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Monday, October 24, 2016

October 24 News Update

After Lean Years, Big Oil May Emerge Stronger Than Ever *
Large chemical spill sends plume across Atchison
Factory Farms Get Bigger, Pollution Grows, but Regulators Lag Far Behind
Pennsylvania Ruling on Eminent Domain Puts Pipeline Project on Alert
Detroit incinerator is hotspot for health problems, environmentalists claim
New Climate-Friendlier Coolant Has a Catch: It’s Flammable *

Faculty Members at State Universities in Pennsylvania End 3-Day Strike *
Think Your Retirement Plan Is Bad? Talk to a Teacher *


Jim Beam Workers Win a Better Contract

Rockford's UPS aircraft mechanics begins strike vote
1 Libbey union rejects labor pact, to vote on revised proposal
A Whistle Was Blown on ITT; 17 Years Later, It Collapsed *
Europe-Canada Deal Near Collapse, Globalization’s Latest Chapter Is History *
NBA national anthem singer kneels and reveals Black Lives Matter T-shirt
Thirteen killed in tour bus and truck crash near Palm Springs, California
Theresa May warned of risk of constitutional crisis over Brexit deal
Justice Dept. to Have Fewer Watchdogs at Polling Places *
Tom Hayden, 1960s Activist Turned Lawmaker, Dies at 76 *

 
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 4:48 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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