization
Fast food union empties out Burgerville – on game night
On Intermittent Strikes, Labor Board's Top Attorney Cites Labor Notes
Republican Mark Kirk singles out Asian heritage of Iraq veteran rival
As Freelancers’ Ranks Grow, New York Moves to Get What They’re Due *
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Thursday, October 27, 2016
October 27 News Update
Pipeline
Company Warns Water Protectors: Get Out... Or Else
World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020
Guards for Dakota pipeline could be charged for using dogs on activists
Dakota Access pipeline company and Donald Trump have close financial ties
Russia beefs up Baltic Fleet amid NATO tensions: reports
Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east
Fighting the TPP
Wage theft hotline launched for federal contract workers
Opera about Swede Hollow to be performed
Educators Thwart School Takeover Scheme
Snowden: 'Journalists Are a Threatened Class' in Era of Mass Surveillance
US abstains in UN vote on Cuba embargo for the first time
Paterson agreements with 4 unions, leaves out DPW blue collar workers
Nigerian union says oil firms sack 3,000 workers
Amplats Offers to Increase Basic Pay by 7%
Some Trump Voters Warn of Revolution if Clinton Wins *
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World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020
Guards for Dakota pipeline could be charged for using dogs on activists
Dakota Access pipeline company and Donald Trump have close financial ties
Russia beefs up Baltic Fleet amid NATO tensions: reports
Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east
Fighting the TPP
Wage theft hotline launched for federal contract workers
Opera about Swede Hollow to be performed
Educators Thwart School Takeover Scheme
Snowden: 'Journalists Are a Threatened Class' in Era of Mass Surveillance
US abstains in UN vote on Cuba embargo for the first time
Paterson agreements with 4 unions, leaves out DPW blue collar workers
Nigerian union says oil firms sack 3,000 workers
Amplats Offers to Increase Basic Pay by 7%
Some Trump Voters Warn of Revolution if Clinton Wins *
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
October 26 News Update
Over
120 arrested at North Dakota pipeline protests, including
journalists
A big step towards the Anthropocene
The banana as we know it is in imminent danger
Renewables made up half of net electricity capacity added last year
Resettling China’s ‘Ecological Migrants’ *
The ‘Saddest’ Polar Bear Lives in a Mall in China *
Harvard reaches tenative deal with dining workers
Students, Supporters Out in Force For Dining Workers
BP Prefers Agency-Recruited Employees Not to Join Labor Union
The Crisis of European Integration and the Challenges for the Left
'We are on strike because we want to be alive'
‘Corbynism’ and the challenge for the left
The left currents in the Philippines and the Duterte presidency
Why Clinton's plans for no-fly zones in Syria could provoke US-Russia conflict
Most Americans do not feel represented by Democrats or Republicans – survey
Voter ID Laws Lost in Court. Why Can’t These Voters Vote? *
Google Curbs Expansion of Fiber Optic Network, Cutting Jobs *
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A big step towards the Anthropocene
The banana as we know it is in imminent danger
Renewables made up half of net electricity capacity added last year
Resettling China’s ‘Ecological Migrants’ *
The ‘Saddest’ Polar Bear Lives in a Mall in China *
Harvard reaches tenative deal with dining workers
Students, Supporters Out in Force For Dining Workers
BP Prefers Agency-Recruited Employees Not to Join Labor Union
The Crisis of European Integration and the Challenges for the Left
'We are on strike because we want to be alive'
‘Corbynism’ and the challenge for the left
The left currents in the Philippines and the Duterte presidency
Why Clinton's plans for no-fly zones in Syria could provoke US-Russia conflict
Most Americans do not feel represented by Democrats or Republicans – survey
Voter ID Laws Lost in Court. Why Can’t These Voters Vote? *
Google Curbs Expansion of Fiber Optic Network, Cutting Jobs *
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
October 25 News Update
How
much more environmental injustice must Uniontown bear?
Living in China’s Expanding Deserts *
Ernst Fracking Case Still Awaits Supreme Court Ruling
An Inevitable Disaster, a Failed Spill Response
Hannah Holleman on environmental justice and ecological imperialism
Heathrow third runway expected to get May cabinet green light
Harvard students lead sit-in to support striking dining workers
Women in Iceland to Leave Work at 2:38 PM
Mack Trucks workers approve three-year contract
As Hanjin crumbles, workers await their fate
Public Sector Pensions Under Attack – From the L.A. Times
Refinery Merger Underscores Risks of Petro-Economy Nationwide
CETA Failure Reflects Public Rejection of Sweeping Trade Deals
How Britain’s black miners are reclaiming their place in history
Some Health Plan Costs to Increase by an Average of 25 Percent *
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Living in China’s Expanding Deserts *
Ernst Fracking Case Still Awaits Supreme Court Ruling
An Inevitable Disaster, a Failed Spill Response
Hannah Holleman on environmental justice and ecological imperialism
Heathrow third runway expected to get May cabinet green light
Harvard students lead sit-in to support striking dining workers
Women in Iceland to Leave Work at 2:38 PM
Mack Trucks workers approve three-year contract
As Hanjin crumbles, workers await their fate
Public Sector Pensions Under Attack – From the L.A. Times
Refinery Merger Underscores Risks of Petro-Economy Nationwide
CETA Failure Reflects Public Rejection of Sweeping Trade Deals
How Britain’s black miners are reclaiming their place in history
Some Health Plan Costs to Increase by an Average of 25 Percent *
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Monday, October 24, 2016
October 24 News Update
After
Lean Years, Big Oil May Emerge Stronger Than Ever *
Large chemical spill sends plume across Atchison
Factory Farms Get Bigger, Pollution Grows, but Regulators Lag Far Behind
Pennsylvania Ruling on Eminent Domain Puts Pipeline Project on Alert
Detroit incinerator is hotspot for health problems, environmentalists claim
New Climate-Friendlier Coolant Has a Catch: It’s Flammable *
Faculty Members at State Universities in Pennsylvania End 3-Day Strike *
Think Your Retirement Plan Is Bad? Talk to a Teacher *
Jim Beam Workers Win a Better Contract
Rockford's UPS aircraft mechanics begins strike vote
1 Libbey union rejects labor pact, to vote on revised proposal
A Whistle Was Blown on ITT; 17 Years Later, It Collapsed *
Europe-Canada Deal Near Collapse, Globalization’s Latest Chapter Is History *
NBA national anthem singer kneels and reveals Black Lives Matter T-shirt
Thirteen killed in tour bus and truck crash near Palm Springs, California
Theresa May warned of risk of constitutional crisis over Brexit deal
Justice Dept. to Have Fewer Watchdogs at Polling Places *
Tom Hayden, 1960s Activist Turned Lawmaker, Dies at 76 *
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Large chemical spill sends plume across Atchison
Factory Farms Get Bigger, Pollution Grows, but Regulators Lag Far Behind
Pennsylvania Ruling on Eminent Domain Puts Pipeline Project on Alert
Detroit incinerator is hotspot for health problems, environmentalists claim
New Climate-Friendlier Coolant Has a Catch: It’s Flammable *
Faculty Members at State Universities in Pennsylvania End 3-Day Strike *
Think Your Retirement Plan Is Bad? Talk to a Teacher *
Jim Beam Workers Win a Better Contract
Rockford's UPS aircraft mechanics begins strike vote
1 Libbey union rejects labor pact, to vote on revised proposal
A Whistle Was Blown on ITT; 17 Years Later, It Collapsed *
Europe-Canada Deal Near Collapse, Globalization’s Latest Chapter Is History *
NBA national anthem singer kneels and reveals Black Lives Matter T-shirt
Thirteen killed in tour bus and truck crash near Palm Springs, California
Theresa May warned of risk of constitutional crisis over Brexit deal
Justice Dept. to Have Fewer Watchdogs at Polling Places *
Tom Hayden, 1960s Activist Turned Lawmaker, Dies at 76 *
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Sunday, October 23, 2016
Friday, October 21, 2016
October 21 News Update
Photograph: Ben Grayzel
Documentary film-makers face decades in prison for taping oil pipeline protests
Watchdog: EPA delayed for 7 months in Flint water crisis
Only Those Committed to Destroying Planet Can Bid on Fossil Fuel Leases
Matt Rourke/AP
Pennsylvania Professors Go On Strike
Out of work Just Born workers out of luck with jobless benefits
All Tricks, No Treat in Peeps Candy Strike
MCAD faculty say yes to union; Augsburg up next
CWAers Meet in Pittsburgh for Customer Service Conference
Thousands of Seattle teachers organize 'Black Lives Matter at School' rally
Protests erupt in Egyptian city of Port Said
Corporations try to thwart new overtime rule
Naomi Klein, Glenn Greenwald Tackle Ethics of WikiLeaks' Podesta Emails
ACLU Demands Secret Court Hand Over Rulings on Surveillance Law
Brazil charges 21 over deaths in mine dam collapse: prosecutor
New Jersey Transit's longest delay: Modern safety technology
When Librarians Are Silenced
California’s largest state worker union to vote on strike
The Fight for Mexican Labor
Tampa reaches agreement with one of three labor unions
Union asks court to reverse Wal-Mart trespassing order
Lake Circuit Court clerk's office's union dispute goes before state labor board
He Stars in a Spanish-Language Soap. Why Is He Driving for Uber? *
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
October 20 News Update
Why
has climate change been ignored in the US election debates?
British doctors and health professionals call for rapid coal phase-out
As California Water Use Rises, Some Ask: Were Limits Eased Too Soon? *
Workers join union as Mayo Clinic pursues outsourcing plan
University Of California Labor Union Survey Shows Workers Struggle To Eat
Just Born, union report no progress in labor contract
Labor unions to march for 123 days off
Harvard Cuts a Deal With Its Grad Students on Union Drive
Social democracy and the radical left: why we continue to build Left Unity
Posthumous pardons law may see Oscar Wilde exonerated
Argentina's women joined across South America in marches against violence
Brazilian politician who led Rousseff impeachment arrested on corruption charges
North Carolina State Hospital Workers Stage Sick-Out
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British doctors and health professionals call for rapid coal phase-out
As California Water Use Rises, Some Ask: Were Limits Eased Too Soon? *
Workers join union as Mayo Clinic pursues outsourcing plan
University Of California Labor Union Survey Shows Workers Struggle To Eat
Just Born, union report no progress in labor contract
Labor unions to march for 123 days off
Harvard Cuts a Deal With Its Grad Students on Union Drive
Social democracy and the radical left: why we continue to build Left Unity
Posthumous pardons law may see Oscar Wilde exonerated
Argentina's women joined across South America in marches against violence
Brazilian politician who led Rousseff impeachment arrested on corruption charges
North Carolina State Hospital Workers Stage Sick-Out
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016
October 19 News Update
Climate
change means no airport expansion – at Heathrow or anywhere
2016 locked into being hottest year on record, Nasa says
Forum on TPP this Wednesday
MEA conference puts focus on training, attracting new teachers
Inoculate Your Co-Workers against the Boss's Tactics
Is 'Postcapitalism' On the Horizon?
Labor Leader to Seattle Police Union: Don't Isolate Yourselves
Palace Station employees narrowly defeat Culinary union vote
Why 318 NJ Transit workers got an extra $20K check last year
Labor board rejects union complaint American Crystal Sugar threatened lockout
How to fight for women’s rights in the Age of Trumpism
Trump’s Call to Monitor Polls Raises Fears of Intimidation *
Ex-General, Guiding Trump, Offers Angry Voice of Authority *
Ford Is Building Plants in Mexico *
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2016 locked into being hottest year on record, Nasa says
Forum on TPP this Wednesday
MEA conference puts focus on training, attracting new teachers
Inoculate Your Co-Workers against the Boss's Tactics
Is 'Postcapitalism' On the Horizon?
Labor Leader to Seattle Police Union: Don't Isolate Yourselves
Palace Station employees narrowly defeat Culinary union vote
Why 318 NJ Transit workers got an extra $20K check last year
Labor board rejects union complaint American Crystal Sugar threatened lockout
How to fight for women’s rights in the Age of Trumpism
Trump’s Call to Monitor Polls Raises Fears of Intimidation *
Ex-General, Guiding Trump, Offers Angry Voice of Authority *
Ford Is Building Plants in Mexico *
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
October 18 News Update
Exxon asks court to throw out New York state's climate change case
US Senate could block landmark HFC climate treaty, legal experts warn
Pipeline Memo Guiding Trudeau Gov’t ‘Riddled with Mistakes’
The Green Jobs BC Conference Is Coming
Nicaragua Dispute Over Indigenous Land Erupts in Wave of Killings *
How Brazilian Bank Workers Learn to Dream Bigger
Big Three Bargaining: Different Ways of Making History
Charges Dropped Against Journalist Amy Goodman
‘Devastating’ if Provincial Trustee Closes Schools, Critics Say after VSB Firing
BC Hydro: From Public Interest to Private Profits
Labor Board Challenges Secrecy in Wall Street Contracts *
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US Senate could block landmark HFC climate treaty, legal experts warn
Pipeline Memo Guiding Trudeau Gov’t ‘Riddled with Mistakes’
The Green Jobs BC Conference Is Coming
Nicaragua Dispute Over Indigenous Land Erupts in Wave of Killings *
How Brazilian Bank Workers Learn to Dream Bigger
Big Three Bargaining: Different Ways of Making History
Charges Dropped Against Journalist Amy Goodman
‘Devastating’ if Provincial Trustee Closes Schools, Critics Say after VSB Firing
BC Hydro: From Public Interest to Private Profits
Labor Board Challenges Secrecy in Wall Street Contracts *
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Monday, October 17, 2016
October 17 News Update
US Labor and the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)
ND Prosecutor Seeks 'Riot' Charges Against Amy Goodman
Dakota Access Opponents Thinking Bigger, Aim to Halt Entire Pipeline
Climate change: global deal reached to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons
Why organized labor is getting behind offshore wind
Chicago Teachers Avert a Strike by Forcing the Mayor to Dig Deep
What'"TIFs' Are and How They Averted the Chicago Teachers Union Strike
Whiskey Workers Strike at 2 Beam Distilleries in Kentucky
Austerity at all levels of government has created a teacher shortfall
Ken Loach: ‘If you’re not angry, what kind of person are you?’
Teachers strike brings out divisions in Namibian labour movement
Feds Issue Complaint Against Shore Hotel Claiming Labor Law Violations
In Hacked Speech, Clinton Embraced Covert Interventions *
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Friday, October 14, 2016
October 14 News Update
Why Potent Greenhouse Gases Are Meeting's Focus *
Poor, Displaced and Anxious in North Carolina as Floods Climb After Hurricane *
Low-wage workers chalk up another victory as CTUL members win union
Twin Cities janitors declare victory in union fight after 44-month campaign
Workers picket Trump’s Las Vegas union busting outside his DC hotel
750 pulled off job for first strike at Libbey since 1998
‘No Middle Ground’ in Negotiations, Says HUDS Union
State employee unions suing to block group home privatization
You might want to stock up on bourbon before it’s too late
Harvesting freedom and sowing resistance
Labor Briefing
On London’s Fleet Street, the Presses Have Stopped for Good *
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Poor, Displaced and Anxious in North Carolina as Floods Climb After Hurricane *
Low-wage workers chalk up another victory as CTUL members win union
Twin Cities janitors declare victory in union fight after 44-month campaign
Workers picket Trump’s Las Vegas union busting outside his DC hotel
750 pulled off job for first strike at Libbey since 1998
‘No Middle Ground’ in Negotiations, Says HUDS Union
State employee unions suing to block group home privatization
You might want to stock up on bourbon before it’s too late
Harvesting freedom and sowing resistance
Labor Briefing
On London’s Fleet Street, the Presses Have Stopped for Good *
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Thursday, October 13, 2016
October 13 News Update
How Safe are America’s 2.5 Million Miles of Pipelines?
British public support for fracking sinks to lowest ever level
Powerful greenhouse gases in focus at global climate meeting
US launches strikes on rebel-held Yemen
Will Labor Unions Survive In The Era Of Automation?
Contract talks postponed between Just Born, union
Hyundai Motor labor, management reach tentative agreement on wage hike
Labor Movie Night offers double feature
Teamster Contest Reaches Fever Pitch
Not in My Locker Room
New Jersey Transit, a Cautionary Tale of Neglect *
State Rules 2 Former Uber Drivers Eligible for Jobless Payments *
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
October 12 News Update
Climate
Activists Shut Down All US-Canada Tar Sands Pipelines
Video shows pickup truck plowing into Native American rights protesters
Clinton and Trump Promote Fossil Fuels During Second Presidential Debate
The Arctic Voyage of the Crystal Serenity
Germany takes steps to roll back renewable energy revolution
Emerging Climate Accord Could Push A/C Out of Sweltering India’s Reach *
Chicago teachers get a tentative agreement
Nurses' strike ends with tentative agreement
Major orchestras force musicians to strike
India on Strike
English care home closures are leaving vulnerable people at risk, says watchdog
ACLU finds social media sites gave data to company tracking black protesters
New pro-worker rules to benefit millions
Singer Lily Allen apologizes to refugees in Calais, France
Germany to limit jobless benefits for other EU citizens
How Syria Became the New Global War
Faculty association: suspension of professor accused of anti-Semitism is unlawful
South African Priest Injured in Student Protest *
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Video shows pickup truck plowing into Native American rights protesters
Clinton and Trump Promote Fossil Fuels During Second Presidential Debate
The Arctic Voyage of the Crystal Serenity
Germany takes steps to roll back renewable energy revolution
Emerging Climate Accord Could Push A/C Out of Sweltering India’s Reach *
Chicago teachers get a tentative agreement
Nurses' strike ends with tentative agreement
Major orchestras force musicians to strike
India on Strike
English care home closures are leaving vulnerable people at risk, says watchdog
ACLU finds social media sites gave data to company tracking black protesters
New pro-worker rules to benefit millions
Singer Lily Allen apologizes to refugees in Calais, France
Germany to limit jobless benefits for other EU citizens
How Syria Became the New Global War
Faculty association: suspension of professor accused of anti-Semitism is unlawful
South African Priest Injured in Student Protest *
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
October 11 News Update
Pipeline
Memo Guiding Trudeau Gov’t ‘Riddled with Mistakes’
BP ditches plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight
Global summit to strike deal on phase-out of HFCs
As Tensions Rise, Tribes Protesting Pipeline Dig In: ‘We’re Staying’ *
Taking Sides at Standing Rock
Chicago Teachers Prepare To Strike As Deadline Looms
Fiat Chrysler Deal With Union Averts Strike in Canada *
Jim Justice’s unpaid taxes and coal-mine safety fines top $15 million
Local unions oppose right-to-work amendment on November ballot
Carl Icahn Closes The Trump Taj Mahal Casino After Union Standoff
MCAD faculty voting on union representation
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BP ditches plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight
Global summit to strike deal on phase-out of HFCs
As Tensions Rise, Tribes Protesting Pipeline Dig In: ‘We’re Staying’ *
Taking Sides at Standing Rock
Chicago Teachers Prepare To Strike As Deadline Looms
Fiat Chrysler Deal With Union Averts Strike in Canada *
Jim Justice’s unpaid taxes and coal-mine safety fines top $15 million
Local unions oppose right-to-work amendment on November ballot
Carl Icahn Closes The Trump Taj Mahal Casino After Union Standoff
MCAD faculty voting on union representation
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Monday, October 10, 2016
October 10 News Update
Hillary
Clinton Is in Her Own Form of Climate Denial
For Exxon, Hybrid Car Technology Was Another Road Not Taken
Removing CO2 From the Air Only Hope for Fixing Climate Change
World Bank says Paris climate goals at risk from new coal schemes
Governor seeks meeting to resolve strike by Allina Health nurses
Fifteen Years of Occupation: Afghanistan Since the Invasion
The global debt hangover
How AT&T Is Maintaining Peace With Union Workers
Britain to push post-Brexit UK immigration controls back to Irish border
Presidential Debate: Here’s What You Missed *
33 Injured in Collision of L.I.R.R. Trains *
BLS September Jobs Report
Detention extended for 6 striking bus drivers accused of forming terrorist cell
Protests hamper South African university's effort to reopen
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For Exxon, Hybrid Car Technology Was Another Road Not Taken
Removing CO2 From the Air Only Hope for Fixing Climate Change
World Bank says Paris climate goals at risk from new coal schemes
Governor seeks meeting to resolve strike by Allina Health nurses
Fifteen Years of Occupation: Afghanistan Since the Invasion
The global debt hangover
How AT&T Is Maintaining Peace With Union Workers
Britain to push post-Brexit UK immigration controls back to Irish border
Presidential Debate: Here’s What You Missed *
33 Injured in Collision of L.I.R.R. Trains *
BLS September Jobs Report
Detention extended for 6 striking bus drivers accused of forming terrorist cell
Protests hamper South African university's effort to reopen
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Friday, October 7, 2016
October 7 News Update
World needs $90tn infrastructure overhaul to avoid climate disaster
Flint warnings as Atlantic City may be forced into state takeover of water
Over 190 Countries Adopt Plan to Offset Air Travel Emissions *
How D.C. Drivers Put the Brakes on Unsafe Buses
Photograph: Czarek Sokołowski/AP
Victory on abortion has empowered Polish women – we’ll never be the same
Getting Ready for the Tory Storm in Manitoba
Labor unions ask for summary judgment in WV right-to-work case
Some Just Born workers return to the picket line
Union Members in Hyundai Motor Group to Go on Strike
Hourly workers at labor impasse at a Milbank Plant
IATSE Hopes Atlanta Win Will Help Spur Organizing in the South
Corbyn gives top job to Diane Abbott in shadow cabinet reshuffle
Train Was Traveling at Twice the Speed Limit Just Before Hoboken Crash *
Europe May Finally End Its Painful Embrace of Austerity *
The Fight Over Transparency in the Meat Industry *
At Booz Allen, a Vast U.S. Spy Operation, Run for Private Profit *
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Flint warnings as Atlantic City may be forced into state takeover of water
Over 190 Countries Adopt Plan to Offset Air Travel Emissions *
How D.C. Drivers Put the Brakes on Unsafe Buses
Photograph: Czarek Sokołowski/AP
Victory on abortion has empowered Polish women – we’ll never be the same
Getting Ready for the Tory Storm in Manitoba
Labor unions ask for summary judgment in WV right-to-work case
Some Just Born workers return to the picket line
Union Members in Hyundai Motor Group to Go on Strike
Hourly workers at labor impasse at a Milbank Plant
IATSE Hopes Atlanta Win Will Help Spur Organizing in the South
Corbyn gives top job to Diane Abbott in shadow cabinet reshuffle
Train Was Traveling at Twice the Speed Limit Just Before Hoboken Crash *
Europe May Finally End Its Painful Embrace of Austerity *
The Fight Over Transparency in the Meat Industry *
At Booz Allen, a Vast U.S. Spy Operation, Run for Private Profit *
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Thursday, October 6, 2016
October 6 News Update
Fossil
fuel industry's methane emissions far higher than thought
Looming megadroughts in western US would make current drought look minor
The Silicon Valley Union Victories You Haven’t Heard Of
Dining Workers Strike at Harvard, World's Richest University
Harvard Dining Services Picket in Historic Strike
Poland's abortion ban proposal near collapse after mass protests
Blankenship’s letter from a Taft, California, jail
Study shows $15 wage would help workers while not harming business
Labor activist: Migrant workers deserve a voice
Labor unions discuss Dow, DuPont merger
Tentative labor deal reached at NLMK
Arizona Farm Worker Organizers Inspire New Generation Of Activism
Obituary: Gayle Swann, Minnesota Union Leader, Socialist
Marshall Islands Can’t Sue the World’s Nuclear Powers, U.N. Court Rules *
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Looming megadroughts in western US would make current drought look minor
The Silicon Valley Union Victories You Haven’t Heard Of
Dining Workers Strike at Harvard, World's Richest University
Harvard Dining Services Picket in Historic Strike
Poland's abortion ban proposal near collapse after mass protests
Blankenship’s letter from a Taft, California, jail
Study shows $15 wage would help workers while not harming business
Labor activist: Migrant workers deserve a voice
Labor unions discuss Dow, DuPont merger
Tentative labor deal reached at NLMK
Arizona Farm Worker Organizers Inspire New Generation Of Activism
Obituary: Gayle Swann, Minnesota Union Leader, Socialist
Marshall Islands Can’t Sue the World’s Nuclear Powers, U.N. Court Rules *
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
October 5 News Update
Planet
at its hottest in 115,000 years
Flint Hit With Bacterial Illness as Residents Shun City Water *
When Harvard Hated Unions: A Labor History Many Would Just As Soon Forget
Ford Canada Workers Dislike Unifor’s New GM Contract
Campus Workers Unmask Scheme To Privatize All Tennessee Property
Unpacking CETA
Honeywell workers say lockout aims to destroy union: 'It's corporate greed'
Yahoo secretly monitored emails on behalf of the US government – report
When It Comes to Tax Avoidance, Donald Trump’s Just a Small Fry *
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Flint Hit With Bacterial Illness as Residents Shun City Water *
When Harvard Hated Unions: A Labor History Many Would Just As Soon Forget
Ford Canada Workers Dislike Unifor’s New GM Contract
Campus Workers Unmask Scheme To Privatize All Tennessee Property
Unpacking CETA
Honeywell workers say lockout aims to destroy union: 'It's corporate greed'
Yahoo secretly monitored emails on behalf of the US government – report
When It Comes to Tax Avoidance, Donald Trump’s Just a Small Fry *
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
October 4 News Update
BP's
North Sea oil spill heading away from land
United Nations close to landmark deal to curb airplane emissions
Outrage Over Fish Kill in Vietnam Simmers 6 Months Later *
Turkish Dam Project Threatens to Submerge Thousands of Years of History *
Nurses vote to continue strike against Allina
Monday’s women strike might be a turning point in Polish politics
Protesters in Poland Rally Against Proposal for Total Abortion Ban *
Millions at Risk of Deportation as Justices Refuse to Rehear Case *
Detroit’s Tax Foreclosure Crisis
Another Massive NLRB Complaint Against Mega Hospital Chain CHS
South African students, police clash at university protest
A majority of millennials now reject capitalism, poll shows
Ericsson cuts 3,000 jobs in Sweden
Kaepernick’s Protest Spreads to High School Football *
Philadelphia Orchestra Ends Its Brief Strike *
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.
United Nations close to landmark deal to curb airplane emissions
Outrage Over Fish Kill in Vietnam Simmers 6 Months Later *
Turkish Dam Project Threatens to Submerge Thousands of Years of History *
Nurses vote to continue strike against Allina
Monday’s women strike might be a turning point in Polish politics
Protesters in Poland Rally Against Proposal for Total Abortion Ban *
Millions at Risk of Deportation as Justices Refuse to Rehear Case *
Detroit’s Tax Foreclosure Crisis
Another Massive NLRB Complaint Against Mega Hospital Chain CHS
South African students, police clash at university protest
A majority of millennials now reject capitalism, poll shows
Ericsson cuts 3,000 jobs in Sweden
Kaepernick’s Protest Spreads to High School Football *
Philadelphia Orchestra Ends Its Brief Strike *
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, October 3, 2016
October 3 News Update
SEIU Statement on Standing Rock Sioux and Dakota Access Pipeline
Recalculating the Climate Math
As In Flint: Government Fails to Protect East Chicago Residents
Pepper spray fired at Greek retirees in anti-austerity rally
Women in Poland strike to protest proposal for abortion ban
Philadelphia Orchestra Walks Out on Opening Night *
Just Born strike over, but battle continues
New York Guild members approve new contract at Time Inc
Striking nurses vote Monday on contract proposal
The Perfect Storm, of Logistics
Tube strike on cards as rail union announces ballot over jobs
Hoboken train crash: one data recorder was not working on day of accident
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.
Recalculating the Climate Math
As In Flint: Government Fails to Protect East Chicago Residents
Pepper spray fired at Greek retirees in anti-austerity rally
Women in Poland strike to protest proposal for abortion ban
Philadelphia Orchestra Walks Out on Opening Night *
Just Born strike over, but battle continues
New York Guild members approve new contract at Time Inc
Striking nurses vote Monday on contract proposal
The Perfect Storm, of Logistics
Tube strike on cards as rail union announces ballot over jobs
Hoboken train crash: one data recorder was not working on day of accident
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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