June 27 News Update

South African metalworkers union calls for open-ended strike
UN warns El Nino likely by end of year
Angry scenes as Japan's TEPCO shareholders demand end to nuclear
Massachusetts to raise minimum wage to highest of any U.S. state
B.C. First Nations Supreme Court win a game-changer for all
Ikea raises hourly pay for US retail workers
Sodexo cafeteria workers regain health coverage
Oil train dangers extend past Bakken
Supreme Court strikes down abortion clinic buffer zones
The evolution of the GI Bill
Trumka Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling on Noel Canning v. NLRB
Bending the Arc of History
Detroit's largest public worker union ratifies contract
Hopkins Hospital strike averted after O'Malley intervenes
German government to drop Verizon over NSA spying fears
Detroit Needs Residents, but Sends Some Packing *
Labor Conditions at N.Y.U.’s Abu Dhabi Campus to Be Investigated *

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