October 1 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

Royals outlast A’s in 12-inning thriller to open major league postseason
School spending by affluent is widening wealth gap
U.S. signs pact to keep troops in Afghanistan past 2014
California becomes first state to ban plastic bags
Felony charges filed against electrical contractor for underpaying workers
Almost half the world’s older people lack pensions
Workers win contract at Ramada Mall of America
Everyone On the Bus: Rider-Driver Alliances
Detroiters Vow Resistance After Judge Rules There is No Human Right to Water
Oil boom threatens Ecuador's biodiversity
A Public Works Debacle that Defines Afghanistan
Transit lockout forces high school to hire buses
Union says it never supported First Air cargo layoffs
Our criminal justice system is making it really hard for the poor to find jobs
UN: At Least 1,119 Iraqis Killed in September *
Kissinger Drew Up Plans to Attack Cuba, Records Show *
Obama Plan to Let Children in Central America Apply for Refugee Status *
Freelancers Union to End Its Health Insurance Plans in New York *
Consumer Confidence Falls, as U.S. Economy Hits Bump *

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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