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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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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Week In Review Extra--Fidel

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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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Thansgiving Break

Happy Thanksgiving to our U.S. readers
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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November 22 Week In Review NowOnline

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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

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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 *

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November 18 News Update

Fighters For The Forest
35 Indigenous anti-shale gas protesters in N.B. on RCMP 'threat' list
Huge deposit of untapped oil could be largest ever discovered in US
New York canal covered in dead fish
Intensified by Climate Change, ‘King Tides’ Change Life in Florida *
In Canada, a Direct Link Between Fracking and Earthquakes *
Battle Lines Over Trump’s Lands Policy Stretch Across 640 Million Acres *
For a Welsh City, the Tides Offer Renewal *
Avocados Imperil Monarch Butterflies’ Winter Home in Mexico *


This Is Not a Drill: Bracing for the Trump Era

O’Hare Airport low-wage workers threaten holiday-season strike
NLMK union workers OK labor contract
Labor board grants Rauner final proposal in union contract talks
Trump will remake agency that ruled against his Vegas hotel
Judge blocks U.S. Department of Labor rule on union organizing
Minnesota become fourth state to offer paid parental leave to state workers
New forms and political problems of a long-lasting mobilization
Trump Empire Contains 'Most Blatant Conflicts of Interest in History'
Inequality, Market Chaos and Angry Voters
Aboriginal culture not religion, B.C. First Nations group says
Solidarity With the People of Syria! Build the Antiwar Movement!
Thousands of Indonesians expected to rally against rising intolerance
Volkswagen to cut 30,000 jobs in huge post-dieselgate revamp
Contenders for key jobs in Trump administration
Trump Takes Credit for Helping to Save Ford Plant That Wasn’t Closing *
Trump Camp’s Talk of Registry and Japanese Internment Raises Muslim Fears *
Case Could Help L.G.B.T. People Fight Bias in Senior Housing *
Turkey’s Free Press Withers as Erdogan Jails 120 Journalists *

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November 17 News Update

Dakota Access pipeline protests spread, firms fight back
Climate change a Chinese hoax? Beijing gives Donald Trump a history lesson
Canadians fight pipeline that threatens killer whales on the brink
John Kerry: We will fight to keep US in the Paris climate deal
Paris Climate Deal Is Too Weak to Meet Goals, Report Finds *


Rally for $15 wage set for Nov. 29

With TPP stopped, advocates urge continued action for fair trade
Trump speeches, GOP platform offer clues on labor policies
Panel to discuss academics and activism
Labor Board Declares Illinois Contract Talks at Impasse
The new 421a is a mixed bag for union labor
SEIU Local 1000 union members authorize strike over labor contract
Giant and Safeway workers ratify contracts
What Trump’s Secretary of Labor Could Do
Jo Cox murder trial: MP told assistants to flee to safety after she was shot
Democrats May Try Surprising Strategy: Align With Trump *
Across China, Walmart Faces Labor Unrest as Authorities Stand Aside *

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November 16 News Update

Trump's Pro-Oil Stance Looms Over #NoDAPL Day of Action
Dakota pipeline operator goes to court after government delays construction
Old Treaties and New Alliances Empower Native Americans *
Kerry arrives at climate negotiations overshadowed by Trump
As a Noxious Smog Descends, Tehran Tries to Ignore It *
Wildfires Char Over 80,000 Acres in the Parched South *
Squash, Rice and Roadkill: Feeding the Fighters of Standing Rock *

12 Coal Miners Died on This Man’s Watch in 2006
Union local wins right to represent airport workers
Labor movement braces for three-front battle with Trump, Congress and courts
Montebello Unified union charges the district with unfair labor practices
School district bus drivers, other workers OK labor contract
Firings and Discord Put Trump Transition Team in a State of Disarray *
Secret Back Door in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China, Analysts Say *
Canadian Brewery Cuts a Retiree Perk: Free Beer for Life *
Catholic Bishops Challenge Donald Trump on Immigration *
With Trump’s Signature, Dozens of Obama’s Rules Could Fall *
Biggest Spike in Traffic Deaths in 50 Years? Blame Apps *

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November 15 News Update

Solidarity With Standing Rock
Nov 15 #NoDAPL Day of Action at Army Corps of Engineers

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Completion of Dakota Access pipeline delayed as army calls for more analysis
How Do We Save the Climate from President Trump?
Trump could reverse 'dramatic' progress on clean energy, experts fear
Vast and Pristine, Russia’s Lake Baikal Is Invaded by Toxic Algae *


MSP airport workers win recognition of their union

Hague prosecutors say U.S. forces may have committed war crimes
Trump vows immigration crackdown, but unclear how far he'll go
Gov't presses Daewoo shipyard's labor union over rescue plan
Ontario’s Austerity Government Sets Basic Income Trap
Teachers’ Union Wins Battle in Supreme Court of Canada
Appointment of 'white nationalist' must be reversed, critics declare
FBI reports hate crimes against Muslims surged by 67% in 2015
What Donald Trump’s Vow to Deport Up to 3 Million Immigrants Would Mean *

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November 14 News Update

Solidarity With Standing Rock
Nov 15 #NoDAPL Day of Action at Army Corps of Engineers

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2016 will be the hottest year on record, UN says
Climate Change and Donald Trump: Top 10 Ways He Could Reverse Progress
Climate Denier in Its Highest Office and All Climate Change Action in Limbo
Trump Victory in Presidential Race Stuns Climate World
Food Sovereignty: A Strategy for Environmental Justice
Trades versus ‘bottom feeders’
Trump administration could roll back US environmental protection
Windmills or Reactor Cores? Inside South Africa’s Energy Clash *

Ford Unifor Agreement Ratified -- Voted Down at Oakville Unit, Local 707
Revenge of the Forgotten Class
Many union members backed Trump, analysis finds
Educators feel duty to bridge state’s divides after Trump win
Unions laud wins on Election Day referendums
Massachusetts Teachers Knock Out Corporate Charter School Scheme
Union workers vote to reject Honeywell contract
Uncertainty looms over part time workers’ bill of rights
McDonald’s Part-Timers Form Labor Union
Protesting the Capitalist University
American Apparel files for bankruptcy
China threatens to cut sales of iPhones and US cars
Teslas in Trailer Parks: California’s Housing Squeeze *
U.S. Fingerprints on Attacks Obliterating Yemen’s Economy *
Breitbart, Reveling in Trump’s Election, Gains a Voice in His White House *

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November 13 Week In Review Now Online

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Observing Veterans Day Holiday Friday

Next News Update will be Monday, November 14

November 10 News Update

Solidarity With Standing Rock
Nov 15 #NoDAPL Day of Action at Army Corps of Engineers

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Paris climate deal thrown into uncertainty by US election result

Anti-Trump Protests Spread Across U.S. *
Unions brace for pro-business shift in labor policy under Trump
Trump’s Election Will Have “Severe Consequences” For Workers & Unions
Labor union anger fueled Trump in Midwest
Minimum wage hikes in four states show path for labor under Trump
SAG-AFTRA's video game strike could spark unrest in other Hollywood unions
Grocery store workers deserve to be valued
Just Born, union play waiting game
Momentive chemical plant aims to boost production during strike
Overtime woes at Dentsu
Labor’s Trump Card: Build a Labor Party!
Donald Trump's presidential win sparks tense protests across major US cities
Controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio ousted after 24 years in Democrat upset
Trump's Victory Ushers in Dangerous Instability
Trump Expected to Seek Deep Cuts in Business Regulations *

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Week In Review Election Extra Now Online

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November 9 News Update

Solidarity With Standing Rock
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Dakota pipeline operator to defy Obama and push on with final phase of drilling
Standing Rock protesters sit out the election: 'I'm ashamed of them both'
Global 'greening' has slowed rise of CO2 in the atmosphere, study finds
Climate Change Growing Increasingly Bad—and Increasingly Unfair

Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment *
A ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ Lesson for the Digital Age *
Promise, and Fears, of a New World Order *
World in shock as Trump surges to victory in U.S.
Backs against the wall: Trump victory casts pall over Mexico
Russia's Putin congratulates Trump on election win
Presidential election sees markets and dollar plunge as Trump nears victory
EU invites Trump to come visit 28-nation bloc

Russia to launch 'large-scale' airstrikes on Syria as Americans vote
Monitor says strike by U.S.-led coalition kills 16

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November 8 News Update

Solidarity With Standing Rock
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Nurse Volunteers on Second Deployment to Standing Rock
Environmentalists Target Bankers Behind Dakota Pipeline *
A Bold Clean-Up Plan for Alberta’s Giant Oil Industry Pollution Liabilities
‘Workers Deserve Something Sustainable’
Climate change is intergenerational theft. That's why my son is part of this story
Michigan residents deplore plan to let Nestlé pump water for next to nothing
Smog Chokes Delhi, Leaving Residents ‘Cowering by Our Air Purifiers’*


Philadelphia's seven-day transit strike ends in time for election day

Top French offices stop work in support of gender pay gap protest
Southwest Airlines pilots approve new contract
Justice Department to monitor Tuesday's election in 28 states
Yale labor unions collaborate for gains
Cedar Point workers strike
Ford's Canadian workers ratify new labor contract
GE Appliances, union extend contract talks
At BC Libs’ Convention, Much Cheer for LNG and Staying ‘Number One’
Labour won’t block article 50 – but don’t expect a blank cheque
The Script of a Real-Life Tragedy
Autoneum workers join labor union
Australia’s Parliament Rejects Public Vote on Gay Marriage *
Washington Faces Breakdowns and Paralysis, and That’s Just the Metro *

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November 4 News Update

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Standing Rock Solid with the Frackers
We must listen to the Dakota Access pipeline protesters, not punish them
Paris climate change agreement enters into force
Despite Paris Climate Pledge, Planet on Track to Surpass 3°C Temperature Rise

The Philippines’ Drug Crackdown Is Creating Anti-Union Violence
NUM labor union seeks to have platinum deal declared illegal
Labor board: Trump hotel violated labor law
Swaps Regulator Hit With Labor Complaint After Union Talks Stall
Torture claims force Volkswagen to confront dealings with Brazilian junta
Steven Seagal granted Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin
Kindred Hospital Baldwin Park RNs Vote to Join California Nurses Association
Few Candidates Have Earned UE's Endorsement
Voters Express Disgust Over State of Politics, Poll Shows *
Transit Worker Fatally Struck by Subway Train in Brooklyn *

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November 3 News Update

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Police ordered to arrest Dakota pipeline protesters and destroy bridge they built
Sod it: Californians turn back to grass lawns as drought shaming ebbs
Diesel vehicles face charges after UK government loses air pollution case
Farmers’ Unchecked Crop Burning Fuels India’s Air Pollution *
How a Changing Climate Is Shaping a Leaf Peeper’s Paradise *

Chicago Teachers Union gives thumbs up to 4-year contract
Teachers, Black Lives Matter Partner Up to Build a Bigger Movement

Teamsters challenge University’s treatment of sick workers
Kia Motors, labor union reach tentative wage deal
American Canyon city workers vent at council
Strike at Momentive in Waterford looms
Cubs win first World Series title since 1908 after beating Indians in Game 7
‘Viking Economics’ Suggests Next Steps in Fight Against Capitalism
Volkswagen Parts Ways With the Historian Who Chronicled Its Nazi Past *

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November 2 News Update

Dakota pipeline protesters set for 'last stand' on banks of Missouri river
1 million people 'check in' on Facebook to support Dakota pipeline protesters
Standing Rock and Our Future
Obama suggests 'ways to reroute pipeline' being investigated
North Dakota Oil Pipeline Battle: Who’s Fighting and Why *
Oil drilling caused killer earthquake in boomtime California, scientists suspect

Strike by Philadelphia transit workers enters 2nd day
Philadelphia Transit Strike Strands Thousands *

Labor talks at GE Appliances extended through Sunday
Trump Hotel Opening Spurs Labor Protests
Wage Disclosure Laws Let Workers Compare Pay
Ford Canada Reaches Tentative Agreement despite Opposition to Two-Tier
Brexit vote will lead to cut in disposable incomes in 2017, says thinktank
Cubs crush Indians to set up historic decider
Pope Francis says women will never be Roman Catholic priests
Montreal Police Face a Storm of Criticism Over Surveillance of a Journalist *

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November 1 News Update

Minneapolis rally protests use of sheriff’s deputies in Standing Rock attack
Dakota Access pipeline protests: UN group investigates human rights abuses
Cuba's Sustainable Agro-Ecological Model Could Save the World
The Age of Garbage
Tesla boss Elon Musk unveils solar roof tiles

Ford Reaches Tentative Deal With Union in Canada *
Misreading the Historical Moment

Momentive: Last-ditch labor negotiation, production idling
Activists discuss problems, brainstorm solutions
Unions to rally Tuesday at U of M
NFL players plan further activism on police-community issues
Many causes of gender wage gap, researchers say
Trump’s Tax Dodge Stretched Law ‘Beyond Recognition’*
James Comey Role Recalls Hoover’s *

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