February 23 News Update

Tentative Deal Reached for West Coast Dockworkers *
Dockworkers deserve plaudits: Opposing view

Three US oil refineries hit by strike action

Deeper Ties to Corporate Cash for Doubtful Climate Researcher *

CN Rail headed for Monday lockout after Unifor rejects arbitration
Greece secures funding extension, bows to eurozone demands
Apache land handed to mining firm in Ariz.
Duke Energy Is Charged in Huge Coal Ash Leak *
Ernest Sternglass, Physicist and Nuclear Critic, Dies at 91 *
In Service Sector, No Rest for the Working *
Malcolm X’s incarceration challenge
Great Lakes ice cover reaches 81% in bitter cold
Even as Many Eyes Watch, Brutality at Rikers Persists *
Polluted Air Cuts Years Off Lives of Millions in India, Study Finds *
Minnesota cannabis workers win first union contract
Finally, Cablevision Caves

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