Monday, November 28, 2016

Week In Review Extra--Fidel

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November 28 News Update

With Thanksgiving leftovers, our news plate over flows

Protesters block highway 1806 in Mandan during a protest
      against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing
      Rock Indian Reservation, North Dakota, on Wednesday.
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’


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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Monday, November 21, 2016

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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Friday, November 18, 2016

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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Monday, November 14, 2016

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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Sunday, November 13, 2016

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

November 8 News Update

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