July 13 Week In Review Now Online

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July 11 News Update

Can the teachers' unions come back?
Volkswagen and UAW to create union at Tennessee plant
Water levels at Nevada's Lake Mead drop to new low
Rally fails to stop Detroit shutting off water
Migrants held in dire conditions in Greece
Germany asks US intel chief to leave
Detroit's public transit struggling to keep up
Temp Worker Safety in Danger: Sugar Plant Worker Dies
Downgraded typhoon heading toward Fukushima plant
Cleanup area extends nearly 2 miles after ND spill
What’s next after contract-talk impasse?
B.C First Nation set to evict CN Rail, logging and fishing companies
Natural Gas Pipeline Plan Creates Rift in Massachusetts *
Despite a Pledge by Samsung, Child Labor Proves Resilient *

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July 10 News Update

Congress Unlikely to Step In as L.I.R.R. Strike Looms *
British Public sector workers in mass strike
Wildfire near B.C. oil and gas operations doubles in size
Thunder Bay Bombardier workers set to strike
Federal hiring hits eight-year low; fiscal pressures cited
Campaign Atmosphere Amid Detroit Vote on Debt Plan *
N.S.A. Spied on 5 American Muslims, a Report Says *
Cleanup of ND Pipeline Spill Could Last Weeks *

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July 9 Week In Review Now Online

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July 9 News Update

California Port Truckers Strike Closes Three Terminals
After Detroit, another city ponders bankruptcy
China arms itself for difficult 'war on pollution'
Trade talks on $1 trillion in environmental goods
Home care workers file for largest union election in Minnesota history
False Hopes or Political Strategy?
UN grants Bangladesh disputed land
Johns Hopkins reaches tentative labor pact
Spirit Airlines ramp workers vote to join machinists union
U.S., China ink coal, clean energy deals but climate differences remain
Alberta nurses, government closer to collective agreement
Blueprints for Taming the Climate Crisis *

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July 8 News Update

Truckers strike at Los Angeles, Long Beach ports
Unions Backing Historical Peoples Climate March
Leading French unions boycott job creation summit
White House says most children at border to be sent home
100 million more Indians defined as poor: reports
Confidence in the presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court all plummets
Impala Platinum Seeks Explanation for Marula Mine Strike
Court halts denial of licenses for Arizona immigrants
Big bucks are driving big data
A Teacher Decodes Common Core
GDP and the Public Sector
Treaty vs. title: First Nations' new Tsilhqot'in choice
Picking Lesser of Two Climate Evils *
Not Over Till Overtime’s Due? Met Labor Strife Bares Secrets *
KC area hotel owners guilty of hiring undocumented workers

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July 7 News Update

Lac-Megantic remembers: A town united in grief
Lac-Megantic: One year later

GM suspends South African output as striking union spurns offer
Portland rallies for $15 Now
Prominent Environmentalist Helped Fund Coal Projects *
Shots fired as Liberia police quell ArcelorMittal mine protest
German Proposal Seeks to Sharply Curtail Fracking *
My push for disclosure ‘destroyed my entire career,’ ex-CIA employee says
Health care for Illinois retirees is protected, court rules
Despite a move toward Europe, LGBT Ukrainians face new hurdles
Amazon Battles Traditional German Publishers
'National Security Has Become a State Religion'
Sheriffs Balk at U.S. Request to Hold Noncitizens for Extra Time *
Most NSA data from regular Internet users: report
Cuba examines weak economy, seeks 'socialist development'
Obama to deport immigrant children
Program July 7 about Frederick Douglass speech
Taking Oil Industry Cue, Environmentalists Drew Emissions Blueprint *
Silence From de Blasio on Expansion of Living Wage Law *

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