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December 18 Week In Review Now Online

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December 18 News Update

E.P.A. Contractor Scoured Agency for Anti-Trump Officials *
Copping Out at COP23
Trump EPA rule change exploits taxpayers for mine cleanup
This is what happens when the hurricane hits Miami

What’s in the Final Republican Tax Bill *
The Winners and Losers in the Tax Bill *

Strike over Teva Pharm job cuts briefly shuts down Israel
Minorities Hurt the Most as Trump Cuts Affect Obamacare
Chile Votes in Bitterly Divisive Presidential Election *
U.S. labor board adopts business-friendly 'micro union' test
Lenawee County approves labor contracts
50 Sedalians without jobs after Xceligent closes
Faculty union sues Minnesota State over unpaid wages
Pitt grad students file for union election

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December 15 News Update

Big Bad Fix: The case against climate geoengineering
How the oil industry set out to undercut clean air
Here’s What Oil Drilling Looks Like in the Arctic Refuge, 30 Years Later *
How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events *

Inequality is not inevitable – but the US 'experiment' is recipe for divergence

Oakland reaches tentative accord with two labor unions
New Seasons deploys same union-busters Trump Las Vegas hotel used
New System laundry strike ends after two days
How we won marriage equality

The American savings crisis, explained  
Teva Braces for Nationwide Strikes by Israeli Union on Job Cuts  
Labor union to host forum on future of in-home care  
Greek Unions Strike as Bailouts to End With Austerity Blitz
Labor board finds merit in union complaint against Baystate Franklin

G.O.P. Is Still Hunting for Ways to Pay for Huge Tax Cuts *
Millions of Children May Lose Health Coverage Very Soon *
The Subways Made Them Rich. Is It Time for Them to Pay Up? *
Labor Board Reverses Ruling That Helped Workers Fight Chains *


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December 14 News Update

The US is penny wise and pound foolish on the climate
What Republicans Think About Climate Change — in Maps *
Correspondence With Chemical Industry *


Breaking bread and grading exams

Senate and House G.O.P. Reach a Deal on Tax Bill *
G.O.P. Bill Overhauls Rules Many Were Counting On *

Pennsylvania House rejects bill targeting unions' political activity
Labor panel rules against Harvard in student union dispute
Local Sheet Metal Union Recruiting 20 Apprentices
Tradeswomen and original builders exhibit opens at Capitol
White House contradicts Tillerson and says not right time for North Korea talks
What is net neutrality? It protects us from corporate power
Parliament Demands Greater Say Over Brexit, Defying Theresa May *
AT&T and Union Reach Accord on Job Protection for Workers *
Rerouting Thousands: City Plans for L Train Closure *

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December 13 Week In Review Now Online

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December 13 News Update

Court upholds Obama-era ban on new Grand Canyon uranium mines
Arctic permafrost thawing faster than ever, US climate study finds
How the Trump administration granted big oil's wishlist
World Bank to end financial support for oil and gas exploration
Exxon Climate U-turn: Investors Should Do Their Homework *


First give bus drivers health care

Union Stages ‘Work-In’ at Hillside, Calls for BC to Drop Appeal
Seattle labor opposition continues for New Seasons plans
Hollywood’s Below-the-Line Workers Anxious About New Tax Plans
Ryanair Faces First-Ever Strikes in Union Holiday Offensive
Westchester union contracts punted to next year
Brazil’s Abortion Battle
Québec Solidaire Clarifies Its Support for Independence
Number of Jailed Journalists Hits Record High, Advocacy Group Says *
Rising Coal Exports Give Short-Term Aid to an Ailing Industry *

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December 12 News Update

California wildfires scorch area bigger than New York City and Boston
Plan to Burn Hurricane Debris Sparks Health Fears in U.S. Virgin Islands
Tax Bill Impact: What Happens to Renewable Energy?
Macron awards US scientists grants to move to France in defiance of Trump
Why did climate scientists emit 30,000 tonnes of C02 this weekend?


Jeremy Corbyn’s Geneva speech

With picket lines up, striking Oakland workers enter mediation
Second freight rail labor pact reached
Why are America's farmers killing themselves in record numbers?
Hoffa Suspends Opponents from Union Membership
Workers at Auxvasse Dollar General vote to unionize
Election 2018: a Battle Over #Fightfor15
A grim picture of working class finances
New NLRB General Counsel seeks reversal of all pro-worker rulings
Sonoma County government employees ask to put off contract talks for a year
Europe’s Thirst for Cheap Labor Fuels a Boom in Disposable Workers *
Hyundai labor union stages more strikes this week
Paid Parental Leave in New York *
Canada and Honduras: Election Fraud is Only the Latest Outrage
Pentagon says transgender people can enlist in US military at start of new year
'We're here to stay': the Guardian invites Dreamers to guest-edit our US edition
Portland homeless crisis: sportswear CEO's threat prompts soul-searching
In Turkey, academics asking for peace are accused of terrorism
Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards *

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December 11 News Update

Storm Deaths in Puerto Rico May Be Vastly Underestimated *
E.P.A. Slowed Actions Against Polluters, Put Limits on Enforcement *
North Atlantic right whales could become extinct, US officials say
California governor scans wildfire damage blasts Trump for Paris pullout
Rethinking Electric Power, Prompted by Politics and Disaster *


Oakland strike: Protest to continue ‘until further notice’
Thyssenkrupp makes offer to workers for Tata Steel deal
National Labor Relations Board sets hearing for Lamb Weston case
Atlantic Coast Pipeline signs Project Labor Agreements    
Student-led vigil for greenhouse worker jobs
South Korea union membership rate inches up to 10.3%
More Free Time — for Everyone
Kansas's ravaged economy cautionary tale as Trump plans tax cuts for rich
Sports Unions Join The Labor Fight At Vox
The Rapid reaches new labor agreement
Hartford Professional Employees Union Ratifies Contract With City
Renewal or exhaustion
Towards the women’s international strike on March 8th

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December 8 News Update

California wildfires: winds pose ‘extreme danger’ for Los Angeles
Bel-Air's wealthy elite flee to high-end hotel as California wildfires rage
Why are ferocious wildfires plaguing southern California?
‘It Burns, and It Keeps Burning’: Fire in California Hills *
Fires Pose ‘Extreme’ Danger to Los Angeles *
In a Warming California, a Future of Flames *
Patagonia files claim against Trump over removing Bears Ears protections
Climate change is the story you missed in 2017. And the media is to blame
Renewable Energy Is Surging. The Tax Bill Could Limit It. *

Oakland council’s bid to halt city strike goes nowhere
Argentina's Workers March in Protest Against Labor Reforms
JetBlue Had No Unions Now Labor Targeting Four Separate Work Groups
Stopping Sexual Abuse on the Job Begins With Empowering Workers
How Harvard’s Hypocrisy Could Hurt Your Union *    
SEUI planning Albert Lea Hospital strike Dec. 19
Honduran Unionists Back Presidential Election Recount
Venezuela crisis intensifies with default
North Korea is ready to open direct talks with US, says Russia's Lavrov
The gentrification of Beijing: razing of migrant villages spells end of dream
Amazon is running its own hunger games – and all the players will be losers
Republican tax bill presents grave threat to Alaska's tribal groups
Carles Puigdemont hailed as hero at Catalan march in Brussels

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December 7 News Update

California Fires Enter the Heart of Los Angeles *
Where Wildfires Are Raging in Southern California *
Wildfire singes Rupert Murdoch's winery as it rips through Bel-Air
4 Reasons California’s Fires Are So Bad This Year *

October 2017 was the second warmest October on record
Update: Carbon dioxide concentration
Oliver Schmidt jailed for seven years for Volkswagen emissions scam

Oakland City Employees Strike Will Grind On Into 3rd Day
Teamsters rally behind bill to get troubled pension funds back on track
An uncertain future
Honduras’ Opposition Alliance says election ‘stolen,’ won’t accept results
Stronger Labor Unions Could Do a Lot of Good
Missouri union savors new contract with food service workers
How Worker Centers Have Changed Union Organizing
The False Slogan of Right to Work: An Attack on Worker Freedom
Why are America's farmers killing themselves in record numbers?
America's homeless population rises for first time since Great Recession
Fordham Adjuncts, Instructors Vote Union Yes
Australia Makes Gay Marriage Legal After Years of Resistance *
Trump Pick to Head Consumer Safety Board Seen as Too Close to Industries *

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December 6 News Update

Selling this cherished Arctic landscape to highest bidder a grievous mistake
Zinke recommends Trump shrink two more US national monuments
Oceans under greatest threat in history, warns Sir David Attenborough
Rapidly spreading California wildfire forces thousands from homes
2017: The Year in Climate *
4 Takeaways From a Gathering of Mayors on Climate Change *


Lessons from the Fight for $15 Beyond North America
Ontario Workers and Students Notch Biggest $15 Win Yet

Thousands Of Oakland City Workers Go On Strike
Oakland city workers begin strike outside City Hall

UAW Says Tesla Interrogated And Intimidated Gigafactory Employees
Japan's largest labor union to demand 4% pay hike in wage talks
Fact-finders in state-union talks recommend employee wage increases
As Gig Economy Grows, Advocates Raise Concerns About Workers' Safety
Steve Klonowski, 66, union activist and software pioneer
National Enquirer boss accused of sexually harassing female employees
Trump too busy and important to face defamation lawsuit, lawyers claim

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December 5 News Update

In Alaska's Thawing Permafrost, Humanity's 'Library Is on Fire'
Officials and Property Owners Battle to Keep the Ocean at Bay
5,500 U.S. Schools Use Solar Power
Six Ways We Can Adapt to Climate Change *

Graduate workers fight the GOP tax plan
Ongoing Labor Abuse Found in Pepsi’s Indonesian Palm Oil Plantations
Philly union presses pensions to drop nonunion hotel funding
City council approves ATL airport concessions worker retention measure
Vast overtime can be forced at more than half of TSE firms probed
Trade union sets deadline in talks over Thyssenkrupp Tata Steel deal
Victory! Hilton workers in Stamford, Conn., vote 'yes,' form union
Canadian Healthcare Funding Falls, Again
Part-time faculty send a message in Chicago
#MeToo is powerful but will fail unless we do more
Honduras: police refuse to obey government as post-election chaos deepens
Wall Street sets record highs after passage of Donald Trump's tax cuts
Ten arrested over murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

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December 4 Week In Review Now Online

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December 4 News Update

Canada Supreme Court Backs Indigenous Rights Over Yukon Wilderness *
From the Arctic’s Melting Ice, an Unexpected Digital Hub *
Climate activists delay U.S. gas pipeline approvals: regulator
Trump Set to Shrink Monument in Utah by as Much as 90% *

Senate Passes Sweeping Republican Tax Overhaul Bill *
Dueling Tax Plans: Here’s What the Senate and House Have to Resolve *
The G.O.P. Tax Plan Can Be Confusing. Here’s Help Deciphering It. *
Debt Concerns, Once a Core Republican Tenet, Take a Back Seat to Tax Cuts *

California Resolute in Sanctuary Status as a Heated Case Ends *
Workers seek to unionize Hilton Stamford hotel
Dispute with infrastructure company headed for City Council hearing
City officials say Oakland workers to strike Tuesday
Sikorsky, Teamsters Agree To Tentative Labor Contract
Union cleaner loses gig at H&M in abrupt contractor switch
Ratifications make rail strike unlikely
How the 1917 streetcar riots reshaped Minnesota politics
It has been an honor and a privilege
Thousands protest in Honduras
Living in cars, working for Amazon
Texas prisons ban The Color Purple, Monty Python – but Mein Kampf is fine
U.S. Quits Migration Pact, Saying It Infringes on Sovereignty *
Ministers Look to Revive Martin Luther King’s 1968 Poverty Campaign *

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December 1 News Update

Major study shows species loss destroys essential ecosystems
South Australia turns on Tesla's 100MW battery: 'History in the making'

Senate Republicans rush to win support for tax overhaul, seeking Friday vote
Republican Tax Bill Hits Snag Over Deficit Concerns *

UAW caucus taps Gary Jones to lead 2018 slate
Barring last-minute deal, worker strike looms at Ferguson nursing home
Jersey Library Workers Get Loud to Win $15
A new political subject: self-organization
Crisis in Germany?
Amazon In Europe Takes Early Holiday Hits Over Labor Conditions
Steinem on her Bill Clinton essay: 'I wouldn’t write the same thing now'
Britain should not allow US president’s racism to be dressed up in pageantry
Honduras election: protesters clash with police as opposition cries foul
Roy Moore feuds with Jimmy Kimmel and claims to be victim of conspiracy
'Yes we can': Dolores Huerta, architect of slogan, gets the spotlight in new film
Immigrant Acquitted of Murder in a Case Invoked by Trump *
If the City Never Sleeps, Should Its Subway? *

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