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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

July 29 News Update


South Africa's NUMSA union agrees wage deal to end four-week strike
West's largest coal-fired plant on track to close
Passport Office workers strike amid applications backlog
Taking a Bite Out Of Overtime Abuse
Government Surveillance Threatens Journalism
The Syriza of Spain
NAACP, labor union claim racial inequality in BWI airport restaurant hiring
FLOC, British reps vow to fight for workers
Labor board orders L.A. Council to rescind pension cuts for workers
Australia Coal Mine Will Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than 52 Nations
Low Income Transit Passes: Consolidate and Struggle to Make it Free
Small farms, big problems: Labor abuse in an idyllic setting
A third of consumers with credit files had debts in collections last year
Countdown to Lockout for Unions at the Met *


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Bill Onasch at 4:58 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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