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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

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 from Local 41 in Kansas City rallied
        in 2015 over proposed cuts to their pensions checks from the
        failing Central States Pension Plan.
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

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/#storylink=cpy
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 *


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.
Posted by Bill Onasch at 4:52 AM

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Retiree member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1287. Active member National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. Webmaster of kclabor.org since March, 2000. Former Vice-President of ATU 1287. In Minneapolis during Seventies-Eighties held several posts in UE Local 1139 including Local President and Shop Chairman at Litton Microwave. Charter member of Labor Party Advocates. Founding member of US Labor Against the War.
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