Friday, August 8, 2014

August 8 News Update


Emergency declared in Canada over mine tailings spill
Salmon run threatened by British Columbia mining spill
What tailings ponds become over time

Obama authorizes air strikes in Iraq
Cameron backs US action in Iraq

Israel strikes Gaza amid rocket fire
Long Days in the Fields, Without Earning Overtime *
FDA: Georgia plant waited to disclose salmonella
Deep emissions cuts needed by 2050 to limit warming: U.N. draft
Just-in-time scheduling hurts low-wage workers
Will Denton be the first city to ban fracking?
Kaiser Still Avoiding Contract Talks with RNs
RNs at Community Health Systems Hospital Set Three-Day Strike
School worker union to vote soon on new contract
Duluth trades unions looking for workers
Unions force VW to axe consultants in clash over cost cuts - sources
SA COSATU to intensify campaign in solidarity with Palestine
Unions That Used to Strike
Making the rent more difficult in most of Minnesota
Alberta nurses agree on new contract with province
Group calls for government inspections of Sask. mine ponds
Bombardier picket line injunction unwarranted, union tells court
Antisemitism on rise across Europe 'in worst times since the Nazis'
Combat Stress Found to Persist Since Vietnam War *
Cyanobacteria Are Far From Just Toledo’s Problem *
Portugal flag carrier pilots stage 24-hour strike

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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