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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