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Monday, February 8, 2016

February 8 News Update

Environmental injustice beyond Flint
Mark Ruffalo tells David Cameron to abandon fracking
Moneyed interests are blocking US action on climate change
Beyond Volkswagen, Europe’s Diesels Flunked a Pollution Test *
Federal Specialist to Inspect Elevated Radiation at Indian Point *


Nurses rally as negotiations open with Allina hospitals

Starbucks the Benevolent?
A Booming Market for Art That Imitates Life After the Financial Crisis *
UAW President Bemoans Work Moving to Mexico to Cut Labor Costs
Teamsters strike vs. US Foods over 'unfair labor practices'
Federal judge overturns local right-to-work laws in Kentucky
Retail janitors join union janitors in setting strike deadline
From Supreme to Stein, undercard candidates stumping in Granite State
Feminist Icons Rebuke Young Women Who Back Sanders *
Built Up by Oil Boom, North Dakota Now Has an Emptier Feeling *


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.

Bill Onasch at 5:53 AM

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Retiree member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1287. Active member National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. Webmaster of kclabor.org since March, 2000. Former Vice-President of ATU 1287. In Minneapolis during Seventies-Eighties held several posts in UE Local 1139 including Local President and Shop Chairman at Litton Microwave. Charter member of Labor Party Advocates. Founding member of US Labor Against the War.
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