March 30 Week In Review Now Online

You can view the new WIR here

March 30 News Update

Alarmed conservationists call for urgent action to fix 'America's wildlife crisis'
EPA accused of urging staff to downplay climate change after memo leaks
E.P.A. Set to Roll Back Rules Forcing Cars to Be Cleaner *


Mayo Clinic, union to meet with judge over lockout of Albert Lea

Spectrum Strike Enters Second Year With NYC Protest
GM Korea chief urges labor union to accept wage freeze
Gov't Employees Labor Union Recognized as Lawful
Activist, Unionist, Educator and Hell-Raiser’ Carolyn Jacobson Dies at 67
Trouble in candy land
IDA moves ahead with tax breaks for Hempstead Village laundry
UAW added members in 2017, but union dues fell versus 2016
The Only Way to Survive Janus
Technology and capitalism 150 years after Das Kapital
Putin spokesman describes Weinstein accusers as 'prostitutes'
Trump officials end policy exempting pregnant immigrants from detention

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.

March 29 News Update

Australia's emissions rise again in 2017, putting Paris targets in doubt
It’s the No. 1 Power Source, but Natural Gas Faces Headwinds *


Organized labor rallies against right-to-work law, other bills

West Virginia Teachers Learned from 1970s Miners
Elections in Russia: The Very Best Day – 2012 and 2018
Marx’s concept of class
University strikes: where do we go from here?
France: Unions, Left Confront Macron’s Attacks on Rail Services and Jobs
Springfield Y-block stopped in Committee as labor union members oppose
I'm Sticking With The Union
Inslee signs controversial union bill despite calls for a veto
Ecuador cuts off Julian Assange's internet access at London embassy
Arizona governor and Uber kept self-driving program secret
All 22 female senators call on Congress to combat sexual harassment
Mexican police officers found guilty of murdering journalist in rare conviction
Keir Starmer says Labour is prepared to vote down Brexit bill
Under Ben Carson, HUD Scales Back Fair Housing Enforcement *
Manhattan Church Shields Guatemalan Woman From Deportation *
CUNY Food Workers Complain of Poor Conditions, Low Wages *

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.

March 28 News Update

Can information technology save global fisheries?
'Extreme' fossil fuel investments have surged under Trump, report reveals
How climate change could swallow Louisiana's Tabasco island
Texas sinkholes: oil and gas drilling increases threat, scientists warn

Oklahoma House Passes Pay Increase, Teachers Say They Will Still Strike
Portland Burgerville could become first fast-food union shop in US
Union supporters protest city employee contract negotiations
Campus Unions, Local Labor Councils Endorse Grad Student Union
South Korean auto workers blast revised trade deal with US
Germany Courts Workers With Sausages and Cheap Housing
Women 'Never Think of Getting Credit' But Now That's Changing
Argentine soy crush workers to start wage strike
From Mission to Microchip: Rethinking California's Labor History
What Is the Significance of China’s #MeToo Movement?
The vision of the new society in Marx’s Capital
Amazon priest who championed land rights for Brazil's poor is arrested
Census Question on Citizenship Spurs States to Join in Lawsuit *
App to Harvest Data on Facebook Had Tie to a Thiel Company *

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.

March 27 News Update

How Pruitt's EPA Is Delaying, Weakening and Repealing Clean Air Rules
These Pollutants Don't Last Long, But They’re Wreaking Havoc on the Arctic
Cities vs. Fossil Fuels: A Climate Tutorial for the Court
Brazil senate considers lifting ban on sugarcane production in Amazon


Fourth International World Congress 2018

'Right-to-Work' draws dark money into Missouri
Heinz union employees reject latest contract offer, hold off on potential strike
Burgerville Workers Union Give Corporate 48 Hours to Recognize It
Facebook logs SMS texts and calls, users find as they delete accounts
Linda Brown, Kansas student whose case ended school segregation, dies at 76
Cuomo’s budget includes plan to create CUNY school focused on unions
Contract workers hold work stoppage on Tuesday
When told they would have to work for starvation wages, they called BS
Troubled labor pact raises obstacle to Argentina shale development
Unionizing pitched to county
EVENT: The Future of Labor in Minnesota
Agrarian reform is needed to slay apartheid’s land demons
Temer, we charge you
The end of a golden age?
A New Strategy for Higher Education
In the ruins of the present
Gun controls in old East Germany
Unity Rally in support of UNITE HERE Local 75 workers
Grocery Wars Turn Small Chains Into Battlefield Casualties *

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.

March 26 News Update

Arctic Sea Ice Missed a Record Low This Winter. Barely. *
Drilling in ‘Australia’s Galápagos’ Raises Hopes of Jobs and Fears of Spill *
Canada: how a pipeline engineer got arrested in anti-pipeline protests


Parkland students made history. And we're not going anywhere
Show of Force as Students’ Grief Inspires Huge Gun Protests *
Photos From the ‘March for Our Lives’ Protests *

U.S. Strikes Qaeda Target in Southern Libya, Expanding Shadow War There *
‘America First’ Bears a New Threat: Military Confrontation *
Justice Dept. Pushes for Mandated Access to Encrypted Data *
Slovaks Meet New Bosses. They’re Not Much Different From Old Bosses *
China’s Economic Czar Warns U.S. Treasury Secretary on Tariffs *
Rights groups vow to fight Trump's 'transphobia masquerading as policy'
Protests in California after police kill Black man carrying only his phone
Bolton worked with Cambridge Analytica on YouTube voter experiment
Brexit insider claims Vote Leave team may have breached spending limits
Catalan Ex-Leader, Wanted for Sedition, Is Held in Germany *

Teacher Strike Fever Spreads
When Professionals Rise Up, More Than Money Is at Stake *

Germany’s 28-Hour Workweek
Unions dying? Membership soars in Inland Empire, shrinks near coast
Union remains resistant to Doublestar’s acquisition of Kumho Tire
Thousands of Vietnamese workers take to highway to protest wage cuts
Workers at Chilean mine Escondida accept early contract talks
New top leader at SEIU Local 503
At Reed College, students are unionizing
U.S. Union Membership Data in Perspective
Durham City Council wants to overturn N.C. ban on collective bargaining
Turning 40, the Steelworkers' Union looks to future
Raucous Board Meeting ends in the Elimination of Paraprofessional Positions
When the Elderly Call for Help, a ‘Chain’ Immigrant Often Answers *

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.

March 23 News Update

Paris mayor proposes making public transportation free to decrease pollution
'Great Pacific garbage patch' sprawling with far more debris than thought
Trees older than America: a primeval Alaskan forest is at risk in the Trump era
'Dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico will take decades to recover from farm pollution
Britain Refuses Permission for New Coal Mine in Northeast England *
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose Last Year. Here Are the Top 5 Reasons. *

Trains, flights grounded as strikes challenge Macron across France
Macron Becomes France’s Answer to Strongman Populism *
France strikes: Macron reforms spark nationwide strikes
French unions explain why the travel chaos is justified

China promises to hit US with tariffs as stocks plunge amid fear of trade war
Workers Need an Industrial Policy Not Tariffs
The Fed, trade wars and recession

Undocumented workers find new ally as unions act to halt deportations
Three central issues facing the Catalan independence movement
Ex-French President Sarkozy in Police Custody
CVS workers push for first union contract
New York-Area Airport Workers on Way to $19 Per Hour *
Marielle Franco murder: Brazilian authorities under global pressure to find killers
Congress Passes $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill, Averting Shutdown *
Trump Administration Retreats on Restaurant Tip-Sharing Plan *
New York City’s Population Hits a Record 8.6 Million *

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.

March 22 Week In Review Now Online

You can view the new WIR here

March 22 News Update

Victims of the Environmental Racism Agency
Keeping Power With the People: Puerto Rico’s Energy Future
Climate science on trial as high-profile US case takes on fossil fuel industry
The dysfunctional megacity: why Dhaka is bursting at the sewers
Fourth nor'easter in three weeks batters US east coast
Last Male Northern White Rhino, Dies in Kenya *

Macron’s Resolve Faces First Big Test From French Unions
French President’s Next Target: The Railroads. Strikes Loom *

A Teacher's Perspective: It’s Time to Stand Up for Public Schools
Women’s strike on March 8th, shows that without us, the world doesn’t go round!'
Does capitalism depend on credit?
Elections in Russia, 2018: Managed Democracy?
Unions hail success of ongoing strike at Amazon warehouse in Madrid
Christian Care Home workers back on the job
1.3 million UK health care workers are getting their first raise since 2010
Trump Plans to Slap Stiff Tariffs and Investment Restrictions on China *
Congress unveils $1.3tn spending bill in bid to avoid government shutdown
Carmen Yulín Cruz, six months after Hurricane Maria: 'I did what had to be done'
White House Aides Forced to Sign Nondisclosure Papers *

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.

March 21 News Update

A judge asks basic questions about climate change. We answer them
Plight of Phoenix: how long can the world’s 'least sustainable' city survive?
'Catastrophe' as France's bird population collapses due to pesticides
BMW Offices Raided by Authorities in Emissions-Cheating Investigation *

Worker Dies After Fall in Manhattan Subway Tunnel *
Thousands of Sacramento-area hospital workers will see wage increases
Florida teachers on edge as new law threatens their unions
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding labor union plans token strike
Half year on from Maria, many Puerto Ricans lack running water and electricity
'The feminists are here'
The Italian elections: suicide of the left, resurgence of fascism, and chaos
Labor leader accuses city contractor of not paying prevailing wage
Trump’s Trade Tariffs Aren’t About Helping Workers
Home care workers close to winning higher pay in new state contract
ACTU to demand equal rights for casuals, gig economy and labour hire workers
Judge blocks restrictive Mississippi abortion law just signed by governor
Time to cut ties with the digital oligarchs and rewire the web
How Trump’s Protectionism Backfires *

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.

March 20 News Update

Offshore Drilling Cos Want Less Regulation. But Safety Problems Persist *
In defence of Metabolic Rift Theory
Climate change soon to cause mass movement, World Bank warns
Ban new British petrol and diesel cars in 2030, not 2040
 
The Cambridge Analytica Files
Facebook Security Chief Said to Leave After Clashes Over Disinformation *
Trump-Linked Data Firm Offered to Entrap Politicians *


Vietnam's anti-war exhibition brings GIs and Viet Cong together

Their Pay Has Stood Still. Oklahoma Teachers Could Be the Next to Walk. *
Push to Settle McDonald’s Case, a Threat to Franchise Model *
Hannaford, distribution center workers end dispute with 3-year agreement
Dignity Health union workers reach new contract agreement
Are The United Auto Workers & Tesla Locked In A Fight To The Finish?
Some Johns Hopkins nurses trying to unionize
Four Labor Activists Put On Trial Two Days Before Nowruz
Self-driving Uber kills Arizona woman in first fatal crash involving pedestrian
Mississippi implements most restrictive abortion law in US
New York Subway’s On-Time Performance Hits New Low *

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.

March 19 News Update

Environmental Justice Adviser Slams Pruitt's Plan to Weaken Coal Ash Rules
US coal hasn’t set aside enough money to clean up its mines
Devastating Australia Bush Fire Destroys Scores of Homes *

In Brazil, 1,000 Protest Murder of Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman *
Marielle Franco: Brazil’s favelas mourn the death of a champion

Workers at Idaho’s Lucky Friday mine have been on strike for 370 days
UAW vs. Tesla: It's on
Painters union hopes to recruit Latino construction workers
New Sinn Fein Leader Has a Familiar Task: Wooing Irish-Americans *
Scott Pruitt, Trump’s Rule-Cutting E.P.A. Chief, Plots His Political Future *
Disputes with temporary workers add to GM Korea's challenges
Qatar to reimburse recruitment fees to 30,000 workers
Trump Administration, McDonald’s Rush to Avoid Employer Liability Trial
Hospital's challenge to union is disgraceful
Labor Groups Launch Effort on Grad Student Unions
Union for GE Appliance Park workers seized by national parent
Japan's Labor Unions Squeeze Small Pay Rise From Top Companies
Trump Ed Secretary DeVos trashes her own workers’ union, imposes 'contract'
Union representation rising after decades of decline
How an increasingly powerful Momentum is transforming Labour

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.

March 16 News Update

Easter Island Is Eroding *
Who owns water? The US landowners putting barbed wire across rivers
It's 50 years since climate change was first seen. Now time is running out
America’s Coldest Places Are Warming the Fastest *
Burning Coal for Survival in the World’s Coldest Capital *

Florida bridge collapse: four dead after new walkway falls on busy road
Socialist city council member assassinated in Rio de Janeiro
A Thatcher moment? France's Macron squares off with rail unions
AFGE charges Education Dept. with trying to bust labor union
Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet
Yonsei University resolves labor dispute with cleaning workers’ union
Unions at major Japanese firms secure wide pay hikes
Chile's Escondida invites union to early labor talks
Unions Announce National Campaign to Aid Grad Workers
Northwestern Mutual employees take issue with company’s temp staffing
Synthetic drug caused workers to fall ill at D.C. jail, officials said
Trump admits making up 'facts' in trade meeting with Justin Trudeau
Wikipedia's forgotten women: inside the editing marathon to fix imbalance
Cash in: the rich guys in Trump's cabinet who can't resist public money

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.

March 15 News Update

Puerto Rico: Power Union Calls for Global Solidarity
Connecticut activists assemble at Climate Justice Teach-in

US students come together in spectacular walkout to end gun violence
Student Protests In Pictures
Thousands Walk Out of Class, Urging Action on Gun Control *
Teacher accidentally fires gun and injures three students

Oregon State University faculty launch union campaign
PSU grad student faculty ratify their first-ever union contract
PCA's Bring the Reality of the 'Care Crisis' To the State Capitol
Stephen Hawking, science's brightest star, dies aged 76
The truth about torture: Trump’s CIA pick can't lead without facing her past
'Women in Argentina live in hell': calls for legal abortion grow
All Hands on Deck: The West Virginia Teachers’ Strike

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.

March 14 News Update

Stephen Hawking Dies at 76 *
World’s great forests could lose half of all wildlife as planet warms
Fishing for krill is an eco-disaster: we must protect the Antarctic
Extreme winter weather becoming more common as Arctic warms
No Fare Is Fair: A Campaign for Free Public Transit in Toronto

Lane County accused of intimidating union-represented workers
Union workers stand up to Northwestern Mutual
Union battle to represent Boeing's North Charleston workers
Hitachi agrees to give workers at least 11 hours off between shifts
Unions, hotel workers discuss sex harassment
1886 Railroad Strike
Disney World union employees still fighting
Labour should grasp the Brexit nettle
Championing inclusion
Striking British Academics Reject Offer: 'No Capitulation!'
New rise of women’s movement puts women at forefront of fightback
A new phase of economic governance?
A Review of The Young Karl Marx
Trump in California: first official visit met with protests and scorn
Sky-high prices of everything make US healthcare the world's most expensive
National Geographic: for decades, our coverage was racist
Walkout Wednesday: students risk punishment for joining gun control protest
Belgian monks round on supermarket for selling their brew at £9 a bottle
Tower residents told to pay £500,000 to replace Grenfell-style cladding
Trump’s Tariffs Make Boeing a Potential Target in a Trade War *

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.

March 13 News Update

Site C Dam: BC NDP fails major environmental test
Microplastic pollution in oceans is far worse than feared

Oil producer Norway starts wage talks to avert widespread strikes
Unions Sue to Save Immigrants With Protected Statuses
Caltrans is desperate to fill thousands of new jobs
Israel passes law to strip residency of Jerusalem's Palestinians
Delta Launches Anti-Union Media Campaign
At Home at Labor Notes
A radical political turning point
Turkey’s Privatization of Sugar Factories
Trump's education secretary struggles to answer basic questions on schools
New Zealand Labour rocked by youth camp sexual assault allegations
NHS faces year-round crisis over lack of social care
University strikes may be called off after talks lead to new proposals
Are Wage Gains Picking Up? Questionable Data Makes It Hard to Say *

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.

March 12 Week In Review Now Online

You can view the new WIR here

March 12 News Update

Offshore Drillers Find a Champion in the Trump Administration *
Powerful Winter Storm Shows Damage High Tides With Sea Level Rise Can Do
EPA Rejects Civil Rights Complaint Over Alabama Coal Ash Dump
China Can’t Save Capitalism From Environmental Destruction
Hotter, Drier, Hungrier: How Global Warming Punishes the World’s Poorest *

West Virginia Walkouts a Lesson in the Power of a Crowd-Sourced Strike *
Frontier workers continue strike in Martinsburg
Strike is over, U of I grad workers overwhelmingly approve contract
U.S. Added 313,000 Jobs in February. Here’s What That Means. *
Unions look for growth in Lowell
Steelworkers sues BP after it cut union-represented positions on North Slope
President of Mass. AFL-CIO Says Union Popularity Is Up
Kroger, workers have new labor agreement
Judge orders Napa hospital to recognize union, reimburse workers
Hecla Mine Strike to Continue After Union Nixes Arbitration
State’s lowest-paid workers lose at Legislature — again
Austerity, Brexit and the Corbyn challenge

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.

March 9 News Update

NASA Studies an unusual Arctic warming event
Forests Protect the Climate. A Future With More Storms Would Mean Trouble. *

International Women’s Day marked by protests and celebrations
International Women's Day around the world – in pictures
The Working-Class Origins and Legacy of International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day: Honoring the Fighters
Education strikes are women’s strikes


Protestors ask city to crack down on Airbnb rentals

Trump signs order for metals tariff plan, prompting fears of trade war
Little Evidence Supports Trump’s Claims Against China on Tariffs and Trade *
What History Has to Say About the ‘Winners’ in Trade Wars *
A Storm of Reaction to Trump’s Tariffs *

ICE's strategy of Targeted Disappearances Ensnares Augsburg Professor
Univ. of Nagasaki backs down on releasing contract workers
Employers fail to address violence facing women journalists
Labour suspends party members in 'antisemitic' Facebook group

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.