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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

April 13 News Update

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      protest outside the 2015 BP AGM. BP is continuing to search for
      more oil even though scientists are clear that we can’t burn most
      of the reserves we already know about.
BP is playing fast and loose with our future
Climate scientist James Hansen: 'I don't think I'm an alarmist'
Drought Cuts Short an African Success Story *
As Lead Levels Dip, Flint Residents Are Urged: Run Your Water *
Wildfires, Once Confined to a Season, Burn Earlier and Longer *

Verizon Workers Strike on East Coast After Deadline Passes *


With Second Strike Looming, Twin Cities Janitors Clean Up

Male-female pay gap stays at 79 cents
Right-To-Work Lawsuit Could Have National Implications As It Fails In Wisconsin
Trump's clash with Las Vegas union highlights his unpredictability
Ambulance privatisation descends into 'total shambles'
Documentary Stirs French as Officials Weigh a Labor Overhaul *
In Wyoming, Hard Times Return as Energy Prices Slump *


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 5:03 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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