Tuesday, October 21, 2014

October 21 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
The Political Economy of Ebola
Nurses call for higher standards in confronting ebola
Cuba punches above its weight in Ebola fight

Philadelphia Teachers Hit by Latest Cuts *
Labor leaders weighed general strike over SRC
Thousands Join Street Protest Before Raucous SRC Meeting

UN rights experts decry Detroit water shut-offs
Top UN advisers 'shocked' by Detroit’s mass water shutoffs

If Not Now, When? A Labor Movement Plan to Address Climate Change
At Hanford, sick nuclear workers await compensation
OSHA announces effort to reduce fatal falls from cellphone towers
More Workers Demand $15
UAW to represent workers at Alabama auto plant
In Colorado Schools, a Hands-on Civics Lesson
Naomi Klein: ‘Only mass social movements can save us’
Gaza plan 'relieves Israel of responsibility'
Atento Workers in Mexico Fight for a Fair Union Vote
The human cost of Texas' refusal to expand Medicaid
Safety issues persist at Bangladesh factories
The Secret Casualties of Iraq’s Abandoned Chemical Weapons *
C.I.A. Study of Covert Aid Fueled Skepticism About Helping Syrian Rebels *
Video of Apparent Beating of Protester in Hong Kong Stirs Anger *
Student Protests Continue in Egypt Despite Crackdown *    
US Treasury and Transportation Departments Hold a Privatization Party
FedEx Ground Says Its Drivers Aren't Employees. The Courts Will Decide
Unable to Meet the Deductible or the Doctor *
Judge OKs Cancellation Of Union Contract At Trump Taj Mahal
World's scientists call on Stephen Harper to restore science funding, freedom
Strike Shuts Lisbon Subway for 12th Time This Year *
Baby on Way, Worker Gets Her Job Back *

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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