Monday, February 2, 2015

February 2 News Update

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Workers strike for new pact at nine U.S. oil, chemical plants
Union asks refinery workers to strike after talks break down
Oil Workers in U.S. on First Large-Scale Strike Since 1980
Oil workers on strike in Houston and across U.S.
Union workers at Shell Deer Park site go on strike

Feb. 2015 SYRIZA 3
Lessons from the Greek elections
Could Tsipras' Win Upset Balance of Power in Europe?
Greece on European charm offensive in search of debt relief
France offers support for Greece amid bailout tensions

Poll: Republican global warming views shift
Climate change is lifting Iceland – and it could mean more volcanic eruptions

Servers, Not Servants
A Call to Raise Tipped Workers’ Wages in New York *

Thousands March in Spain to Support Left-Wing Party *
Huge Madrid march as support surges for anti-austerity party

Bangladesh: Factory Fire Kills at Least 13 People in the Capital *
First coal-mining death of 2015 reported
MSP flight attendants didn’t stop fighting
Economy grows, incomes shrink
Panel reveals glitch behind Canada dam spill
The Myth of Humane Killing
Benedict Cumberbatch: broaden Turing’s pardon to other gay men
Once-modest tuition rates soar at public universities
Unarmed Springfield man had hands up when shot by police
With Oil Revenue Dropping, Mexico Announces Budget Cuts *
Chevron to Abandon Shale Natural Gas Venture in Poland *
Pilots Union Approves Contract With Airline *
Community fears DuPont could shirk toxic cleanup
Who counts as 'homeless'? It depends on how you ask
Chile's Bachelet sends abortion bill to Congress 
Dan River recovering after coal ash spill as fines weighed
Saudi beheads murderer, 5th execution under new king
A look at the plight of undocumented Central American migrants
The liberal attack on Naomi Klein and ‘This Changes Everything’
Egypt deports jailed Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste
Gallery show protests 43 missing students
CP Rail encourages office workers to learn how to drive trains
Piling On Work to Escape Gap in Health Law *


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