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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

February 7 News Update


Rare snow shuts Seattle area schools, cuts power for 100,000
Famine looms as millions go hungry in East Africa
Crack in an Antarctic Ice Shelf Grew 17 Miles in Two Months *
Offshore Wind Moves Into Energy’s Mainstream *

Opponents cite ALEC influence on measure to restrict local governments
Legislation to halt local labor protections draws vocal opposition

U.S. tech titans lead legal brief against Trump travel ban
Israel legalizes settler homes on private Palestinian land
Shortage of Philadelphia transit cars expected to continue
Cub Foods and UFCW agree to $11 starting rate
OPEIU reaches settlement with Trustone Credit Union
Workers unionize at Whole Foods in Duluth
Staples Removed: How Postal Workers Defeated a Privatization Scheme
Daniel Ortega is a political turncoat
Obamacare: Trump pushes back plan to replace legislation as popularity grows
Andrew Puzder, Trump’s Labor Pick, Admits to Hiring Undocumented Maid *
Trump’s F.C.C. Pick Quickly Targets Net Neutrality Rules *


Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall polic
y allows free access to only about ten articles a month.

Bill Onasch at 5:52 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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