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Monday, June 23, 2014

June 23 News Update


Northern Gateway tanker threat spurs First Nation's yarn 'blockade'
B.C. government agrees to mediator in teachers' strike
Ontario teachers donate $1.5M to depleted B.C. teachers strike fund
Billions at risk as West Coast port contract ends
Union for NSP's electricians threatens legal action
Michigan governor approves 'grand bargain' to lift bankrupt Detroit
Guildford Four's Gerry Conlon dies aged 60
More than 400 U.S. drones have crashed since ’01, hitting homes, roads
Hi, I’m a Tablet. I’ll Be Your Waiter Tonight *
Oil drilling threatens solitude of national park
Neutrality agreements aid UAW in organizing
SIU med school, union reach agreement
Chicago Aldermen Want a $15 Minimum Wage in Their City, Too
Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 7 years


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.

We take a closer look at news stories in our companion Week In Review blog, hosted at: KC Labor at WordPress

Bill Onasch at 4:45 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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