Friday, March 27, 2015

March 27 News Update


A View from Burnaby Mountain:Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything
Study shows acceleration in decline of Antarctic ice shelves

DC Streetcar Accused of Firing a Third of Its Employees for Union Activity
UAW wants parity at Detroit Three plants
Longshoremen approve contract, ending 18-month labor standoff at Baltimore port
Pressure rises on Greece as savers drain bank deposits
Scaffolding collapse in Vietnam kills at least 14
Costa Rica fires ambassador in Venezuela after vocal support of Maduro
Hospital workers picket Allina hospitals,calling for safe staffing levels
Two person train crew bill passes MN Senate committees
Loretto man gets 22 months for lying about employees wages
Angry at Givebacks, Teamsters Unite to Challenge Hoffa
Nuclear site workers sickened in Wash. to get speedier payouts
Indiana enacts religious objections bill
Police to restrict teargas use as part of settlement with Ferguson protesters
Leaked Investor Chapter of TPP Worse than Imagined
North County Cares Coalition to Hold Day of Action
Leave transit workers’ pensions alone
100,000 Irish March Through Dublin to Protest Against Water Charges
CBC sheds more than 140 jobs in local news
U of T strike over as workers vote to enter arbitration

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