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Thursday, May 26, 2016

May 26 News Update

Planetary Crisis: We are not all in this together
ExxonMobil CEO: ending oil production 'not acceptable for humanity'
Global clean energy employment rose 5% in 2015, figures show
Alberta's oilsands are a top producer of harmful air pollutants, study finds

Verizon strike button
39,000 Verizon Workers Mark Six Weeks on Strike


Hundreds of thousands protest across France against labor reforms
The Standoff Over France's New Labor Laws Is Escalating
Gas Runs Low in France as Protesters Block Refineries in Labor Battle *
Workers at France's Nogent nuclear plant vote 24-hour strike


Police in Belgium fire water cannon at anti-austerity protesters

Ex-McDonald's CEO suggests replacing employees with robots amid protests

California's teacher tenure battle is reignited
Millennials Like Sanders, Dislike Election Process
Daimler's Detroit Diesel union workers ratify new labor contract
Ex-teacher who says Noah's Ark killed dinosaurs loses board of education bid
Federal NDP's Pact With Satan Implodes
Standing Strong Got Us A Better Deal
Liberals to repeal anti-strike legislation enacted by Harper government
What Does It Mean To Be Poor?
No ‘Silver Bullet’ as Subways in the Northeast Show Their Age *


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 4:51 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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