October 8 News Update

California wants renewable energy for half its power by 2030
Diesel fuel disappeared after Vermont derailment
Fantasy technology won’t stop climate change
Indigenous groups: Amazon plan ignores us
Jane Goodall Interview: 'Even Chimps Understand Sustainability'


UAW-FCA reach deal, union claims 'significant gains'
UAW, Fiat Chrysler avoid strike; reach tentative deal
Tentative deal averts strike at Fiat Chrysler
Fiat Chrysler and U.A.W. Reach Contract Accord to Avert Strike *
Fiat Chrysler work schedules helped kill UAW deal
UAW strike cost would increase after week or two

Pension checks to be cut in half for Teamsters retirees
Piketty says 'Tax the Rich'
March against US Bank set for Saturday
Migrant Workers Spread the Word on Illegal Fees
Get ready to debate the TPP
Grace Lee Boggs’ century of social renewal
Labor rights by executive decree
Dashcam shows Kansas City officer using stun gun over parking violation
At White House, KC burger worker calls for higher wages
Alabama Puts Up More Hurdles for Voters *
Huffington Post Workers Plan to Unionize *

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October 7 News Update

Keystone XL developer seeks different approval for route
Fire near Shell Chemical plant sends smoke into air
UN drops plan to help move climate-change affected people


UAW set to strike, FCA keeps talking
UAW issues strike notice to Fiat Chrysler
UAW threatens strike in contract talks with Fiat Chrysler
UAW threatens strike at Fiat Chrysler U.S. operations
U.A.W. Warns Fiat Chrysler to Make Deal or Face Strike *

As TPP Deal Inked, Guatemala Labor Case Unmasks Free Trade's Empty Promises
Port of Portland container terminal loses business after Hapag-Lloyd stops trips
Turnbull's pitch on penalty rates draws scepticism from unions and Labor
UAW workers at Blue Cross approve master labor agreement on second go-around
SD inks deal with largest labor union
How UK Jews fought a wave of post-war anti-Semitism to be subject of new TV series
Brazilian bank employees go on strike
California governor signs gender wage-gap bill
1 dead, 20 injured after SUV crashes into SEPTA trolleybus in Frankford
US commander accepts responsibility for ‘mistaken’ Afghan hospital raid
Sanders set on sweeping labor law reforms

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October 6 Week In Review Now Online

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October 6 News Update

Volkswagen chose profit over the planet
A third of cacti facing extinction, finds study
Africa could quadruple green energy production by 2030: report
Toughen climate action every five years, U.N. draft suggests
Germany offers India $2.25 billion for solar, clean energy


Fiat Chrysler Deal Likely To Fail: Problems For General Motors And Ford
U.S. labor chief tries to calm Fiat Chrysler worker fears
Shifting work to Mexico now up for UAW vote


'End austerity now': Tens of thousands march against UK government

Union's chosen four could take majority on St. Paul school board
12 Pacific countries seal huge free trade deal
Vt. derailment refocuses attention on safety
Grace Lee Boggs, Detroit activist, dies at age 100
Union workers attack Air France managers
DOJ, 5 states announce BP spill settlement
Nurse fired from Huntington Hospital to visit White House, discuss union efforts
Central States Proposal: Deep Pension Cuts
John Deere, UAW Agree on New Six-Year Labor Agreement
BMA membership surges amid dispute over contracts

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October 5 News Update

Calif. effort to save water comes at a cost
VW Tsunami: Falsified Emissions Push Company to Limits
Montreal's raw sewage to be dumped into St. Lawrence River as planned
Alaska officials eye eroding village as relocation model
US regulator missed its best chance to catch VW cheating
Great Lakes face threat from another Enbridge line
U.S. workers sue Monsanto claiming herbicide caused cancer
A story of hope: the Guardian launches phase II of its climate change campaign


UAW, FCA officials miscalculated young worker angst
U.S. Auto Union Faces Tough Road to Salvage Failed Contract *
UAW to explore new deal with FCA
Williams told UAW leaders sweeter offer will be tough
Agreement at Ford Kansas City F-150 plant averts strike


The Fight For 15 Just Landed at America’s Busiest Airport

UN slams 'inexcusable' US airstrike that killed 19 at Afghan hospital
Doctors Without Borders leaves Kunduz

Lackluster job numbers raise concerns about the economy
Pope endorses organizing by car wash workers
Missouri governor commutes death sentence
Spain grants citizenship for expelled Jews
NDP won't be 'bound' by Trans-Pacific trade deal, Tom Mulcair says
Kansas City Streetcar Authority finally signs contract with system operator
Plan to create white nationalist enclaves in Kansas and Nebraska roils residents
Clashes after Mexico City massacre protest
Canada vote frontrunner falters but race too close to call
Thousands march in Vienna to show support for migrants
Denis Healey, Fixture in Labour Party, Dies at 98 *
Marty Beil, Wisconsin Union Leader Who Lost Fight With Walker, Dies at 68 *
The Hypocrisy of ‘Helping’ the Poor *
Union representing Solano County workers votes to strike if necessary
Fired Ontario hotel workers file unfair labor charges against DoubleTree
On high court's docket: Race, labor, politics -- and abortion?

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October 2 News Update

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Even after dark, vast Spanish solar plant harnesses sun's power
Bank of England head warns of 'catastrophic' climate change
Officials: California conserves water for third month
Philippines makes conditional offer to cut emissions by 70%
Carbon cut pledges 'still not enough to cap warming to 2 degrees'
DOJ reaches $2B deal with fertilizer maker
In Germany, a Cozy Relationship Between Carmakers and Government *


U.A.W. and Fiat Chrysler to Resume Talks After Tentative Pact Is Rejected *
No decision as UAW grapples with next steps
No announcement follows UAW leaders’ meeting
Tensions rising at FCA plants in wake of UAW voting
UAW-FCA members reject deal by 65%; striking option
Chrysler Workers Vote 2 to 1 to Reject Two-Tier Pact
UAW confirms members rejected proposed FCA contract
U.A.W. Contract Vote at Fiat Chrysler Takes a Populist Tone *

Calif. Planned Parenthood site attacked
Californians say undocumented immigrants should get to stay: poll
Obama signs bill averting US government shutdown
Town that Volkswagen built from scratch girds for trouble
From Wounded Knee to the United Nations
Coal baron faces trial for worker deaths
The Labour party will now 'automatically' support all strikes
US military transport plane crashes in Afghanistan, 11 dead
Australia Set to Deport Troy Newman, Head of U.S. Anti-Abortion Group *

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October 1 News Update

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Environmental groups seek end to all Arctic Ocean drilling
Mining and oil threatens one in three natural world heritage sites — report
Record El Niño set to cause hunger for 10 million poorest, Oxfam warns
No long-term future in tar sands, says Alberta's premier
 TransAlta could pay $56M for inflating Alberta energy prices
Successful Auction for Oil Drilling Rights in Mexico Follows Weak Debut *
Toxic Algae Outbreak Overwhelms a Polluted Ohio River *
Judge Blocks Obama Administration Rules on Fracking *


UAW didn't get through to members
Stakes high after UAW workers reject Fiat Chrysler deal
Ratification of UAW, FCA deal appears mathematically impossible
UAW-FCA deal appears headed for defeat
UAW deal with Fiat Chrysler stalls out
Fiat Chrysler Workers Appear to Reject Contract Proposal *
UAW members express anger on social media
UAW Local 249 sets strike deadline at Ford Claycomo plant


Women protest attacks on Planned Parenthood
Lemony Snicket, the Author, and His Wife Donate $1 Million to Planned Parenthood *

As Shutdown Looms, It's Déjà Vu All Over Again for Federal Workers
Warren protests loan sales to Wall Street
Ignoring Reynosa's factory workers' injuries
UE Receives 'Thank You' from Over 3,000 People for Palestine Resolution
TPP trade talks narrow on tough auto, drug and dairy issues
CSX, Mechanical Unions Announce 'Progressive Labor Partnership'
Mayor Don Ness banned from Duluth Labor Temple for life
Contractor goes on trial for building collapse deaths
Most Wayne County unions sign off on new contracts
Minimum wage rises in 5 provinces today

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