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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

November 15 News Update


Bonn talks underway; scientists see grim future for climate
Canada's most shameful environmental secret must not remain hidden
Shoreline permits for Washington state coal terminal denied
China Is Fueled by Coal, but Wants to Lead on Climate *
City Filed False Paperwork on Lead Paint Inspections, Inquiry Finds *

Trade
        unionists protest against the public sector pay cap outside
        parliament in October.
Unfreeze public sector pay and cut benefits bill

Richest 1% own half the world's wealth, study finds
Local 234 Strikes Against Fairbanks Scales
Punitive Neoliberalism in Puerto Rico
KSUnite rally at Kansas State addresses race relations
UE Joins Rally for Immigrant Rights in Gary
Who benefits from tax breaks in Kansas? You’re not allowed to know

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/#storylink=cpy
Australia says yes to same-sex marriage in historic postal survey
Turkish marriage law a blow to women's rights, say activists
Deliveroo wins right not to give riders minimum wage or holiday pay
Pennsylvania Labor History Society Honors UE Retirees
As Power Grid Sputters in Puerto Rico, Business Does Too *
Journalist Swept Up in Inauguration Day Arrests Faces Trial *

Lower Corporate Taxes, Higher Wages? Voters Are Skeptical *


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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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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