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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

July 2 News Update


Muni tentative labor contract details disclosed, up for union vote
South Africa Strike Cripples Power-Plant Work as Talks Scheduled
FLOC Launches Ambitious Plans in Tobacco Fields
Pollution blamed for drop in Beijing tourism: Xinhua
Why Workers Sign Up for Social Security at Age 62
U.S. Army Corps to close upper Mississippi as waters rise
Fracking study finds new gas wells leak more
Johns Hopkins Hospital workers to begin negotiations again
L.A. violated labor law in rolling back pension benefits
Raise a cup to Solidarity: New beer will take its name from a local union
Hundreds held in Hong Kong protests
Protesters block busloads of immigrant children
Male-female pay disparity remains entrenched at the White House


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Bill Onasch at 4:47 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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