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Thursday, May 4, 2017

May 4 News Update


Groups sue to keep drilling ban in Arctic, Atlantic waters
Times wants diverse opinions. But on climate, facts are facts

Jobs to Die For: Report Cites 'Dirty Dozen' Companies
Union workers agree: OSHA cuts ‘ain’t right’

Students and Workers Rally on May Day
Students Produce List of Demands for UC Worker Rights

Exxon Mobil's outdated equipment and procedures led to Torrance explosion
Trump doubles down on dubious Civil War claim
Franken introduces bill to improve workplace safety
Union Meeting Exercise: The 'Right to Work' Stress Test
More than a thousand march for immigrants and organized labor on May Day
Boeing got a record tax break from Washington state and cut jobs anyway
Puerto Rico, $70 billion in debt, seeks bankruptcy protection
Senate votes to block retirement security for low-income workers    
Exploitation and Abuse at the Chicken Plant
Brazil on Strike


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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