Facing Up to the Failures of Profit-Driven Climate Policy 

Wins and losses for Philly labor in 2018 

UAW Local 72 was a powerful union in its day

May 17 News Update

Mysterious rise in banned ozone-destroying chemical shocks scientists
UK taken to Europe's highest court over air pollution

North Carolina teachers join wave of strikes with one-day walkout
Kane County Workers on Strike Face Ultimatum
Lincoln County DA vows to defend  right-to-work in court
Laborers on a ‘Billionaires’ Row’ Tower Cheated of Wages, D.A. Says *
Documents expose right-wing effort to destroy public worker unions
Aggrieved Firestone Workers Threaten Legal Action
U.K. Hiring Problems Are Widening as EU Workers Stay Away
Workers Protest at Treatment by Global IT Giants

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May 16 News Update

Enraged Workers Block Iran’s North-South Railway
Bernie Sanders’ Bill Would Wipe Out ‘Right-to-Work’ Laws
Farm workers push for labor rights bill at Capitol
Union files unfair labor complaint against Petersburg borough
NHEC strike: Talks resume on Wednesday
Seattle City Council Passes $45 Million Head Tax Compromise
Rightwing groups wield secret 'toolkit' to plot against US unions
Puerto Rico: The Teacher Uprising the Media Is Ignoring
Apartments Are Stocked, Toys Donated. Only the Refugees Are Missing. *
Businesses Race to Washington to Sway Trump on China Tariffs *

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May 15 News Update

The World Wants Air-Conditioning. That Could Warm the World. *
Puerto Rico Nervously Prepares for Hurricane Season *

Israel Kills Dozens at Gaza Border *
Burgerville Workers Union notches 2nd victory with Gladstone vote
Israeli Port Strike Ends, For Now
A Line in the Sand
Disney union can now represent the park's Lyft drivers
What happens if UC health workers strike again?
Caesars Windsor set to resume strike talks
Hundreds arrested as activists pick up where Martin Luther King left off

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May14 News Update

In the Arctic, the Old Ice Is Disappearing *

France Goes Off the Rails
Labor board investigates Mohawk
Remembering the workers
Opposition to Seattle's 'Amazon tax' unites labor and big tech
Union leader, educator 'fought tirelessly' for students
Pattern of protection in state's handling of harassment complaints
State and federal officials rally with workers at Philips Lighting
Walmart to Permit Union Insignia After Settling Employee Dispute
Harley-Davidson will ship work to Thailand from closing U.S. plant
Prison Labor in Minnesota, Part 2
U.S. Expands Nuclear Arsenal as It Demands Disarmament *

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May 11 News Update

New technology could slash carbon emissions from aluminium production
Global warming is melting Antarctic ice from below

Nevada members of culinary and bartenders unions considering strike
South Africa Offers State Workers Inflation-Busting Pay Rise
As union wages stall, retiring president walks off with $656,000
'We Run UC'—Support workers strike the Univ. of California system
Mayor Durkan not satisfied with Seattle head-tax plan
Aldermen, labor renew push for fair work week ordinance
White House aide dismissed McCain's views because 'he's dying anyway'
US issues apology after Canadian minister told to take off turban at airport
After Teacher Showed Photo of Wife She Was Barred From the Classroom *
Trump’s Trade Moves Put U.S. Carmakers in a Jam at Home and Abroad *

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May 10 News Update

US cities losing 36 million trees a year
Unexpected walruses crowd beach of small Alaskan village
Pickup Trucks and Sedans Have Gotten More Efficient *

Israel has hit nearly all Iranian infrastructure in Syria

University of California Nurses, Medical Workers Join Strike
Deal with workers averts one-day strike at L.A. schools
Still no resolution to Riverside County’s dispute with key labor union
Prison Labor in Minnesota, Part 1
Contract Campaign Kickoff Rally
Mulvaney Downgrades Student Loan Unit *

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May 9 News Update

New EPA deputy could surpass boss in scrapping protections
How 2 M.T.A. Decisions Pushed the Subway Into Crisis *

Union carpenters strike over dispute with KC area construction firm
With its food workers on strike, how is the University feeding students?
Teamsters, Mahoning County Engineer reach tentative agreement
Senate bill would liken violence against police to hate crimes
Trudeau government cools on asylum seekers as numbers from US rise
Israel orders Human Rights Watch representative to leave
Oil hits $77 but carmaker shares fall after Trump quits Iran nuclear deal
Pulled From Rockefeller Walls, Picasso, Matisse and Monet Fetch Big Prices *

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May 8 News Update

Free and Accessible Transit Now
Weedkiller products more toxic than their active ingredient, tests show
E.P.A. Emails Show Push to Shield Pruitt From Public Scrutiny *

L.A. school bus drivers and teacher assistants are planning a daylong strike
ULA Machinists Union Workers Go On Strike
Air France Dispute Threatens to Escalate Macron’s Battle With Labor *
'Amlo': the veteran leftwinger who could be Mexico's next president
US to stiffen border rules and separate children from parents
New York Attorney General Resigns *
Unswayed by Allies, Trump Is Expected to Leave Iran Deal *

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May 7 News Update

53,000 UC employees to strike May 7-9
LAUSD Workers Set for One-Day Strike on May 15
Under Pressure, Tronc Recognizes 'Chicago Tribune' Union
Trump team hired spy firm for ‘dirty ops’ on Iran arms deal
Debate: How Should Unions Deal With Free Riders?
Alcoa ready to resume labor talks for Canada aluminum smelter
Shirt-Ripping Air France Workers Tear Up Another Executive
UE Members Learn, Lead at Labor Notes
Romaine Riddle: Why the E. Coli Outbreak Eludes Food Investigators *
Trump Says He Got Rid of Obamacare. The I.R.S. Doesn’t Agree. *

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May 4 News Update

It Was 122.4°F This Week in Pakistan *
Saga of the Toxic Ball Fields *

WV teachers are part of the new look of union workers
Strike looms at UCSD, hospital delays surgeries
As Harvard negotiates with union, Yale stands firm
Nobel prize in literature 2018 cancelled
Mixed results in England local elections
Justin Trudeau is waging a phony war against inequality
Trump Orders Options for Reducing Troops in South Korea *
As Ridership Surges, Ferries to Get $300 Million to Expand Service *

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May 3 News Update

California Sues Trump Administration Over Car Emissions Rules *

Arizona teachers feel new power as strikes set to end
The Red-Scare Relic That Holds Back Smart Labor Policy *
To avert a strike, House boosts money for care of the disabled
Harvard Will Bargain With Grad Union
Trump could end protected status for Hondurans
Chile: A Return to ‘Guardian Democracy’?
US Teacher of the Year stages silent protest as Trump awards prize
First Attacker Convicted in Beating at Charlottesville Rally *
Green Berets Quietly Help Saudis Combat Yemen Rebels *
A Fast-Food Problem: Where Have All the Teenagers Gone? *

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May 2 News Update

America's huge success in cutting smog at risk of being eroded
Why Is a ‘Green’ Car Company Pivoting Back to S.U.V.s?

May Day 2018 sees workers rally for rights around the world
Labor Day should create a new union-led counterbalance
Workers, activists mark May Day with defiant rallies
Violence in Paris, arrests in Turkey punctuate defiant May Day
N.J. state workers say yes to new contract, raises
American School Districts Look Abroad to Hire *
Labour Targets Election Gains in the Playgrounds of London’s Superrich
Lessons From Rust-Belt Cities That Kept Their Sheen *

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May 1 International Labor Day

Weedkiller found in granola and crackers, internal FDA emails show

AFSCME #3299 Labor Union to Strike Against UC May 7–9
In a first for fast-food industry, burger chain workers vote to unionize
Union workers at Jordan Health to hold one-day walkout
Letter Carriers plan 26th Anniversary Food Drive
Border patrol violence: US paid $60m to cover claims against the agency
The US and Afghanistan: can’t win the war, can’t stop it, can’t leave
White House Delays Tariffs on E.U., Canada and Mexico *
So Far, No Signs of Investment Boom From Trump’s Tax Cut *
Gig Economy Business Model Dealt a Blow in California Ruling *

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April 30 News Update

In Fire-Scorched Oklahoma, Help Comes One Bale at a Time *

3 unions, 53,000 workers to strike at UC hospitals, campuses in May

Time for a riot: how the art of 1968 caught a world in turmoil
Museum of Work and Culture celebrates textile workers
Workers Memorial Day includes call for workplace safety
The media is finally seeing America's new labor landscape
The Debate On Tipped Work is Escalating
China Prepares a Hard-Line Stance on U.S. Trade Demands *
Migrant Caravan, After Grueling Trip, Reaches U.S. Border *
Sprint and T-Mobile Agree to Merge. Will the F.C.C. Allow It? *

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April 27 News Update

Fracking may have caused South Korean earthquake – study
Dutch rewilding experiment sparks backlash as thousands of animals starve
Scott Pruitt lacerated at ethics hearing


Arizona teachers begin strike as wave of education walkouts rolls west
Arizona Educators Walk Out In Largest Teacher Strike In State History

Ida B Wells: the unsung heroine of the civil rights movement
Workers at San Francisco’s male-only Bohemian Club launch 2-day strike
Union Votes to Strike Following ‘Final Impasse’
Trump to meet Queen on UK visit in July
Merkel faces tough White House trade talks
Supporters of El Salvador’s Abortion Ban Foil Efforts to Soften It *
‘Mexico First’ Campaign Could End Welcome for U.S. Oil Giants *

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April 26 News Update

Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention
Pruitt, Under an Ethical Cloud, Faces Lawmakers Today *

Chicago Tribune Management Will Not Recognize Workers' Union
Hobart candy factory used mass firings, threats to discourage union effort
Teachers in Arizona and Colorado to Walk Out on Thursday *

White House doctor withdraws as VA secretary nominee
Trump likely to scrap Iran deal amid 'insane' changes of stance, says Macron
North Korea nuclear test site has collapsed and may be out of action
Bezos Faces Berlin Protest on Tax Policy, Worker Treatment
Employee union unable to reach contract agreements with UC
Fed Worries Economy Is Too Good. Workers Still Feel Left Behind. *

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April 25 News Update

'Mountains and mountains of plastic'
E.P.A. Rule Likely Means Less Science in Policymaking *

Workers at Tecnocap enter week 3 of strike
AT&T union prepping for strike
Columbia Graduate Students Walk Out Over Union Fight *
Murphy silent on terms, cost of contract with state workers
Teachers union urges mayor to expand paid parental leave to union workers
Kentucky employees cheated by federal Medicare contractor
The meaning of the Italian right’s victory
British Citizen One Day, Illegal Immigrant the Next *

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April 24 News Update

Could sprinkling sand save the Arctic's shrinking sea ice?
Flint activists still waiting as governor escapes fallout of water crisis
Cuomo Announces Bill to Ban Plastic Bags in New York State *
At Long Last, a Plan to Fix New York City’s Buses *
M.T.A. Pins Its Hopes on Unproven Technology to Fix Subway *


Columbia Grad Workers Set to Strike, As Admin Refuses to Bargain
Union Win Marks Step Forward for Student Labor Movement

GM, Korean union reach tentative agreement on wages, workers
Huge federal contractor ‘failed’ to pay workers $100 million in wages
A victim of its own industrial success, China's hanger capital now just hanging on
A Pope Given to Apologies Has Nothing for Indigenous Canada *
What Might Happen to Amazon’s Profit if It Paid Its Workers More? *

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April 23 News Update

Pruitt’s History: Fancy Homes, Lobbyists and a Shell Company *
Coal’s Prevalence in Poland Leaves Cities Strangled by Smog *
Earth Day: How union workers are driving a cleaner future
Goldman prize awarded to South African women who stopped nuclear deal
Slow-Motion Ocean: Atlantic’s Circulation Is Weakest in 1,600 Years
How Windmills as Wide as Jumbo Jets Are Making Clean Energy Mainstream *

Public Servants Are Losing Their Foothold in the Middle Class *

The Deep Meaning of the French Railroad Strikes
From April to June, prolonged turbulence all the way

Union leader faces members' protest over sexual misconduct claims
Union contracts great equalizer for women
Shoemakers’ Union calls for direct hiring by Tandy
Harvard graduate students vote to unionize    
Georgia Bus Drivers Joined The School Uprising, And Paid A Price
West Virginia Teachers and the Return of Labor Feminism
‘No one can say what will happen next’
Nicaragua abandons social security changes after dozens killed in riots
Germany's Social Democrats elect first female leader
Tesla Factory Safety Under Scrutiny After Worker Is Injured *

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April 20 News Update

Nontenured faculty and graduate students in Illinois, Chicago look to unions
Union seeks to broaden anti-Macron protest
Argentina's Union Workers Stage Second Day of Tariff Protests
North Las Vegas OKs union contracts representing 645 employees
University of California union votes for strike
Eta apologises for four decades of deadly violence
US grain ships diverted at sea hours after China imposes grain tariff
Marx predicted our present crisis – and points the way out
‘Yes, I’m Running as a Socialist.’ Candidates Are Embracing the Label in 2018 *
‘Outrageous’ $17 Toll to Cross the Verrazano Vexes Drivers *

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April 19 News Update

Cities without water
Americans waste 150,000 tons of food each day – equal to a pound per person
Scientists unveil 10,000 sq ft model of Mississippi delta to help save coastline
Puerto Rico Is Once Again Hit by an Islandwide Blackout *
In Puerto Rico, Stadium Lights Glow, Homes Do Not *
Damage to Great Barrier Reef From Global Warming Is Irreversible *
Climate Lawsuits, Once Limited to the Coasts, Jump Inland *

Unions put Canadian Pacific on notice, say workers to strike
The Wave of Militant Teacher Strikes Has Gone Global. Just Look at the UK
German unions and government reach pay deal after countrywide strikes
New Charges Filed in Labor Dispute with Mayo Clinic
Workers of 2nd Portland-area Burgerville looking to unionize
Staff At George Soros’ Foundation Secures Union Contract
More Vietnamese trainees made to conduct Fukushima decontamination work
Polands legislated antisemitism
France: Student Strikers Attacked; ‘Fascist’ Dean Jailed
Miguel Díaz-Canel: Cuba selects first non-Castro president since Fidel
Trump of the tropics: the 'dangerous' candidate leading Brazil's presidential race
Tammy Duckworth applauds new rule letting senators bring babies to work
Kris Kobach, Face of Trump’s Voter Fraud Panel, Is Held in Contempt by Judge *
A Rule Is Changed for Young Immigrants, and Green Card Hopes Fade *

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April 18 News Update

How bacteria created the biosphere and caused the first climate crisis
Amazon coral reef would be ruined by planned oil drilling, scientists say
No credible deaths threats against EPA chief Scott Pruitt

Supreme court – and Neil Gorsuch – deliver blow to Trump's deportation law
Students, Workers, Activists: Undergraduates With Ties to Unionization
JetBlue Flight Attendants Vote to Bring Second Union to Airline
Hotel Employees Health and Safety Initiative Still Awaits Full Rollout
Reframing the riots
Eleanor Marx: the Jewess of Jew’s walk
US and Russian nuclear arsenals set to be unchecked for first time since 1972
High-speed pig slaughter will be disastrous for everyone involved
Trump Seems to Pull Support for Trade Pact a Second Time *
In Journalist’s Murder, a Test for Malta, and the European Union *
Judge Orders New Lead Inspections in New York Public Housing *

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April 17 Week In Review Now Online

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April 17 News Update

Project Life: Cuba’s action plan prepares for climate change
Where’s the ‘eco’ in ecomodernism?
The courts are deciding who's to blame for climate change
First Nations Leaders Pledge to Block Pipeline Expansion
Canada: Trudeau vows to push ahead with pipeline plans in spite of protests

Corbyn: UK needs ‘war powers act’ after legally questionable Syria strike
Theresa May Earns Cold Reception in U.K. Parliament Over Syria Attacks *


Teachers' strikes: meet the leaders of the movement marching across America

Contracted Hospital Workers Win Job Security
N.J. state workers win pay raises from Murphy after long feud with Christie
The Mirage of Pension-Fund Activism
Robots Ride to the Rescue Where Workers Can’t Be Found *
Which unions are in and out of the WFP?
Food provider change prompts concerns, student support for workers
GM in Tense Standoff with Korean Labor Union
DSGU's response to President Price
Erdoğan and His Opponents
The Saudi predicament
A feminism to end capitalism
Madrid’s mounting repression against Catalan movement
Morales hits back at right-wing at the Summit of the Americas
Russian investigative journalist dies after 'falling' from balcony
Senate Bill to Curtail Labor Rights on Tribal Land Falls Short *

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