Tuesday, October 24, 2017
October 24 News Update
Nicaragua to join Paris climate accord, leaving US and Syria isolated
Who will protect the workers cleaning up Houston?
Post-hurricane cleanup could kill more workers than storms themselves
After Another Setback Can Unifor Move On?
Labor’s Southern Strategy
New Haven city workers’ union vote in new leader
Holden closure: Liberal MP blames high wages, unions and Labor
Workers Say NAFTA Needs to Be Dismantled from the Left
John McCain Slams Wealthy Draft Dodgers In Apparent Swipe At Trump
Travel plea for conjoined twins in blockaded Gaza
Solano County’s largest union plans to strike
Broadway landmark settles with NLRB, reinstates fired workers
We defy article 155
The 'Ali summit': a turning point in sports' fight against injustice
Israeli anti-occupation groups face crackdown
‘Nobody defends us’: Russian journalists respond to knife attack
End of Apartheid in South Africa? Not in Economic Terms *
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Who will protect the workers cleaning up Houston?
Post-hurricane cleanup could kill more workers than storms themselves
After Another Setback Can Unifor Move On?
Labor’s Southern Strategy
New Haven city workers’ union vote in new leader
Holden closure: Liberal MP blames high wages, unions and Labor
Workers Say NAFTA Needs to Be Dismantled from the Left
John McCain Slams Wealthy Draft Dodgers In Apparent Swipe At Trump
Travel plea for conjoined twins in blockaded Gaza
Solano County’s largest union plans to strike
Broadway landmark settles with NLRB, reinstates fired workers
We defy article 155
The 'Ali summit': a turning point in sports' fight against injustice
Israeli anti-occupation groups face crackdown
‘Nobody defends us’: Russian journalists respond to knife attack
End of Apartheid in South Africa? Not in Economic Terms *
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Monday, October 23, 2017
October 23 News Update
EPA's climate change
website reappears, missing the word 'climate
Industry Insider Now Shapes Policy on Toxic Chemicals *
The E.P.A.’s Top 10 Toxic Threats, and Industry’s Pushback *
FEMA Delays Leave Hurricane Victims Feeling ‘Abandoned’ *
E.P.A. Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency Scientists *
How Much Nitrate Is in Rural America’s Water?
AFL-CIO delegates join with Black Lives Matter protesters
U. of C. grad students win union vote
Union, UMMC Midtown launch hospital apprenticeship program
Terranea workers allege wage violations in class-action suit
Trumka talks unions' agenda as AFL-CIO convenes in St. Louis
Republicans to Weigh Cut in 401(k) Contribution Limits *
Trump’s America First Trade Agenda Hit by Internal Divisions *
Prairie Grove School Board, support staff stuck in labor negotiations
Jerry Jones Prompts Response From Labor Union, NAACP
Striking miners remain resilient and strong
Harry Belafonte tells likely last public appearance: 'We shall overcome'
Malta: thousands rally to demand justice for murdered journalist
Bombardier’s Belfast workers breathe sigh of relief after Airbus swoops in
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Industry Insider Now Shapes Policy on Toxic Chemicals *
The E.P.A.’s Top 10 Toxic Threats, and Industry’s Pushback *
FEMA Delays Leave Hurricane Victims Feeling ‘Abandoned’ *
E.P.A. Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency Scientists *
How Much Nitrate Is in Rural America’s Water?
AFL-CIO delegates join with Black Lives Matter protesters
U. of C. grad students win union vote
Union, UMMC Midtown launch hospital apprenticeship program
Terranea workers allege wage violations in class-action suit
Trumka talks unions' agenda as AFL-CIO convenes in St. Louis
Republicans to Weigh Cut in 401(k) Contribution Limits *
Trump’s America First Trade Agenda Hit by Internal Divisions *
Prairie Grove School Board, support staff stuck in labor negotiations
Jerry Jones Prompts Response From Labor Union, NAACP
Striking miners remain resilient and strong
Harry Belafonte tells likely last public appearance: 'We shall overcome'
Malta: thousands rally to demand justice for murdered journalist
Bombardier’s Belfast workers breathe sigh of relief after Airbus swoops in
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Friday, October 20, 2017
October 20 News Update
Foreword
to Creating an Ecological Society
How Congress Is Cementing Trump's Anti-Climate Orders into Law
It Took This Coal Miner 14 Years to Secure Black Lung Benefits. How Come?
South Korea Will Resume Reactor Work, Defying Nuclear Opponents *
Puerto Ricans Ask: When Will the Lights Come Back On? *
Senate passes Trump's budget, a first step toward contentious tax reform
Ontario Colleges On Strike
Canada GM Workers Strike, but Can’t Get Guarantee on Jobs
No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age
Nearly 200 of America's F-35s May Remain Indefinitely Unfit for Combat
Open Letter to the People of the United States–from Puerto Rico
United action of the working class: against factionalism
Why Would Tesla Lay Off Hundreds Of Workers When It’s Ramping Up?
Charter accuses its employees of cutting cables 125 times during strike
Bishops call for strengthened governance to save workers’ pensions
California state worker union raising dues to fight Trump agenda
Thousands of Workers in Paris Protest Macron Labor 'Reforms'
Brazil prosecutors investigate plan to give reconstituted food to poor people
Putin mentor's daughter Ksenia Sobchak to run for president
Oxford accused of 'social apartheid' as colleges admit no Black students
Childcare costs in England rise up to seven times faster than wages
Former Grenfell council chief will not seek re-election as councillor
PMQs verdict: Corbyn's easy win on the economy should worry Tories
Aslef asks members to bring Southern rail dispute to an end
Taking a Knee at Ann Arbor City Council, Far From N.F.L. Spotlight *
In St. Louis, Protests Over Police Violence Disrupt Economy, Win Attention *
Australia Mourns the End of Its Car Manufacturing Industry *
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How Congress Is Cementing Trump's Anti-Climate Orders into Law
It Took This Coal Miner 14 Years to Secure Black Lung Benefits. How Come?
South Korea Will Resume Reactor Work, Defying Nuclear Opponents *
Puerto Ricans Ask: When Will the Lights Come Back On? *
Senate passes Trump's budget, a first step toward contentious tax reform
Ontario Colleges On Strike
Canada GM Workers Strike, but Can’t Get Guarantee on Jobs
No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age
Nearly 200 of America's F-35s May Remain Indefinitely Unfit for Combat
Open Letter to the People of the United States–from Puerto Rico
United action of the working class: against factionalism
Why Would Tesla Lay Off Hundreds Of Workers When It’s Ramping Up?
Charter accuses its employees of cutting cables 125 times during strike
Bishops call for strengthened governance to save workers’ pensions
California state worker union raising dues to fight Trump agenda
Thousands of Workers in Paris Protest Macron Labor 'Reforms'
Brazil prosecutors investigate plan to give reconstituted food to poor people
Putin mentor's daughter Ksenia Sobchak to run for president
Oxford accused of 'social apartheid' as colleges admit no Black students
Childcare costs in England rise up to seven times faster than wages
Former Grenfell council chief will not seek re-election as councillor
PMQs verdict: Corbyn's easy win on the economy should worry Tories
Aslef asks members to bring Southern rail dispute to an end
Taking a Knee at Ann Arbor City Council, Far From N.F.L. Spotlight *
In St. Louis, Protests Over Police Violence Disrupt Economy, Win Attention *
Australia Mourns the End of Its Car Manufacturing Industry *
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Thursday, October 19, 2017
October 19 News Update
Canada’s
Ongoing Complicity with Exploitive Extraction Schemes
Warning of 'ecological Armageddon' after dramatic plunge in insect numbers
World's deepest lake crippled by putrid algae, poaching and pollution
Portugal: interior minister resigns after wildfires kill 100
Union volunteers mobilize for Puerto Rico
Forum calls for enforcement of new labor standards
Jamaica, traffic lights, threats and knees
Trickle-down Trump
Medicare-for-all: The time has come
Lane County workers go on strike
SEAT labor union wants more members on board
Unions grow in popularity, decline in membership
State to hold hearing on UMass Lowell's labor violations
Union coalition to AFL-CIO: Make single-payer health care a priority
Trump’s Big Mouth May Have Given Kaepernick a Case Against the NFL
Kumho Tire Fires Union Activist Following Union Election Defeat in Georgia
The Death of Stalin plays Russian roulette with the truth
Daphne Caruana Galizia: Establishment was out to get her, says family
Quebec passes law banning facial coverings in public
Spain ready to impose direct rule on Catalonia on eve of deadline
Trump's claim of Irish corporate tax cut is 'fake news', says prime minister
Labour inflicts symbolic defeat over universal credit rollout
U.S. Stood By as Indonesia Killed a Half-Million People, Papers Show *
Health Care Deal in Doubt as Trump Backs Off Support *
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Warning of 'ecological Armageddon' after dramatic plunge in insect numbers
World's deepest lake crippled by putrid algae, poaching and pollution
Portugal: interior minister resigns after wildfires kill 100
Union volunteers mobilize for Puerto Rico
Forum calls for enforcement of new labor standards
Jamaica, traffic lights, threats and knees
Trickle-down Trump
Medicare-for-all: The time has come
Lane County workers go on strike
SEAT labor union wants more members on board
Unions grow in popularity, decline in membership
State to hold hearing on UMass Lowell's labor violations
Union coalition to AFL-CIO: Make single-payer health care a priority
Trump’s Big Mouth May Have Given Kaepernick a Case Against the NFL
Kumho Tire Fires Union Activist Following Union Election Defeat in Georgia
The Death of Stalin plays Russian roulette with the truth
Daphne Caruana Galizia: Establishment was out to get her, says family
Quebec passes law banning facial coverings in public
Spain ready to impose direct rule on Catalonia on eve of deadline
Trump's claim of Irish corporate tax cut is 'fake news', says prime minister
Labour inflicts symbolic defeat over universal credit rollout
U.S. Stood By as Indonesia Killed a Half-Million People, Papers Show *
Health Care Deal in Doubt as Trump Backs Off Support *
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
October 18 News Update
Proposed New Mexico science
standards omit global warming
Crews push to contain California fires, search for bodies
Unregulated Energy Industry Dams At Risk, Oil and Gas Commission Finds
Canada natural gas emissions far worse than feared
Mr. Trump’s Conflicted Regulators *
Self-Driving Cars Could Come to Manhattan *
How a Healthy Economy Can Shorten Life Spans *
Judge orders District 15 nurses, aides back to work
Hilton Hotel under fire from labor union after firing longtime employee
GM Workers in Canada End Strike over Job Security
Kurds Feel Twice Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Disputed Kirkuk
Fuyao labor relations board hearing set for possible UAW vote
NDP MLA Heads South to Show Solidarity With Farm Workers
U.S., Canadian and Mexican unions fight for pro-worker NAFTA
Catalonia: detention of secessionist leaders sparks large protests
White House Push to Help Workers Through Tax Cut Draws Skepticism *
The Answer for Standing-Room-Only Subways? More Standing Room *
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Crews push to contain California fires, search for bodies
Unregulated Energy Industry Dams At Risk, Oil and Gas Commission Finds
Canada natural gas emissions far worse than feared
Mr. Trump’s Conflicted Regulators *
Self-Driving Cars Could Come to Manhattan *
How a Healthy Economy Can Shorten Life Spans *
Judge orders District 15 nurses, aides back to work
Hilton Hotel under fire from labor union after firing longtime employee
GM Workers in Canada End Strike over Job Security
Kurds Feel Twice Betrayed as Iraqi Forces Take Disputed Kirkuk
Fuyao labor relations board hearing set for possible UAW vote
NDP MLA Heads South to Show Solidarity With Farm Workers
U.S., Canadian and Mexican unions fight for pro-worker NAFTA
Catalonia: detention of secessionist leaders sparks large protests
White House Push to Help Workers Through Tax Cut Draws Skepticism *
The Answer for Standing-Room-Only Subways? More Standing Room *
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017
October 17 News Update
For
Abandoning Climate Accord, Pope Swipes Trump on World Food Day
Three people die as Storm Ophelia batters Ireland and Britain
At least 30 killed as Ophelia winds fan wildfires in Portugal and Spain
After the California Fires, Cleanup Poses More Health Risks *
In Germany, a National Effort to Subsidize Renewable Energy *
Statement on the Korean crisis
No Casting Couch for Low-Wage Women, But Lots of Sexual Harassment
Labor Briefing: October 2017
New labour federation and the gender question
Transforming Labour
Mexicans Denounce Canadian Mega-Mining Projects
Evo Morales homages Che Guevara
Malta car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist
Madrid jails Catalan separatist leaders pending investigation
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Three people die as Storm Ophelia batters Ireland and Britain
At least 30 killed as Ophelia winds fan wildfires in Portugal and Spain
After the California Fires, Cleanup Poses More Health Risks *
In Germany, a National Effort to Subsidize Renewable Energy *
Statement on the Korean crisis
No Casting Couch for Low-Wage Women, But Lots of Sexual Harassment
Labor Briefing: October 2017
New labour federation and the gender question
Transforming Labour
Mexicans Denounce Canadian Mega-Mining Projects
Evo Morales homages Che Guevara
Malta car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist
Madrid jails Catalan separatist leaders pending investigation
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Monday, October 16, 2017
October 16 News Update
EPA, herbicide makers agree to new limits for use of dicamba
Northern California Fires Have Destroyed at Least 5,700 Buildings *
California Fires: Record Hot Summer, Wet Winter Created Explosive Mix
Are Electric Vehicles Pushing Oil Demand Over a Cliff?
Five Climate Truths Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand *
Ireland and Britain Brace for Unusual European Hurricane *
Seven Are Hospitalized After Oil Rig Explodes in Louisiana *
G.M. and Union in Canada Reach Tentative Agreement to End Strike *
Canadian and American unions seek to raise wages in Mexico
Arbor Hills Landfill workers strike continues
Labor unions bring real rebuilding assistance to Puerto Rico
Victory in Stagnation?
NLRB Joint Employer Rule May Soon Be Reversed
Becoming a Steelworker Liberated Her. Then Her Job Moved to Mexico. *
Documenting U.S. Role in Democracy’s Fall and Dictator’s Rise in Chile *
Tesla Fires Hundreds of Workers *
The Flint Militants
First Nations seek to raise Canada's rent after 150 years of $4 payments
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee taken off Mississippi school reading list
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Northern California Fires Have Destroyed at Least 5,700 Buildings *
California Fires: Record Hot Summer, Wet Winter Created Explosive Mix
Are Electric Vehicles Pushing Oil Demand Over a Cliff?
Five Climate Truths Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand *
Ireland and Britain Brace for Unusual European Hurricane *
Seven Are Hospitalized After Oil Rig Explodes in Louisiana *
G.M. and Union in Canada Reach Tentative Agreement to End Strike *
Canadian and American unions seek to raise wages in Mexico
Arbor Hills Landfill workers strike continues
Labor unions bring real rebuilding assistance to Puerto Rico
Victory in Stagnation?
NLRB Joint Employer Rule May Soon Be Reversed
Becoming a Steelworker Liberated Her. Then Her Job Moved to Mexico. *
Documenting U.S. Role in Democracy’s Fall and Dictator’s Rise in Chile *
Tesla Fires Hundreds of Workers *
The Flint Militants
First Nations seek to raise Canada's rent after 150 years of $4 payments
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee taken off Mississippi school reading list
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Sunday, October 15, 2017
Friday, October 13, 2017
October 13 News Update
California
fires: deadliest week in history kills 31 as blaze rages on
Trump hints at ending aid as Puerto Ricans forced to drink polluted water
Penguin disaster as just two chicks survive from colony of 40,000
UK climate change masterplan – the grownups have finally won
Drilling in Arctic Wildlife Refuge: G.O.P. Could Finally Break the Impasse *
Trump scraps Obamacare subsidies in surprise late-night announcement
Here Are 12 Ways Trump Is Scaling Back Obamacare *
Royal Mail halts 48-hour strike after obtaining high court injunction
Ontario tells GM and union to resolve strike now
N.F.L. Players May Have an Ally in Their Protests: Labor Law *
Anti-worker 'insanity' could happen here, Iowa leader warns
Labor's Stake in the Fight for Veterans' Health Care
Land at the centre of President Zuma’s Radical Economic Transformation
Henry Ford’s dirty history
French President Macron launches Step 2 of labor changes
Sandia Labs, union workers reach an agreement
Mass hysteria may explain 'sonic attacks' in Cuba, say top neurologists
Unesco: Israel joins US in quitting UN heritage agency over 'anti-Israel bias'
Jeremy Corbyn says he would vote remain in a second EU referendum
What Would Happen if the U.S. Withdrew From NAFTA *
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Trump hints at ending aid as Puerto Ricans forced to drink polluted water
Penguin disaster as just two chicks survive from colony of 40,000
UK climate change masterplan – the grownups have finally won
Drilling in Arctic Wildlife Refuge: G.O.P. Could Finally Break the Impasse *
Trump scraps Obamacare subsidies in surprise late-night announcement
Here Are 12 Ways Trump Is Scaling Back Obamacare *
Royal Mail halts 48-hour strike after obtaining high court injunction
Ontario tells GM and union to resolve strike now
N.F.L. Players May Have an Ally in Their Protests: Labor Law *
Anti-worker 'insanity' could happen here, Iowa leader warns
Labor's Stake in the Fight for Veterans' Health Care
Land at the centre of President Zuma’s Radical Economic Transformation
Henry Ford’s dirty history
French President Macron launches Step 2 of labor changes
Sandia Labs, union workers reach an agreement
Mass hysteria may explain 'sonic attacks' in Cuba, say top neurologists
Unesco: Israel joins US in quitting UN heritage agency over 'anti-Israel bias'
Jeremy Corbyn says he would vote remain in a second EU referendum
What Would Happen if the U.S. Withdrew From NAFTA *
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Thursday, October 12, 2017
October 12 News Update
California Winds Are Fueling Fires. It May Be Getting Worse. *
California wildfires: 23 dead as winds threaten to worsen out-of-control blaze
Trump EPA's 4-Year Strategic Plan Doesn't Mention 'Climate.' Not Once.
Chad extends key conservation area in national park
Fossil fuels win billions in public money after Paris climate deal
Another Victim of the Hurricane: Puerto Rico’s Rainforest *
In Northern Minnesota, Two Economies Square Off: Mining vs. Wilderness *
St. Paul school workers may strike for $15 minimum wage
Trump Pushes More Loans on Devastated Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: US officials privately acknowledge serious food shortage
Allina nurses seek mediator to settle unresolved strike issues
U. of C. grad students vote on union to be held next week
Union wants UPS contract to focus on health care, pension
California wildfires: 23 dead as winds threaten to worsen out-of-control blaze
Trump EPA's 4-Year Strategic Plan Doesn't Mention 'Climate.' Not Once.
Chad extends key conservation area in national park
Fossil fuels win billions in public money after Paris climate deal
Another Victim of the Hurricane: Puerto Rico’s Rainforest *
In Northern Minnesota, Two Economies Square Off: Mining vs. Wilderness *
St. Paul school workers may strike for $15 minimum wage
Trump Pushes More Loans on Devastated Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: US officials privately acknowledge serious food shortage
Allina nurses seek mediator to settle unresolved strike issues
U. of C. grad students vote on union to be held next week
Union wants UPS contract to focus on health care, pension
Labor
for Our Revolution
Trump tweet attacks NBC News, suggesting a challenge to 'their license'
IMF: higher taxes for rich will cut inequality without hitting growth
Grenfell fire: only 10 households affected have permanent homes
Trump’s Talk of Scrapping Nafta Could Soon Become Reality *
Church Over State *
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Trump tweet attacks NBC News, suggesting a challenge to 'their license'
IMF: higher taxes for rich will cut inequality without hitting growth
Grenfell fire: only 10 households affected have permanent homes
Trump’s Talk of Scrapping Nafta Could Soon Become Reality *
Church Over State *
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017
October 11 News Update
Nurses
on the ground warn of dire conditions in Puerto Rico
California fires: chaos as blaze rages out of control with more than 100 missing
California Fires Lay Waste to 115,000 Acres and Rage On *
Fightback begins over Trump's 'illegal and irresponsible' clean power repeal
IMF tells rich nations that greater urgency needed on climate change
Public workers stage nationwide strike against Macron's labor 'reforms'
End of the Road
Arrest Warrant Issued For Black Man Beaten By White Supremacists
AFSCME volunteers aid Duluth women’s shelter
New York Teamsters Block Union-Busting Move
The Marxism of C.L.R. James
Union files complaint against Jerry Jones over anthem threat
Internal turmoil hits largest federal union
Catalonia’s Paradox
Mexico warns that abandoning Nafta could end broader cooperation with US
Want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness: are Beveridge’s five evils back?
Supreme Court declines to hear Blankenship’s appeal
Salt Lake City Police Fire Officer Who Dragged Nurse From Hospital
Kansas Tried a Tax Plan Similar to Trump’s. It Failed. *
10% of New York City Public School Students Were Homeless Last Year *
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California fires: chaos as blaze rages out of control with more than 100 missing
California Fires Lay Waste to 115,000 Acres and Rage On *
Fightback begins over Trump's 'illegal and irresponsible' clean power repeal
IMF tells rich nations that greater urgency needed on climate change
Public workers stage nationwide strike against Macron's labor 'reforms'
End of the Road
Arrest Warrant Issued For Black Man Beaten By White Supremacists
AFSCME volunteers aid Duluth women’s shelter
New York Teamsters Block Union-Busting Move
The Marxism of C.L.R. James
Union files complaint against Jerry Jones over anthem threat
Internal turmoil hits largest federal union
Catalonia’s Paradox
Mexico warns that abandoning Nafta could end broader cooperation with US
Want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness: are Beveridge’s five evils back?
Supreme Court declines to hear Blankenship’s appeal
Salt Lake City Police Fire Officer Who Dragged Nurse From Hospital
Kansas Tried a Tax Plan Similar to Trump’s. It Failed. *
10% of New York City Public School Students Were Homeless Last Year *
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017
October 10 News Update
California wildfires: 10 killed in 'unprecedented' wine country blaze
California burning: Historic fires break out from Sonoma to SoCal
California Fires Kill at Least 10 and Destroy 1,500 Buildings *
Disastrous effects of hurricanes are compounded by capitalist greed
Before Maria, forcing Puerto Rico to pay debt was odious. Now, it’s cruelty.
'The war on coal is over': EPA boss to roll back Obama's clean power rules
E.P.A. Says It Will Repeal Key Obama-Era Climate Plan *
Unions reach tentative labor agreement with freight rail carriers
France's CGT calls another strike against labor 'reform'
Trump tries to weaken federal unions, but membership grows
N.O.'s largest hotel votes to unionize
Student Gets Suspended For Sitting During Pledge Of Allegiance
Minnesota Letter Carrier recognized as humanitarian
U of M faculty announce new direction for organizing campaign
Interview: The Billionaire Battle Plan
Public Sector Right to Work: Gateway to Combating All Unions
Pence NFL Publicity Stunt Cost Taxpayers $242,500
Trump's Labor Department Says Unions Get Americans Insured
State agency, union split on was Larned Hospital adequately staffed
Northville landfill union workers go on strike
Spain and Catalonia can find a way forward. Here’s what they must do
Ofcom clears al-Jazeera of antisemitism in exposé of Israeli official
Royal Mail’s attempt to block strike won’t sort this bitter dispute
More than half of Londoners in poverty are in working families
Even at $15 an Hour, Need Is Close By *
For Belfast, ‘America First’ Amounts to ‘Northern Ireland Last’ *
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Monday, October 9, 2017
October 9 News Update
US
Virgin Islands: American citizens battered by Maria -
and forgotten
Industry Lawsuits Try to Paint Environmental Activism as Illegal Racket
Solar Energy Boom Sets New Records, Shattering Expectations
Filling Gaps Left By Trump, Unions Join Puerto Rico Relief Efforts
Why Some Scars From the Recession May Never Vanish *
New Law in Illinois Will Dramatically Expand Temp Workers’ Rights
France's Macron, unions seek upper hand in struggle over 'reforms'
Iowa's union elections a major test after bargaining law
White House Makes Hard-Line Demands for Any ‘Dreamers’ Deal *
Trump risks putting US 'on path to world war three', says Bob Corker
'Neo-Nazi cowards': white nationalists stage brief Charlottesville rally
Pence follows Trump order and walks out of 49ers-Colts after players kneel
Global Economy’s Stubborn Reality: Plenty of Work, Not Enough Pay *
Battle in Nassau over union agreements
Before Penn Station Derailments, Competing Priorities Led to Disrepair *
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Industry Lawsuits Try to Paint Environmental Activism as Illegal Racket
Solar Energy Boom Sets New Records, Shattering Expectations
Filling Gaps Left By Trump, Unions Join Puerto Rico Relief Efforts
Why Some Scars From the Recession May Never Vanish *
New Law in Illinois Will Dramatically Expand Temp Workers’ Rights
France's Macron, unions seek upper hand in struggle over 'reforms'
Iowa's union elections a major test after bargaining law
White House Makes Hard-Line Demands for Any ‘Dreamers’ Deal *
Trump risks putting US 'on path to world war three', says Bob Corker
'Neo-Nazi cowards': white nationalists stage brief Charlottesville rally
Pence follows Trump order and walks out of 49ers-Colts after players kneel
Global Economy’s Stubborn Reality: Plenty of Work, Not Enough Pay *
Battle in Nassau over union agreements
Before Penn Station Derailments, Competing Priorities Led to Disrepair *
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Sunday, October 8, 2017
Friday, October 6, 2017
October 6 News Update
Friday's Update was late and abbreviated due to technical problems on our end
Tropical Storm Nate kills 22 in Central America, heads for US
It's a fact: climate change made Hurricane Harvey more deadly
Courts Thwart White House Effort to Undo Environmental Rules *
Measuring Greenhouse Gases in Alaska *
US loses jobs for first time in seven years as hurricanes buffet market
Metra's labor costs rose 32 percent in effort to maintain aging equipment
Does Antonio Villaraigosa have a union problem?
Unions face a tough challenge when Court says 'yes!' to freeloaders
State lawmakers get involved in Hilton labor dispute
Oakland Catcher Bruce Maxwell Breaks Baseball’s Politics Line
Get Ready for Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn *
Why Some Scars From the Recession May Never Vanish *
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Tropical Storm Nate kills 22 in Central America, heads for US
It's a fact: climate change made Hurricane Harvey more deadly
Courts Thwart White House Effort to Undo Environmental Rules *
Measuring Greenhouse Gases in Alaska *
US loses jobs for first time in seven years as hurricanes buffet market
Metra's labor costs rose 32 percent in effort to maintain aging equipment
Does Antonio Villaraigosa have a union problem?
Unions face a tough challenge when Court says 'yes!' to freeloaders
State lawmakers get involved in Hilton labor dispute
Oakland Catcher Bruce Maxwell Breaks Baseball’s Politics Line
Get Ready for Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn *
Why Some Scars From the Recession May Never Vanish *
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Thursday, October 5, 2017
October 5 News Update
Miles
of Algae Covering Lake Erie *
As Seas Warm, Whales Face New Dangers *
The Brutal Racial Politics of Climate Change and Pollution
Walruses face 'death sentence' as Trump fails to list them as endangered
If Labor and Greens join forces
Revealed: every Londoner breathing dangerous levels of toxic air particle
48 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump *
Monsanto’s Roundup Faces European Politics and U.S. Lawsuits *
After the referendum of 1 October
Catalan president accuses Spanish king of being government mouthpiece
Can Catalonia declare independence from Spain?
Trump came to Puerto Rico like an emperor: with pomp and little sympathy
Across U.S., Fears of Drug Shortages as Puerto Rico Recovers *
White House Asks Congress for $29 Billion in Hurricane Aid *
Three US special forces among eight dead in Niger ambush
How Alabama’s ‘new poll tax’ bars thousands of people from voting
The bipartisan militarization of the U.S. federal budget
Faith group investigates conditions among Nabisco workers in Mexico
DCTU declares impasse at City of Portland
Long Beach trash haulers, other union members may go on strike
County OKs new union contract
German Elections: Chauvist Identity Policies Outperform Left Alternatives
Was Theresa May's Frida Kahlo bracelet a political statement?
Canada removes Holocaust memorial plaque that failed to mention Jews
Los Angeles Times Newsroom Goes Public With Union Push *
Thomas Cook Pilots End Strike Action Over Pay Dispute *
The Onion’s Las Vegas Shooting Headline Is Painfully Familiar *
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.
As Seas Warm, Whales Face New Dangers *
The Brutal Racial Politics of Climate Change and Pollution
Walruses face 'death sentence' as Trump fails to list them as endangered
If Labor and Greens join forces
Revealed: every Londoner breathing dangerous levels of toxic air particle
48 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump *
Monsanto’s Roundup Faces European Politics and U.S. Lawsuits *
After the referendum of 1 October
Catalan president accuses Spanish king of being government mouthpiece
Can Catalonia declare independence from Spain?
Trump came to Puerto Rico like an emperor: with pomp and little sympathy
Across U.S., Fears of Drug Shortages as Puerto Rico Recovers *
White House Asks Congress for $29 Billion in Hurricane Aid *
Three US special forces among eight dead in Niger ambush
How Alabama’s ‘new poll tax’ bars thousands of people from voting
The bipartisan militarization of the U.S. federal budget
Faith group investigates conditions among Nabisco workers in Mexico
DCTU declares impasse at City of Portland
Long Beach trash haulers, other union members may go on strike
County OKs new union contract
German Elections: Chauvist Identity Policies Outperform Left Alternatives
Was Theresa May's Frida Kahlo bracelet a political statement?
Canada removes Holocaust memorial plaque that failed to mention Jews
Los Angeles Times Newsroom Goes Public With Union Push *
Thomas Cook Pilots End Strike Action Over Pay Dispute *
The Onion’s Las Vegas Shooting Headline Is Painfully Familiar *
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.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
October 4 News Update
‘Brazil lost control
over its natural resources because it lost its sovereignty’
A lack of action on climate change is putting people's lives at risk
Why the 97% climate consensus is important
Catalans Stop Work to Protest Police Force During Referendum
Catalonia responds to police violence: 'people are angry, very angry'
Puerto Rico: Trump appears to complain about cost of relief effort
Life or death as Puerto Rico's older people go without essentials
Fake news blames Puerto Rico's truck drivers for refusing to move supplies
Tax Cuts, Sold as Fuel for Growth, Widen Gap Between Rich and Poor *
There is no ‘Cult of Corbyn’ – This is a Movement Preparing for Power
Volunteer Pipefitters keep heat on for homeowners in need
CTUL to celebrate 10th anniversary
Building Power before Janus–And After: Lessons from CUNY
How the earthquakes shook Mexican politics
French Muslims enraged by passage of Macron’s version of Patriot Act
Local labor union helps Habitat
Nissan Accused of Snooping in Labor’s Latest Fight for the South
Barbudan land ownership: a 200-year-old freedom at risk following Irma
Outrage greets Mexican feminism panel with 11 participants – all of them male
Royal Mail looks set to deliver a long and bitter dispute
Tube strike suspended but South Western Trains disruption looms
Ben & Jerry’s Strikes Deal to Improve Migrant Dairy Workers’ Conditions *
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.
A lack of action on climate change is putting people's lives at risk
Why the 97% climate consensus is important
Catalans Stop Work to Protest Police Force During Referendum
Catalonia responds to police violence: 'people are angry, very angry'
Puerto Rico: Trump appears to complain about cost of relief effort
Life or death as Puerto Rico's older people go without essentials
Fake news blames Puerto Rico's truck drivers for refusing to move supplies
Tax Cuts, Sold as Fuel for Growth, Widen Gap Between Rich and Poor *
There is no ‘Cult of Corbyn’ – This is a Movement Preparing for Power
Volunteer Pipefitters keep heat on for homeowners in need
CTUL to celebrate 10th anniversary
Building Power before Janus–And After: Lessons from CUNY
How the earthquakes shook Mexican politics
French Muslims enraged by passage of Macron’s version of Patriot Act
Local labor union helps Habitat
Nissan Accused of Snooping in Labor’s Latest Fight for the South
Barbudan land ownership: a 200-year-old freedom at risk following Irma
Outrage greets Mexican feminism panel with 11 participants – all of them male
Royal Mail looks set to deliver a long and bitter dispute
Tube strike suspended but South Western Trains disruption looms
Ben & Jerry’s Strikes Deal to Improve Migrant Dairy Workers’ Conditions *
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.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
October 3 News Update
István Mészáros: Capitalism and Ecological
Destruction
GM plans for an ‘all-electric future,’ signaling death of gas and diesel
Coca-Cola increased its production of plastic bottles by a billion last year
E.P.A. Chief’s Calendar: A Stream of Industry Meetings and Trips Home *
Catalonia’s Decision
Secessionist leaders in Spain plot next moves
Catalan leader calls for mediation with Spain over independence
For E.U., Catalonia Pits Democratic Rights Against Sovereignty *
Hurricane Irma Unleashes the Forces of Privatization in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, Equal Parts Fear and Fellowship After Storm *
'Music Instills Power and Bravery'
UE members take action in solidarity with French workers
Another U.S. coal miner dies on the job
Charter Communications faces major test with technician strike
Labor issues at the forefront of NAFTA talks
Tentative contract reached for two union locals at Univ Rochester
The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
Women are fighting to save an equal-pay rule that the White House froze
L.A. sues federal government over threats to withhold funds
Strike Vote at Laurentian University
Justices clash over whether workers can join together to fight a company policy
Trump vs. Graduate Workers
A con con threatens N.Y. workers’ rights
U.S. Service Member Killed by Roadside Bomb in Iraq *
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.
GM plans for an ‘all-electric future,’ signaling death of gas and diesel
Coca-Cola increased its production of plastic bottles by a billion last year
E.P.A. Chief’s Calendar: A Stream of Industry Meetings and Trips Home *
Catalonia’s Decision
Secessionist leaders in Spain plot next moves
Catalan leader calls for mediation with Spain over independence
For E.U., Catalonia Pits Democratic Rights Against Sovereignty *
Hurricane Irma Unleashes the Forces of Privatization in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, Equal Parts Fear and Fellowship After Storm *
'Music Instills Power and Bravery'
UE members take action in solidarity with French workers
Another U.S. coal miner dies on the job
Charter Communications faces major test with technician strike
Labor issues at the forefront of NAFTA talks
Tentative contract reached for two union locals at Univ Rochester
The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
Women are fighting to save an equal-pay rule that the White House froze
L.A. sues federal government over threats to withhold funds
Strike Vote at Laurentian University
Justices clash over whether workers can join together to fight a company policy
Trump vs. Graduate Workers
A con con threatens N.Y. workers’ rights
U.S. Service Member Killed by Roadside Bomb in Iraq *
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.
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