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Monday, March 21, 2016

March 21 News Update

Current record-shattering temperatures are shocking even to climate scientists

Culinary Union leads protest at Palms to promote its cause

Thousands protest in European capitals to support migrants

U.S. Marine Killed by Islamic State Rocket Attack in Iraq *
UC Berkeley reaches labor agreement on contract workers
American Firm, Starwood, Signs Deal to Manage Hotels in Cuba *
Carrier Workers See Costs, Not Benefits, of Global Trade *
Penalty rates provide crucial safety net for low-paid workers, Labor argues
Scott Walker OKs union-approved changes to workers' comp; other changes loom
Health care workers union calls forelected officials to support $15 minimum wage
Demonstrators call for solidarity and support of labor movements in China
Yale Is Depriving Graduate Students of Their Rights
Seafood company to pay back wages to migrant workers
Workers will be able to unionize again at Tavern on the Green
As Coal’s Future Grows Murkier, Banks Pull Financing *


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 7:24 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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