May 31 News Update

U.S. could be 'left behind' if Trump exits the Paris Climate    
Barry Commoner, Father of the Modern Environmental Movement
Three Mile Island faces shutdown without financial rescue
Trump Advisers in Tug of War Before Climate Decision *
Even as Wind Power Rises, It Falls Under a Political Cloud *

Man Faces Deportation After Failing to Pay Fare on Light Rail *
Cafeteria workers at Federal Reserve join union
Labor Movie Night presents 'A Brief Vacation'
A new feminist movement in Italy is on the move
ALEC and the Minimum Wage
Class, race and political strategy in the rust belt
Ontario's minimum wage hike draws mixed reaction
NDP-Green alliance to focus on electoral reform
Greitens signs bill scrapping union requirements
Kansas passes bill requiring more information before abortion
Amtrak Won’t Escape Penn Station’s ‘Summer of Hell’ *

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May 30 News Update

GOP senators urge Trump to make ‘clean exit’ from Paris Agreement
Storage of nuclear waste poses threat to U.S.
Sempra Energy Executive: 100 Percent Renewable Energy Can Be Done Today
Cornell’s Climate-Conscious Urban Campus Arises *
Letter Urging Trump to Dump Paris Agreement Gets Legal Argument Wrong
Climate change could make cities 8C hotter – scientists

Suspect in Portland double murder posted white supremacist material online
Portland knife attack: tension high as 'free speech rally' set for weekend

Momentive management, union resolve insignia dispute
Protesters disrupt Texas legislature
U. of C. community rallies for unionized graduate workers
Nursing Home Workers Win Wage Gains with Credible Strike Threat
Books: Remembering James Connolly
Ontario NDP’s Horwath shifts slightly to the left
For a Labour victory on June 8
United Front Against Austerity and For Independence
Thousands protest against Moscow housing resettlement
Let’s Rebuild a Democratic Global Trade Union Movement
Inside Sonny Rollins’s Jazz Archive, Headed Home to Harlem *
Iowa Meatpacking Town’s Future Rests on Immigrants *

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Memorial Day Break

The next news update will be Tuesday, May 30

May 26 News Update

Planting trees cannot replace cutting CO2 emissions
Firm behind Dakota Access pipeline faces intense scrutiny for series of leaks

A murderous attack on women and girls in Manchester
US admits DEA lied about Honduras 'massacre' that killed four villagers
Kale Workers in N.C. Show How Immigrants Can Win in the Trump Era
Building Trades question hiring of guest workers on construction project
Trump dealt another defeat on travel ban
Federal agents nab nearly 200 people in L.A.-area immigration raids
Court overturns order to protect elephants at L.A. Zoo
Ryan calls on candidate to apologize for assaulting Guardian reporter
Trump not welcome, and neither is NATO
Good news from Gilgit Beltistan
Non-Union Omni Laborers Continue Strike, Claiming Unfair Pay
How low-wage immigrant workers are reviving unions
Did the Turkish President’s Security Attack Protesters in Washington? *
The Highest-Paid C.E.O.s in 2016 *
Administration Considers Moving Student Loans from Education to Treasury *
Rough Treatment of Journalists in the Trump Era *

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May 25 Week In Review Now Online

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May 25 News Update

White House proposes slashing funds to clean up toxic sites
EU declared Monsanto weedkiller safe after intervention from US official
Trump's deputy national security adviser gave him fake climate news
Where Nestlé Guzzles Water, Locals Doubt Claims of Negligible Impact *


Thousands of protesters brand McDonald's the 'Trump of corporations'


AT&T workers take a big step by walking out

G.O.P. Candidate Accused of Striking Reporter Is Charged *
Republican candidate 'body-slams' Guardian reporter in Montana

Quebec construction at near standstill after mass walkout
Letter Carriers to vote on new contract
Education Minnesota calls for veto of special session bills
Philly Teachers Call Off Work In Bottom-Up Campaign
GOP healthcare bill: 23 million more uninsured
Betsy DeVos would not agree to bar discrimination by private schools
Thousands in Belgium protest Trump's stances
Union Leaders Begin Selling Labor Deal to Members
Blue Cross of KC is pulling out of Obamacare exchange in 2018
In Harrisonville school, students are shamed to encourage meal payments
Tesla workers were seriously hurt more than twice as often as industry average
The terror of lynching haunts black Americans again
Ben Carson Calls Poverty a ‘State of Mind’ *
Top Russian Officials Spoke of Ways to Sway Trump Advisers *

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May 24 News Update

Trump treading water over climate change deal, says deputy UN chief
More people heading to court to spur action on climate change, study finds
Trump budget slashes money of clean air and water programs
Mapping 50 Years of Melting Ice in Glacier National Park *
Trump Budget Proposes Deep Cuts in Energy Innovation Programs *

Labor Spends Millions to Boost Wages for Workers Who Don't Yet Pay Dues
Grad students vote in majority for labor union
The Right to Strike
Convicted coal executive still trying to dodge blame for deaths of 29 miners
Paris mayor delivers message of solidarity after Manchester attack
Destructive Amendments to Hungarian Labour Code Opposed
The New (Canadian) Imperialism, in Honduras
Trump’s budget seen as ‘slap in the face’ to rural voters who elected him
Federal officials accept plan to fix Kansas Medicaid program
Despite deal with Trump, Carrier cutting more than 600 American jobs
G.O.P. Will Reject Budget, but Still Try to Impose Austerity *
How the Budget Would Affect Every Part of Government *
Uber to Repay Millions to Drivers, Who Could Be Owed Far More *

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May 23 News Update

Trump’s rural voters fighting to keep their land from web of pipelines

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How U.S. Weakened Climate Change Wording in the Arctic Declaration
The Coral Reefs You Never Heard of, in the Path of Trump's Drilling Plan
California Engages World, and Fights Washington, on Climate Change *

Trump Budget Slashes Aid to Poor and Offers Huge Tax Cuts *
Trump's budget: major slashes to social programs – but $1.6bn for the wall

Westinghouse Electric locks out 172 employees at Newington facility
America's obsession with rooting out communism is making a comeback
Workers walk out at Coleman Company in Sauk Rapids
State inaction jeopardizes justice system, public defenders say
Construction Workers Rally For Better Wages
Pence leads under-the-radar attack on unions
Oscar Lopez Rivera Vows to Continue Fight for Puerto Rico Independence
Harley-Davidson Can’t Resist the Tug of Overseas Factories *

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Racing to Find Answers in the Ice *
EPA devotes money to buyouts while adding bodyguards
How Rollbacks at Pruitt’s E.P.A. Are a Boon to Oil and Gas *

UnitedHealth Overbilled Medicare by Billions, U.S. Says in Suit *
AT&T Workers Start 3-Day Strike in Contract Impasse *
'Trump has declared war': journalists denounce any attack on press freedom
Union accepts American Crystal Sugar contract to avoid labor lockout
Lakeville Motor Express workers seek help
Labor Briefing
Theresa May under pressure over 'dementia tax' social care shakeup
Labour pledges to abolish tuition fees as early as autumn 2017
Spanish Socialists re-elect Pedro Sánchez to lead party
Truckers Feel Like ‘Throwaway People’ *

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May 21 Week In Review Now Online

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May 19 News Update

Antarctica’s collapse has the potential to inundate coastal cities *
Rising sea levels mean twice as much flood risk in Los Angeles
California tortoises died trying to reproduce during drought
In climate talks, it's always been America first
US stance holding up nations' pledges on climate change
Climate change is turning Antarctica green, say researchers

Time is running out for AT&T as strike looms
An IT employee union wants to fight on behalf of fired employees
Tesla factory workers reveal pain, injury and stress
Planned Parenthood forced to close four clinics in Iowa after funding cut
Blue Jays suspend Kevin Pillar 2 games for anti-gay slur
No deals to take away local control, groups tell governor
Adjunct faculty at St. Kate’s file for union election
Transit workers, riders urge better bill
Conversations Are the Building Blocks for Milwaukee Teachers
The hunger strikers need us to speak out
UC regents approve limit on out-of-state and international enrollment
New Questions On Trump-Russia Special Counsel
Gov. Eric Greitens calling Missouri lawmakers back for a special session
Freelance isn’t free: Watch this play out in the gig economy

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Trump denies collusion with Russia but says I 'speak for myself'
How Erdoğan's bodyguards turned protest into brawl
US airstrike hits pro-Syria government forces for first time
Sweden Drops Rape Investigation of Julian Assange *

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May 18 News Update

Miles of Antarctic Ice Are Collapsing Into the Sea *
Strong Case Against a Pesticide Does Not Faze E.P.A. Under Trump *

US households owe record amount, topping pre-recession peak
Strike looming Friday at AT&T Mobility
Labor, community join Nabisco workers at shareholder protest
Boston Postal Workers Use Grievances to Build the Union
Major changes could come to L.A. schools after charter school big win
Arrests on immigration charges up 38% since Trump's executive order
Nationwide Greek worker’s union strike fuels fiery clashes
Union votes Thursday on American Crystal labor proposal
Boston’s Garment Industry Is Woven into our History
Jeremy Corbyn's Church House speech in full
Chelsea Manning, still on active duty, is freed from Fort Leavenworth
Ford to cut 1,400 white-collar jobs
KC labor groups voice support for Burns & McDonnell’s KCI proposal
16 percent of nursing jobs vacant in Missouri hospitals
Dutch king admits he held part-time job as airline pilot
The Trump news you missed: he asked Comey to jail journalists

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May 17 News Update

Plastic trash chokes remote South Pacific island
Dramatic Venice sculpture comes with a big climate change warning
‘Vulnerable Voices’ Lash Out as Companies Sway Climate Talks *

Labour’s Manifesto Is A Shift To The Left
Labour Party Pledges Broad Tax Increases to Pay for New Benefits *

Public meetings this week to save passenger rail
Wisconsin to host Midwest School for Women Workers
Oil Refinery Workers Get People in Motion
Brazil after the April 28 general strike
The costs of Trump's sabotage of Obamacare are showing up in rate hikes
Trump team to dismantle small-business part of Obamacare marketplaces
Chelsea Manning to be released from prison Wednesday
Adam Jones on racism and why athletes must speak out
Antioch Crossing Sears closing after more than four decades
Major Decisions Face Québec Solidaire at its Forthcoming Congress
Port Authority Wage Campaign Shifts as Union Takes Fight to Albany *
A Whistle-Blower Tells of Health Insurers Bilking Medicare *
In Ransomware Attack, Where Does Microsoft’s Responsibility Lie? *

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May 16 News Update

Congress launches an attack on environmental regulations
38,000 people a year die early because of diesel emissions testing failure
Under Fire, Climate Scientists Unite With Lawyers to Fight Back *

Edward Snowden and others urge Trump to drop case against Assange
Kansas feels the pain of massive Trump-style tax cuts
Trump expands policy that bans US aid for overseas abortion providers
Canada’s Role in the World
Apprenticeships ensure safety for construction workers
Supreme Court will not consider North Carolina voter-ID law
Barron Trump to attend St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Maryland
Arizona farm accused of abusing Mexican migrant workers
Trump and Congress are about to take an ax to children's healthcare
University of Missouri to cut 400 positions at Columbia campus
Missouri messes with municipal minimum wage plans
Kansas City’s streetcar line lures developers — and gives them headaches
Ford to cut 10% of global workforce

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May 15 News Update

Global Climate Talks Open With Tiny U.S. Delegation
EPA Strips One Science Board, While Likely Eyeing a Bigger Prize
Dakota Pipeline Is Ready for Oil, Without Spill Response Plan
Dakota Pipeline Builder Under Fire for Ohio Spill
Coffee's Fate Is Getting Jittery
Trump is deleting climate change, one site at a time

Union picket at Kennametal demanding fair contract, negotiations
Skepticism meets Burns & McDonnell’s unusual airport proposal
Lawsuit claims Kansas City skirting court mandate on overtime pay
Kobach’s office shares documents from Trump meeting with ACLU
County Labor Union Now Negotiating for Policy Changes
How Electrical Workers Powered Up Their Union
Peter Winkels, a Hormel Strike Leader, 1948-2017
New Mexico's tribal groups gear up to fight for their home

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Trump’s voter fraud commission is a shameless white power grab
German prosecutors investigate works council pay at Volkswagen
Chicago Reader Staff Just Voted Unanimously To Authorize a Strike

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Fighting fascism: Americans in the Spanish civil war have a lesson for today
Toward the Freedom of Movement for People, Not Capital
Behind China’s $1 Trillion Plan to Shake Up the Economic Order *
Trump Still Seethes Over Lack of Credit for Election Win *
Uber Has a Union of Sorts, but Faces Doubts on Its Autonomy *
Trump Tax Plan Will Not Bolster Growth, Economists Say *

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May 12 Week In Review Now Online

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May 12 News Update

Energy Democracy, Just Transition Endorsed by MATUSA
Intel agencies tell Congress climate change poses national security threats
That Dakota Access Pipeline leak isn't the builder's only problem
Which way for the climate movement?
US Glacier national park losing its glaciers
Dutch design breakthrough fast tracks oceans clean-up plan
Tillerson: US reviewing climate change policy

Oil workers go on strike at Exxon Mobil in Nigeria
House passes bill that forces workers to work without pay
Walter O’Brien: The Man Who Never Returned
Hefty budget cuts in store for University of Missouri campuses
Blue Cross of Kansas to offer Affordable Care Act plans in 2018
Rights groups fume about Trump’s choice of Kobach for voter fraud panel
60,000 older Missourians to lose state aid for prescription drugs
Unions launch ‘Cuts Hurt Minnesota’ campaign
Rally May 16 to support transit funding
Art exhibit celebrates strikes and protests
The Pitfalls of 'Buy American'
Regulation - Who Needs It?
Texas seeks unprecedented federal money to defund Planned Parenthood
A Robot Revolution, This Time in China *
Attorney General Orders Tougher Sentences, Rolling Back Obama Policy *
U.S. Strikes China Trade Deals but Leaves Major Issues Untouched *

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May 11 News Update

What Went Wrong At Hanford Nuclear Waste Site
White House climate change meeting postponed
Tiny, light-powered device sucks in polluted air, churns out hydrogen power
Obama: Private sector is key to tackling climate change
G7 seen urging Trump to stick with climate pact at summit
Dakota Access pipeline has first leak before pipeline is fully operational
Indian solar power prices hit record low, undercutting fossil fuels
3 G.O.P. Votes Help Obama-Era Climate Rule Survive *


Labour party's plan to nationalise rail, mail and energy firms

Journalist arrested for asking Trump cabinet member about healthcare bill
The Graveyard of Progressive Social Movements
The worst has been avoided – time for a Defiant Left!
Democrat loses Omaha race that was caught in abortion debate
Graduates at Florida university turn backs in protest of DeVos speech
Workers At Marvin Hier’s Museum Seek To Unionize
Kennametal union sets rally at Greenfield plant
Federal judge orders Kobach to hand over documents from Trump meeting
Racial slurs spray-painted on barber shop’s windows
The Corruption of a Dream
Some Yale teachers are refusing to eat in protest of the university
Debt Crisis Forces School Closings Across Puerto Rico *

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Carl Icahn Scrutinized for Shaping Policy That Helped Him Profit *

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May 10 News Update

Hanford Nuclear Site: Tunnel Collapse Causes Workers to ‘Take Cover’
Climate Pact Offers Few Benefits for Exiting It, by Design *
Arctic Nations to Meet Amid Unsettled U.S. Climate Change Stance *
Our Planet, Our Lives! – The climate and science marches
Protesting Trumps threat to the planet – Marches for Science and Earth

Federal legislation offers hope for pensioners
Struggle for Quality, Universal Childcare
As tensions grow, major labor group splits in two
Workers' Strike to Disrupt Operations at Jakarta's Main Port
Protect local control, stop corporate power grab
L.A. Unified reasserts its commitment to protect immigrant families
Aid for elderly, disabled Missourians threatened by House resistance
The Firing of James Comey *

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May 9 News Update

No question about Australia’s commitment to destroying the planet
America's first '21st century nuclear plant' already shut down for repairs
Slow-freezing Alaska soil driving surge in carbon dioxide emissions
Full tilt: giant offshore wind farm opens in North Sea


Retired Teamsters to rally Tuesday in KC

How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality *
Macron as president: the capitalist offensive will sharpen
Slandering Populism
More Quindaro history sought for National Historic Landmark efforts
Canada’s 150th: A Québécois View

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Unions honor workers, lament lost ground
University of Chicago Student Library Employees File Petition to Unionize
Donald Trump's ignorance is becoming more evident with each passing day
Texas governor signs 'sanctuary cities' ban in ceremony held without notice
Life expectancy gap between rich and poor US regions is 'more than 20 years'
Senate Republicans Form All-Male Panel on Health Bill *
G.O.P. Bill Could Affect Employer Health Coverage, Too *

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