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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

August 6 News Update


U.N. Reports Dire Impact on Children in Gaza Strip *
In Sharp Shift, U.S. Adds a Fast Lane to Deport Families *
LIRR unions may follow signalmen in approving pact, labor leaders say
Golden Gate Bridge employees vote to strike, but date unknown
SIU Furlough Fight
Dimensions union says it can’t possibly take the health systems ‘final’ offer
KC streetcar plan stopped in its tracks
Kansas is the only state to see a significant increase in its uninsured rate
Missouri transportation sales tax defeated
Outrage in Colorado over Fracking Betrayal of Top Democrats
Mount Polley mine tailings breach followed years of government warnings
Line 9 blockade halts work on Enbridge pipeline
Fertilizer pollution fears bubble up after Toledo water crisis
China to ban coal use in Beijing by 2020
Detroit’s water crisis is a wake-up call to all Americans
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Bill Onasch at 5:05 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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