September 8 News Update

‘Hands Up, Don’t Ship!’ Minneapolis UPS Workers Protest Shipments to Missouri Police - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2014/08/hands-dont-ship-minneapolis-ups-workers-protest-shipments-missouri-police#sthash.rJeEoDbc.dpuf

We include some left overs from the holiday break

B.C. teachers' strike: students brace for another week without classes
B.C. teachers' strike: How some parents are taking action
B.C. Teachers' strike: class size and composition are key issues

Activists promise biggest climate march in history
Destroying ISIS May Take Years, U.S. Officials Say *
Nuclear Waste Is Allowed Above Ground Indefinitely *
Swirls of Dust and Drama, Punctuating Life in the Southwest *
Obama proposes 1 percent pay raise for federal workers
Union wants charges dropped against railway employees in Lac-Megantic disaster
More Workers Claiming ‘Wage Theft’ by Their Employers *
The Changing Face of Temporary Employment *
Study Suggests a Rebound for Union Jobs in New York *
Infrastructure Cracks as Los Angeles Defers Repairs *
Fukushima Workers Who Fled May Have Received Garbled Orders *
Per Capita Medicare Spending Is Actually Falling *
Fast-food strikers highlight plight of home care workers
V.A. Rules May Enable Benefits Long Denied to Vietnam-Era Veterans *
After Slow Growth, Experts Say, Health Spending Is Expected to Climb *
'We're a Movement Now': Fast Food Workers Strike in 150 Cities
As Keystone waits, other projects commence
U.S. Job Growth Slips in August After Months of Bigger Gains *
Obama Delays Immigration Action, Yielding to Party Worries *
WUFA announces 1-day strike at University of Windsor
Five Bosnian coal miners killed in blast
Chile workers stage strike, urge labor reforms
Just 13, and Working Risky 12-Hour Shifts in the Tobacco Fields *
In shadow of oil boom, Dakota farmers battle contamination
Officials in Qatar Confirm Detention of Britons Researching Migrant Labor *
Some Retail Workers Find Better Deals With Unions *
Immigration reform delay a 'slap in face,' activists tell Obama
Atheist airman spurned for refusing oath

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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