January 31 News Update

Together, the labor and climate movements can trump Trump
Connecticut activists demand 100% renewable energy, jobs and justice
More than 100 natural world heritage sites degraded by human activity
Possible nuclear fuel find raises hopes of Fukushima plant breakthrough
Anti-pipeline activists and film-makers face prison*
The Youth Group That Launched a Movement at Standing Rock *

Unions challenge Trump executive orders on travel, immigration
Frantic Phoning Among C.E.O.s: How to Address Trump Ban? *

Utility Locators Fight for First Contract
Trump’s first week
Labor Unions Viewed Favorably In New Poll
DirecTV union workers approve tentative labor contract
R.I. Unions Gained Representation of 6,000 new Workers in 2016
Nissan Workers in Mississippi build Southern support for union drive
Theresa May stands firm on Trump's state visit as thousands protest
Turkey dismissed more than 90,000 public servants in post-coup purge
Trump Fires Acting Attorney General After She Defies Him on Immigration Ban *

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January 30 News Update

Discussing Climate Change Without Saying ‘Climate Change’ *
Strangling a Huge Climate Policy Machine Won't Be Easy for Trump
Keystone XL, Dakota Pipeline Green-Lighted

US commando dies in Yemen raid as Trump counter-terror plans take shape

Bannon Seizes a Security Role From Generals *

Five dead in Quebec City mosque shooting: mosque president

Travelers Stranded and Protests Swell Over Trump Order *
Thousands protest against Trump travel ban in cities and airports nationwide
Border agents defy courts on Trump travel ban
Global backlash grows against Trump's immigration order
Merkel 'explains' refugee convention to Trump in phone call
UK petition to halt Trump visit nears one million

A whirlwind week: Trump's first 14 official presidential actions
No mention of Jews in White House's Holocaust Remembrance Day tribute
Veterans Pay the Cost for U.S. Nuclear Tests *
One Certainty of Trump’s Wall: Big Money *
French Left picks presidential candidate, boosting Macron campaign
'Hidden Figures' shocks Screen Actors Guild Awards
State sues trucking firms for $524,000 for stealing wages

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January 27 News Update

Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight
Chile's worst wildfires destroy town, total death toll at 9
TransCanada makes new application for Keystone XL
British lawmakers urge May to tackle Trump on climate change
Gore, others revive canceled US climate and health confab
EPA staff experiencing stress and fears Trump will suppress climate science
Standing Rock Sioux tribe says Trump breaking law with Dakota Access order
Red tape chokes off drilling on Native American reservations
What Trump Can and Can’t Do to Dismantle Obama’s Climate Rules *


Kansas City Council fails to advance minimum wage measure for April ballot
Union Numbers, Membership Rate Fell During Obama Years
Mexico president cancels U.S. visit after Trump wall comments
Fiat Chrysler boss: Trump ideas positive if all implemented
Poultry workers step up campaign against unsafe conditions
Labor Secretary nomination draws nationwide protests
Educators challenge tax breaks for private school donations
Betsy DeVos Gets an 'F' From Michigan Teachers
Arkansas bans common second-trimester abortion procedure
Striking Halifax Chronicle Herald reporters launch online newspaper
Right to work (for less?): Missouri moving quickly toward ‘pro-business’ status
Labor groups heighten campaign against Puzder
'Over my dead body': tribe aims to block Trump's border wall on Arizona land
Samantha Bee on Trump's inauguration reaction: 'An exquisitely tender ego'
White House Sows Confusion Over Plan to Tax Imports *

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January 26 News Update

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe prepares to push back 
Greenpeace activists hang giant 'Resist' banner near White House
EPA studies, data must undergo political review before release
Iowa oil spill underscores pipeline risks day after Trump revives major projects
Chile battles devastating wildfires: 'We have never seen anything on this scale'
U.S. government scientists go 'rogue' in defiance of Trump
Pipeline’s Revival Upsets a Balancing Act for Canada *
Building to the Sky, With a Plan for Rising Waters *


Mary Tyler Moore: a true cultural icon who changed the face of television

Spike in Latino Workplace Deaths Has Many Worried About Trump Era
Cuba's Castro warns Trump to respect country's sovereignty
Trump may reinstate secret CIA 'black site' prisons: U.S. officials
National Park Service staff step up campaign against Trump
Victory: More Than 1,400 BG&E Workers Join the IBEW
The Astounding Collapse of American Bus Ridership
Access’ to Buying Insurance is Not Health Coverage
Hamon pitches fresh ideas to French Socialists
Knitting store: no yarn for women's movement protesters
'Sanctuary cities' undaunted by Trump move to cut funding
Ryan says Congress will front money for wall
Trump's call for probe of voter fraud sparks backlash
Redefining a 'special relationship': Trump and May to talk trade
SEIU President On Trump and Fight For 15
Dutch respond to Trump's 'gag rule' with international safe abortion fund
Steve Bannon registered to vote in two states
German SPD's new leader Schulz level with Merkel in poll
In Swirl of ‘Untruths,’ Calling Out a Lie *
South Dakota Legislators Seek Hasty Repeal of Ethics Law Voters Passed *

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January 25 News Updates

Snow-covered buildings collapsing in rare US West weather
Trump orders revival of Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines
Expanding Tar Sands Will Kill Paris Targets and Climate Stability

Oil-dependent US states sliding into recession, S&P says
The Proud Child Laborers
Israel plans more than 2,500 new settler homes to start Trump era
Trump to sign executive orders enabling construction of border wall
AT&T Union Workers Plan Protest To Jump Start Talks
Argentina: Workers Occupy Printing Plant
Trump bans agencies from 'providing updates on social media or to reporters'
Four more journalists get felony charges after covering inauguration unrest

Sales of George Orwell's 1984 surge after Kellyanne Conway's 'alternative facts'

Russia to decriminalize some forms of domestic violence
Citing ‘Carnage’ in Chicago, Trump Eyes Federal Intervention *
Trump Sticks to His Voting Fraud Story. Here Are the Facts *

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January 24 News Update

US health officials cancel climate conference; don't say why
Sydney heatwave expected to shatter weather record set before federation

Teamsters fear lockout at Honeywell
Minneapolis begins listening sessions on minimum wage
Voting rights advocates ponder strategy
The American War in Vietnam in the Age of Trump
Trump meets with leaders of building, sheet metal unions
Trump’s federal hiring freeze draws immediate fire from unions
Right-to-work advocates file lawsuits against labor-backed ballot initiative
Trump Repeats an Election Lie in Meeting With Top Lawmakers *
Trump’s First Cabinet: The Whitest and Most Male Since Reagan’s *
Corbyn comparison seen as praise and insult in French Socialist race
Sinn Féin names Michelle O'Neill as new leader in Northern Ireland
'Global gag rule' reinstated by Trump, curbing NGO abortion services abroad
Two journalists covering inauguration protests face felony riot charges

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January 23 Week In Review Now Online

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January 23 News Update

As U.S. Cedes Lead on Climate, Others Step Up at Davos *
Off Long Island, Testing the Waters of Wind Power *
With Trump in Charge, Climate Change References Purged From Website *


Photograph: UPI / Barcroft
The largest protest in U.S. history: Women’s marches draw 4 million
10 cities, 10 marches
Women's marches draw millions in resistance to Trump
Fury, concern over Trump presidency
Women stage marches in cities across North America
Women's March on Washington overshadows Trump's first full day in office
‘We’re Not Going Away’: Women’s March  Huge Protest *
Canada officials defend US decision to deny entry for Women's Marchers
Scenes of the Protests on Every Continent *
How Marches in Washington Have Shaped America *
Crowd Scientists Say Women’s March 3 Times More People Than Inauguration *
Union members join in nationwide women’s march

Greensboro City Workers Form a Union
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Suing Native Hawaiians for Ancestral Lands
With union vote imminent, Boeing and organized labor trade barbs
Some Union workers don't show up for work at Oakland Port
Montebello Unified workers protest against potential layoffs
Thousands protest outside Taiwan Presidential Office over pension reform
India rail disaster kills 36, fears toll may rise
Trump Falsely Hits Media on Turnout and Intelligence Rift *
Governing Left in France Is Facing a Time of Crisis *
A Gathering of the Global Elite, Through a Woman’s Eyes *
Royals' Ventura killed in car crash in Dominican Republic
Protesters take control of Mexican border crossing with US
Strikers, allies pledge ‘new resistance’ as Trump takes office
Protests in Bangladesh Shake a Global Workshop for Apparel *

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January 20 News Update

From Asia to outback Australia, farmers are on the climate change frontline
The disappearing fishing villages of Bangladesh
Scientists Glimpse New York’s Perilous Path in an Ancient Patch of Marsh *

Teachers Protest Trump, DeVos in 200 Districts
In the Fantasy Land of Labor Theorists: Andy Stern’s Latest Contribution
How the American Postal Workers Union Scored One of its Biggest Wins Ever
Boeing's North Charleston workers to vote on union representation
New Hampshire Senate approves bill targeting labor unions
MO GOP to Push for Right to Work Law
Intercepted Russian Communications Part of Inquiry Into Trump Associates *
Nurse shifts left unfilled at nearly every hospital in England, figures show
Congress moves to give away national lands, discounting billions in revenue
Member Unity Wins Gains, Not Givebacks, in Freudenberg Contract

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January 19 News Update

Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year *
In break with Trump, EPA pick says climate change isn't hoax
Ice storm paralyzes parts of Oregon, Washington state
Trump EPA pick: still 'some debate' over human role in climate change
China's Xi Jinping says Paris climate deal must not be allowed to fail
How 2016 Became Earth’s Hottest Year on Record *

Eight men’s wealth equals half the world
How poor countries finance the rich
Davos Elite Fret About Inequality Over Vintage Wine and Canapés *\

Women march for choice, against Trump - internationally
New York unions are packed and ready for Women’s March

Elizabeth Warren: Trump's treasury secretary pick 'grinds families into the dirt'
'The swamp is Goldman Sachs'
Baseball Hall of Fame's 2017 class: Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez
French Socialists still trail four other Presidential candidates as primary
Student Loan Collector Cheated Millions, Suits Say *

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January 18 News Update

Trump Interior nominee would consider more drilling on federal land
Parts of United States are heating faster than globe as a whole
Antarctic ice floe crack forces UK scientists to leave
Obama transfers $500m to Green Climate Fund in attempt to protect Paris deal
On Climate Change, Even States in Forefront Are Falling Short *


Davos without Donald Trump is like Hamlet without the prince
Davos Man Is a Neanderthal Protectionist
China preparing to retaliate on trade
IMF chief says dealing with inequalities is key

Missouri Supreme Court orders KC to put higher minimum wage on the ballot
Healthcare without Planned Parenthood
Obama commutes sentence for political prisoner Oscar López Rivera
What’s Behind State Workers’ Potential Strike?
Oilfield workers receive checks for unpaid wages from industry donor
May’s Brexit threat to Europe
In Connecticut Hotels, Recruiting a Rank-and-File Army of Organizers
Hall of Fame first baseman Willie McCovey pardoned by Obama

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January 17 News Update

Oil pipeline safety rule scaled back after cost objections
The Long Reach  f the Aliso Canyon Gas Leak *
E.P.A. Affirms Fuel-Economy Goals, Frustrating Automakers *
Thousands of Fukushima evacuees face hardship as subsidies to be slashed

World's eight richest people have same wealth as poorest 50%
MTA and workers union reach contract deal
2 Years, 31 Dead Construction Workers. *
Women's March on Washington set to be one of America's biggest protests
Donald Trump suggests he may drop Russia sanctions if Moscow 'is helpful'
GE Appliances workers ratify revised contract
California farm labor board chairman quits in anger
Yale, unions reach tentative contract agreement for 5,000 workers
B&H Photo Closing Brooklyn Warehouses Where Workers Unionized
Rally, strike planned to mark Trump inauguration
Cannabis workers ratify union contract
Martin Luther King linked civil, labor and human rights
Foes marshal evidence against Labor Secretary nominee
Where to Find Better Candidates? Oregon Unions Are Growing Their Own
National Day of Action: Immigrant rights supporters protest attacks

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January 15 Week In Review Now Online

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Holiday Schedule

We will be observing the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday Monday. The next News Update will be Tuesday, January 17

January 13 News Update

Scientists Map Vast Peat Swamps, a Storehouse of Carbon, in Central Africa *


Event Details
Principles Uniting the March
Partners

Fight for $15 leader envisions stronger modern labor movement
Fight for $15 movement to protest nationwide against Labor Secretary pick
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans
Union Workers, Not Trump, Pushed Fiat Chrysler Into Creating 2,000 Jobs
Sam Bottone, 1926-2016
Struggling hospitals brace for further spike in demand during cold snap
Robots Will Take Jobs, but Not as Fast as Some Fear, New Report Says *

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January 12 News Update

Rex Tillerson is big oil personified. The damage he can do is immense
Energy nominee Perry steps away from Dakota Access pipeline
Flooded California residents rescued as major storms recede
Giant telescope in Chile to seek habitable planets in Alpha Centauri
Rachel Notley welcomes B.C. approval of Trans Mountain pipeline
Tidal lagoons 'could ensure UK power supplies'

Four homeless people die of exposure in Portland in first 10 days of 2017
All Out for the January 20–21 Actions in D.C. and Elsewhere
Survey: Majority of professionals support unionization
Exhibit showcases workers who renovated Capitol
AFSCME to accept wage freeze, higher health costs
Campus union workers stage 1-day walkout
Trump's State pick says China should be barred from South Sea islands
US military: November fight with Taliban killed 33 civilians
China auto market has bumper year but 2017 outlook is weaker
German economy accelerated in 2016 thanks to higher spending
A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma
Billions wasted on drug spending in Canada, exclusive research shows
Southern rail operator appeals to UK supreme court to block drivers' strikes
Senate Takes Major Step Toward Repeal of Health Care Law *
A Financial Mystery Emerges. Its Name? Steven T. Mnuchin Inc. *

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January 11 News Update

Dutch trains become 100% powered by wind energy
First US bumble bee species listed as endangered after numbers plummet
Volkswagen confirms $4.3bn payment over diesel emissions

GE Appliances, union reach a new deal
'Out with Peña!' – Mass Protests Across Mexico against Gas, Electrical Price Increases
Who Put Trump in the White House?
Can Labor Unions Organize Retail Workers?
Las Vegas union files labor complaint against University Medical Center
U2 delay new album release after Trump win: 'The world is a different place'

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January 10 Week In Review Now Online

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January 10 News Update

Indian Point nuclear plant in New York will close after dozens of 'safety events'
Solar panel researchers investigate powering trains by bypassing grid

Your private medical data is for sale – and it's driving a business worth billions
Presidents undoing their predecessor's legacy: an American tradition
America dropped 26,171 bombs in 2016. What a bloody end to Obama's reign

George Clooney backs Meryl Streep anti-Trump speech

Jeremy Corbyn calls for maximum wage law
John McDonnell calls for NHS funding audit as winter crisis deepens
Renewed strike action on Southern rail adds to commuter misery
Health Care Industry Is Quiet as Millions May Lose Insurance *
Education Nominee Backs Ideology With Aggressive Spending *
Women’s March on Washington Opens Contentious Dialogues About Race *

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January 9 News Update

Choked by smog, Beijing creates new environmental police
Freezing conditions cause death and chaos across Europe
The biggest environmental battles facing the Trump administration
Why capitalism is hopelessly devoted to fossil fuels

Columnist Nat Hentoff dies at 91
Nat Hentoff, Journalist and Social Commentator, Dies at 91 *

Head of nurses union 'counting on' Trump for single-payer system
Recovery Finally Yields Big Gains for Average Worker’s Pay *
Tube strike: service to be severely reduced as second union walks out
GM CEO: Won't change production plans despite Trump tweet
Book club, film examine standardized testing
Postal Service ends privatization deal with Staples
Chattanooga Auto Workers to Host Strike Meeting
As railroad business declines, talks with unions for Nebraska workers screech
Meryl Streep criticises Donald Trump at Golden Globes

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January 6 News Update

Global warming 'hiatus' never happened, say climate scientists
U.S. plans to name nuclear reactors using potentially flawed Areva parts
Agriculture Begins to Tackle Its Role in Climate Change
Pipeline Resistance Gathers Steam From Dakota Access, Keystone Success
China Aims to Spend at Least $360 Billion on Renewable Energy by 2020 *
Scientists Loved and Loathed by an Agrochemical Giant *


Labor Briefing: January 2017

U.S. Postal Service Drops Service at Staples Amid Union Pressure
Mayo food service workers to vote on proposal
Province, BCTF agree on $50M for new teachers
Derailed New York commuter train was going too fast: probe
2016: The Canadian labour movement in review
Hundreds of workers to strike UCLA over labor dispute
Right-to-work bill sails through KY House
Republicans want to defund Planned Parenthood as part of Obamacare fight
Sensing Gains Ahead Under Trump, the Kochs Court Minorities *

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January 5 News Update

Living near heavy traffic increases dementia risk, say scientists

Ford invests $700M in Mich., cancels plan for Mexico plant
Scuttled Ford plant has Mexico fearing more under Trump
Marine Le Pen cheers Ford move out of Mexico as win for protectionism
It’s Been a Record Year for the U.S. Auto Industry *

Black students 'disgusted,' vow to keep protesting at EMU
L.I.R.R. Crash in Brooklyn Injures More Than 100 *
Republicans make repealing Obamacare 'first order of business'
Macy's to close stores, cut jobs amid weak sales
Ky House panel OKs requiring ultrasounds prior to abortions
2 Ky bills targeting labor unions advances
Tough labor talks could lead to strike at Escondida copper mine: union
Sweden sees benefits of six-hour working day in trial for care workers
200 children found working in India brick kiln
Top prosecutor in Leonard Peltier case urges clemency in 'extraordinary' move

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