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Monday, August 11, 2014

August 11 News Update


Obama: Battling Islamic State in Iraq will be 'a long-term project'
Iraq Airstrikes May Continue for Months, Obama Says *
U.S.: Baghdad situation tense, no tanks at president's compound
Capitalizing on U.S. Bombing, Kurds Retake Iraqi Towns *

Gaza conflict: Thousands of protesters march in Montreal
B.C. wildfires: 80 Australian firefighters headed to Canada
Court issues revised orders for Bombardier picketing
Union complaint hearing set for Lumber Bridge's Mountaire Farms
Keystone climate impacts could be 4 times higher than estimate, study says
Before the fear of war, there was fear of fracking in Ukraine
The Trucking Industry Needs More Drivers. Maybe It Needs to Pay More *


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 5:03 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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