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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April 16 News Update

Avoid Gulf stream disruption at all costs, scientists warn
Coal Lobbyist Becomes No. 2 Official at EPA, Just Behind Pruitt
World Agrees to Cut Shipping Emissions 50 Percent by 2050
To See Offshore Wind Energy’s Future, Look on Shore


How the American economy conspires to keep wages down
America 50 years after the Poor People's Campaign
Usual Weekly Earnings Summary

School cancelled as hundreds of Colorado teachers walk out Monday
Indiana Teachers 'Go Green' To Track Member Sign-Up

Beer truck drivers strike for safe routes, respect on the job
The Special Status of Union Stewards
‘Shenanigans’ to Block Generic Drugs Come Under Scrutiny *
Vietnam to Parkland: how America's protesters are getting younger
Connecting Public Transit to Great Manufacturing Jobs
City building workers avert strike with four-year contract deal
Labor Strike Threatens a Canadian Rail Network
Flexing Their Support for Cuomo, Key Unions Leave Working Families Party *
Japan Post to scrap housing allowance for regular workers
Why unions have had such difficulty getting inside the ski industry
Worker says GE denied severance because he was injured
LAUSD School Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
Kentucky Lawmakers Override Budget Veto in Win for Teachers *
Australia’s Least Likely Tourist Spot: A Test Site for Atom Bombs *
Travel Ban Case Is Shadowed by One of Supreme Court’s Darkest Moments *
Even Newer Subway Signals Cause Headaches on F Train *
Trump Targets a Postal Service Rainmaker: Package Delivery *

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April 13 News Update

Why we are marching for science
64 Pounds of Trash Killed a Sperm Whale in Spain *
At E.P.A., Pruitt’s ‘Sheriff’ Clashed With Spending Critics *
New Jersey Takes a Big Step Toward Renewable Energy (and Nuclear) *
New Zealand Cites Climate Change in Banning New Offshore Drilling *

Oklahoma Teachers End Walkout *
Revealed: Secret rightwing strategy to discredit teacher strikes

Union workers: More coming forward against wage theft
New law gives boost to public-sector unions facing Janus threat
DIA Kitchen Workers Accuse United Airlines of Intimidation
States making legislative moves months before Janus decision expected
Puerto Rico’s Forever Exodus
Screen Actors Guild calls for end to private meetings in hotel rooms
In Reversal, Trump Weighs Rejoining Trade Pact for Pacific *

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April 12 Week In Review Now Online

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April 12 News Update

Nicaragua fires: aid from Costa Rica rejected as blaze destroys rainforest
'Day zero' water crises
An Eye in the Sky for Planet-Warming Leaks on the Ground *


Oklahoma teachers buoyed by success of 110-mile march
Here’s Why Teachers Are Prepared to Defy Arizona’s Anti-Strike Laws

In Historic Move At 'Chicago Tribune,' Newsroom Pushes To Form Union
Unions brace for big changes under Republican-led U.S. labor board
FLOC to begin national boycott of Reynolds' e-cig product
Coding and Coercion
France's Macron locked in an 'existential battle' against trade unions
Marx and the Question of Strategy
IMF boss says world trade system in danger of being torn apart
Teacher Walkouts Threaten Republican Grip on Conservative States *
Lawyers Walk Out to Protest ICE, and Court Objects *

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April 11 News Update

EPA insiders bemoan low point in agency's history
Mexico's 'Disaster Bonds'
Shell Knew Fossil Fuels Created Climate Change Risks Back in 1980s
Effort to Weaken Fuel Efficiency Trump’s Most Climate-Damaging Move Yet
California Has Worse Lead Standards Than Arkansas and Texas
Germany Ready to Support Electric Car Battery Makers, Says Minister *
Remove people from nature? Human beings are not a problem!
Recycling crisis is capitalist business as usual

Martin Luther King Jr was a radical. We must not sterilize his legacy
Michael Bennett: 'Not being heard is ultimately my greatest fear'
50 Years after Memphis: Black Jobs Crisis Continues
Interview: Reviving the Poor People's Campaign


Oklahoma teachers' march: immigration debate fuels calls for bilingual education
'Our feet are gross': Oklahoma teachers build comradeship on 110-mile march
'They're our heroes': girls support women teachers in Oklahoma march
Women are leading the wave of strikes in America. Here's why

These Americans are trapped in their jobs: they need to pay $10,000 to quit
Denver Post Rebels Against Its Hedge-Fund Ownership *

Brazil's coupmakers want to jail democracy
Brazil Trade Union Appeal For Solidarity With Lula

Caesars Windsor shuts down for union strike as negotiations stall
Union rallies to push for raise for workers, assistants at UA
Labor union in New Haven puts contract vote on hold
Jerome Ave: inside one of New York City's last working class areas - in pictures
Trump's enemy is not your friend: why we shouldn't defend Amazon
How not to fight antisemitism
Against Macron, organize the convergence between struggles
Norway unions, employers agree wage deal, averting strike
Video Shows Israeli Forces Shooting a Palestinian, Then Rejoicing *
Escapes, Riots and Beatings. But States Can’t Seem to Ditch Private Prisons. *
Federal Budget Deficit Projected to Soar to Over $1 Trillion in 2020 *
Hundreds of flights canceled in Germany as airports hit by strikes
Deutsche Post workers vote in favor of accepting wage offer
17th Congress: Analyse, act, build
Argentine Newspapers Recuperated by Workers’ Cooperatives
Pay gap worsened for women under 40 over last two years
Reuters Journalists Will Face Trial for Work in Burma *
Trump Signs Order to Require Recipients of Federal Aid Programs to Work *

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We're Taking a Break

The editor is going on the road to attend the Labor Notes Conference. Next News Update will be Wednesday, April 11

April 4 News Update

Judge Rejects Exxon's Attempt to Shut Down Climate Fraud Investigations
Aging Wind Farms Repowering with Longer Blades, More Efficient Turbines
Trump Admin. Must Consider Climate Change in Drilling and Mining Lease
5 Plants and Animals Utterly Confused by Climate Change *

'Arab spring for teachers' - educators in Oklahoma join wave of strikes
Wave of teachers' wildcat strikes spreads to Oklahoma and Kentucky
The Larger Concerns Behind the Teachers' Strikes
Teachers’ strikes: The rank and file takes the lead
'Double whammy': teachers strike as healthcare costs cut into earnings


French rail unions take on Macron with mass rolling strikes
French rail staff stage 'Black Tuesday' protests against overhaul

Trump announces plan for US military to guard Mexican border
Trump Plans to Send National Guard to the Mexican Border *

Graduate Workers to Hold Union Election
Unions Assemble En Masse Ahead of MLK Rally
Tufts dining hall workers decide to join union
Augsburg University Professor Mzenga Wanyama at Risk of Deportation
Reviving the Poor People's Campaign
50 years after 1968: students strikers attacked again
Bourgeois fear of revolution means disowning the Civil War
US plans tariffs on $50bn in Chinese imports to protest alleged tech theft
Workers at risk as robots set to replace 66m jobs, warns OECD
The Final Obamacare Tally Is In. About 400,000 Fewer People Signed Up *

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April 3 News Update

Arctic wintertime sea ice extent is among lowest on record
Taking the pulse of greenhouse gases
Climate Vitals   
Refinery Safety Campaign Frays Blue-Green Alliance
Underwater melting of Antarctic ice far greater than thought, study finds
How U.S. Fuel Economy Standards Compare to the Rest of the World *

Teachers Are Marching Ahead Of Their Unions, In Oklahoma And Arizona
‘It Really Is a Wildfire’: Teachers Go on Strike in Oklahoma and Kentucky *

A window opens to fight Macron
French SNCF rail strike to defy Macron labour reforms
France braces for mass rail strikes as Macron's reforms face opposition

Georgia-Pacific laborers: Strike over lack of work schedule details in contract
Purple bullying, ten years later: SEIU trustees trample membership rights
McDonald’s Workers Say the Company Is Breaking Its Minimum Wage Pledge
Labor unions urge Brazil to block Boeing-Embraer tie-up
Feds settle case with I.T. contractor over wages at Camp Pendleton
Bernice King on the 50 years since her father's death
China retaliates against Trump tariffs with levy on US food imports
Israel rejects UN and EU calls for inquiry into Gaza bloodshed

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April 2 News Update

Biggest Threat to Humanity? Climate Change, U.N. Chief Says *
Court Dismisses Exxon’s Effort to Block Climate Investigation *
Automakers Sought Looser Rules but May Get More Than They Bargained for *
Utility Giant FirstEnergy Calls for Emergency Subsidy, Says It Can’t Compete
At Pruitt’s E.P.A.: No Studies, No Data, No Rules *
When nature says 'Enough!': the river that appeared overnight in Argentina
Paris Climate Goals Depend on Promoting Biodiversity

Trump silences Labor Department’s workplace safety panels
Dying on the job: 164 workers killed in Ohio
Teachers' strike a turning point for labor?
Two-day strike by French workers to disrupt train service
Why have KCI negotiations with labor unions stalled?
She fled Liberia’s civil war 24 years ago. Now Trump wants her to go back
'Memphis died with Dr King' – shadow of civil rights leader haunts city
AggregateIQ: the obscure Canadian tech firm and the Brexit data riddle
Legislators fail to vote on 2 faculty union bills
Union Behind ‘Fight For $15’ Cuts Funding For Local Fast-Food Campaigns
UAW strike fund and assets grow as VP Norwood Jewell exits
IAM Local 623 Members Approve 'Effects Agreement' at Closing Electrolux Plant
The Only Way to Survive Janus
Negotiations stall at UConn, graduate employees organize sit-in
Easter tirade: Trump attacks Nafta and says 'No more Daca deal'
Are You a U.S. Citizen? How a 2020 Census Question Could Impact States *
‘It’s Factory North America,’ but Trump Could Hobble It *
At Stephen Hawking Funeral, Eddie Redmayne Gives Readings *
How to Fill Tough Jobs in Undesirable Areas: Hire Refugees *

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