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Monday, July 14, 2014

July 14 News Update


New NEA president to take on critics of public education
Union leader derides Obama education chief

Events to commemorate 80th anniversary of 1934 strike
6 minutes a day for bathroom breaks? Union cries foul
School board’s cafeteria fight clouds workers’ future
Britain Strikes for a Day
Eni Chief Angers Unions With Plan to Close Refineries *
Study of Organic Crops Finds Fewer Pesticides and More Antioxidants *
One dead in Lac des Iles mine accident, near Thunder Bay
City will lock out Guelph transit workers, suspend services
This Road Work Made Possible by Underfunding Pensions *
North Pacific Fuel Workers Walk Out
Union Workers Picket Outside EVSC Administration Building
900 Bombardier workers at Thunder Bay plant threaten to walk out Monday
Companies That Offer Help With Student Loans Often Predatory, Officials Say *
As Strike Threat Looms, Stalled L.I.R.R. Talks Carry Hint of the Past *


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.

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Bill Onasch at 4:53 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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