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Monday, August 7, 2017

August 7 News Update


U.S. to Join Climate Talks Despite Planned Withdrawal From Paris Accord *
How Air-Conditioning Conquered America (Even the Pacific Northwest) *
Extreme heat warnings issued in Europe as temperatures pass 40C
Video: Ian Angus on the Anthropocene and ecosocialism
Fossil fuel subsidies are a staggering $5 tn per year
Under Trump, Coal Mining Gets New Life on U.S. Lands *

Union promises to fight Mississippi defeat
Nissan Workers in Mississippi Reject Union Bid by UAW *

Tillerson - Yanki go home
Tillerson threatens regime change in Venezuela
US Trade Unionist Unmask Mass Media Lies on Venezuela Assembly
Statement by Anticapitalistas

U.S. health care: profits over people
Macron Takes On France’s 3,324-Page Labor Code *
On Irish Border, Worries That ‘Brexit’ Will Undo a Hard-Won Peace *
Birmingham refuse workers hate to see rubbish piling up – but our strike is vital
New UK union aims to overhaul self-employed workers' rights
A Communist Icon Toppled in Ukraine Is Restored. In England. *
Minnesota Mosque Hit by Early-Morning Explosion *
St. Croix River Crossing bridge opens
New York’s Subways Aren’t Just Delayed. Some Don’t Run at All. *


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 4:54 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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