Wednesday, October 8, 2014

October 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
Deadly Kurdish protests across Turkey
Will Airport Workers Start the Port’s Next Big Labor War?
South Loop hotel development vote back on after unionization snag
Nurses, Bus Drivers, Teachers: Facing Violence on the Job
Mexico: Classmates of missing students vow 'radical action'
In Stockton, Investment House Franklin Templeton Eviscerates Pensions
Your Upcoming Delays Were Avoidable
Even After Dallas, Hospitals Still Lagging in Preparation for U.S. Ebola Patients
Dukesville, NC: Don’t drink the water, locals and activists warn
Tidal floods: Coming soon to an East Coast city near you
A heated debate over geothermal energy erupts in Hawaii
Kids Behind Bars: Israel's Arbitrary Arrests of Palestinian Minors
Rail companies fight new rules to prevent crew fatigue
Fears of toxic smoke from Sask. derailment fire prompt evacuations
Wabana workers launch strike in wake of rowdy bargaining session
Seattle City Council replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day
Germany’s Insistence on Austerity Meets With Revolt in the Eurozone *
Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections Are Delayed for Home-Care Workers *
30,000 Lose Health Care Coverage at Walmart *
Officials Question the Rising Costs of Generic Drugs *
Firefighter Dies in Hartford Blaze *

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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