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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

January 31 News Update


After Years of Drought, Cape Town Is Close to ‘Day Zero’ of No Water *

Harley-Davison Inc. announced Tuesday that it will close its Kansas City motorcycle plant by the summer of 2019.
Harley-Davidson closes its Kansas City assembly plant
Complaint Accuses Contractor of Underpayment at Medicare Call Centers *
United Airlines catering workers in Denver, elsewhere move to unionize
Canadian Unions: Don't Let a Union Split Tear the Labor Movement Apart
Japan's robust labor demand bolsters outlook for wage hikes, inflation
Canadian jury acquits rail workers in Lac-Mégantic exlosion case
Faith/labor coalition urges USDA to reject poultry industry speed up petition
Amazon and 2 Other Firms Aim to Disrupt Health Care *
Columbia University Says It Won’t Bargain With Graduate Student Union *
For Home Health Aides, the Worst Commutes in New York City *
Wages Rise at 2.6 Percent in 2017 Despite Q4 Slowdown *
All workers need unions – including those in Silicon Valley


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.
Bill Onasch at 8:24 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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