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Sunday, October 8, 2017
Friday, October 6, 2017
October 6 News Update
Friday's Update was late and abbreviated due to technical problems on our end
Tropical Storm Nate kills 22 in Central America, heads for US
It's a fact: climate change made Hurricane Harvey more deadly
Courts Thwart White House Effort to Undo Environmental Rules *
Measuring Greenhouse Gases in Alaska *
US loses jobs for first time in seven years as hurricanes buffet market
Metra's labor costs rose 32 percent in effort to maintain aging equipment
Does Antonio Villaraigosa have a union problem?
Unions face a tough challenge when Court says 'yes!' to freeloaders
State lawmakers get involved in Hilton labor dispute
Oakland Catcher Bruce Maxwell Breaks Baseball’s Politics Line
Get Ready for Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn *
Why Some Scars From the Recession May Never Vanish *
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.
Tropical Storm Nate kills 22 in Central America, heads for US
It's a fact: climate change made Hurricane Harvey more deadly
Courts Thwart White House Effort to Undo Environmental Rules *
Measuring Greenhouse Gases in Alaska *
US loses jobs for first time in seven years as hurricanes buffet market
Metra's labor costs rose 32 percent in effort to maintain aging equipment
Does Antonio Villaraigosa have a union problem?
Unions face a tough challenge when Court says 'yes!' to freeloaders
State lawmakers get involved in Hilton labor dispute
Oakland Catcher Bruce Maxwell Breaks Baseball’s Politics Line
Get Ready for Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn *
Why Some Scars From the Recession May Never Vanish *
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.
Thursday, October 5, 2017
October 5 News Update
Miles
of Algae Covering Lake Erie *
As Seas Warm, Whales Face New Dangers *
The Brutal Racial Politics of Climate Change and Pollution
Walruses face 'death sentence' as Trump fails to list them as endangered
If Labor and Greens join forces
Revealed: every Londoner breathing dangerous levels of toxic air particle
48 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump *
Monsanto’s Roundup Faces European Politics and U.S. Lawsuits *
After the referendum of 1 October
Catalan president accuses Spanish king of being government mouthpiece
Can Catalonia declare independence from Spain?
Trump came to Puerto Rico like an emperor: with pomp and little sympathy
Across U.S., Fears of Drug Shortages as Puerto Rico Recovers *
White House Asks Congress for $29 Billion in Hurricane Aid *
Three US special forces among eight dead in Niger ambush
How Alabama’s ‘new poll tax’ bars thousands of people from voting
The bipartisan militarization of the U.S. federal budget
Faith group investigates conditions among Nabisco workers in Mexico
DCTU declares impasse at City of Portland
Long Beach trash haulers, other union members may go on strike
County OKs new union contract
German Elections: Chauvist Identity Policies Outperform Left Alternatives
Was Theresa May's Frida Kahlo bracelet a political statement?
Canada removes Holocaust memorial plaque that failed to mention Jews
Los Angeles Times Newsroom Goes Public With Union Push *
Thomas Cook Pilots End Strike Action Over Pay Dispute *
The Onion’s Las Vegas Shooting Headline Is Painfully Familiar *
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.
As Seas Warm, Whales Face New Dangers *
The Brutal Racial Politics of Climate Change and Pollution
Walruses face 'death sentence' as Trump fails to list them as endangered
If Labor and Greens join forces
Revealed: every Londoner breathing dangerous levels of toxic air particle
48 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump *
Monsanto’s Roundup Faces European Politics and U.S. Lawsuits *
After the referendum of 1 October
Catalan president accuses Spanish king of being government mouthpiece
Can Catalonia declare independence from Spain?
Trump came to Puerto Rico like an emperor: with pomp and little sympathy
Across U.S., Fears of Drug Shortages as Puerto Rico Recovers *
White House Asks Congress for $29 Billion in Hurricane Aid *
Three US special forces among eight dead in Niger ambush
How Alabama’s ‘new poll tax’ bars thousands of people from voting
The bipartisan militarization of the U.S. federal budget
Faith group investigates conditions among Nabisco workers in Mexico
DCTU declares impasse at City of Portland
Long Beach trash haulers, other union members may go on strike
County OKs new union contract
German Elections: Chauvist Identity Policies Outperform Left Alternatives
Was Theresa May's Frida Kahlo bracelet a political statement?
Canada removes Holocaust memorial plaque that failed to mention Jews
Los Angeles Times Newsroom Goes Public With Union Push *
Thomas Cook Pilots End Strike Action Over Pay Dispute *
The Onion’s Las Vegas Shooting Headline Is Painfully Familiar *
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.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
October 4 News Update
‘Brazil lost control
over its natural resources because it lost its sovereignty’
A lack of action on climate change is putting people's lives at risk
Why the 97% climate consensus is important
Catalans Stop Work to Protest Police Force During Referendum
Catalonia responds to police violence: 'people are angry, very angry'
Puerto Rico: Trump appears to complain about cost of relief effort
Life or death as Puerto Rico's older people go without essentials
Fake news blames Puerto Rico's truck drivers for refusing to move supplies
Tax Cuts, Sold as Fuel for Growth, Widen Gap Between Rich and Poor *
There is no ‘Cult of Corbyn’ – This is a Movement Preparing for Power
Volunteer Pipefitters keep heat on for homeowners in need
CTUL to celebrate 10th anniversary
Building Power before Janus–And After: Lessons from CUNY
How the earthquakes shook Mexican politics
French Muslims enraged by passage of Macron’s version of Patriot Act
Local labor union helps Habitat
Nissan Accused of Snooping in Labor’s Latest Fight for the South
Barbudan land ownership: a 200-year-old freedom at risk following Irma
Outrage greets Mexican feminism panel with 11 participants – all of them male
Royal Mail looks set to deliver a long and bitter dispute
Tube strike suspended but South Western Trains disruption looms
Ben & Jerry’s Strikes Deal to Improve Migrant Dairy Workers’ Conditions *
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.
A lack of action on climate change is putting people's lives at risk
Why the 97% climate consensus is important
Catalans Stop Work to Protest Police Force During Referendum
Catalonia responds to police violence: 'people are angry, very angry'
Puerto Rico: Trump appears to complain about cost of relief effort
Life or death as Puerto Rico's older people go without essentials
Fake news blames Puerto Rico's truck drivers for refusing to move supplies
Tax Cuts, Sold as Fuel for Growth, Widen Gap Between Rich and Poor *
There is no ‘Cult of Corbyn’ – This is a Movement Preparing for Power
Volunteer Pipefitters keep heat on for homeowners in need
CTUL to celebrate 10th anniversary
Building Power before Janus–And After: Lessons from CUNY
How the earthquakes shook Mexican politics
French Muslims enraged by passage of Macron’s version of Patriot Act
Local labor union helps Habitat
Nissan Accused of Snooping in Labor’s Latest Fight for the South
Barbudan land ownership: a 200-year-old freedom at risk following Irma
Outrage greets Mexican feminism panel with 11 participants – all of them male
Royal Mail looks set to deliver a long and bitter dispute
Tube strike suspended but South Western Trains disruption looms
Ben & Jerry’s Strikes Deal to Improve Migrant Dairy Workers’ Conditions *
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.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
October 3 News Update
István Mészáros: Capitalism and Ecological
Destruction
GM plans for an ‘all-electric future,’ signaling death of gas and diesel
Coca-Cola increased its production of plastic bottles by a billion last year
E.P.A. Chief’s Calendar: A Stream of Industry Meetings and Trips Home *
Catalonia’s Decision
Secessionist leaders in Spain plot next moves
Catalan leader calls for mediation with Spain over independence
For E.U., Catalonia Pits Democratic Rights Against Sovereignty *
Hurricane Irma Unleashes the Forces of Privatization in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, Equal Parts Fear and Fellowship After Storm *
'Music Instills Power and Bravery'
UE members take action in solidarity with French workers
Another U.S. coal miner dies on the job
Charter Communications faces major test with technician strike
Labor issues at the forefront of NAFTA talks
Tentative contract reached for two union locals at Univ Rochester
The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
Women are fighting to save an equal-pay rule that the White House froze
L.A. sues federal government over threats to withhold funds
Strike Vote at Laurentian University
Justices clash over whether workers can join together to fight a company policy
Trump vs. Graduate Workers
A con con threatens N.Y. workers’ rights
U.S. Service Member Killed by Roadside Bomb in Iraq *
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.
GM plans for an ‘all-electric future,’ signaling death of gas and diesel
Coca-Cola increased its production of plastic bottles by a billion last year
E.P.A. Chief’s Calendar: A Stream of Industry Meetings and Trips Home *
Catalonia’s Decision
Secessionist leaders in Spain plot next moves
Catalan leader calls for mediation with Spain over independence
For E.U., Catalonia Pits Democratic Rights Against Sovereignty *
Hurricane Irma Unleashes the Forces of Privatization in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, Equal Parts Fear and Fellowship After Storm *
'Music Instills Power and Bravery'
UE members take action in solidarity with French workers
Another U.S. coal miner dies on the job
Charter Communications faces major test with technician strike
Labor issues at the forefront of NAFTA talks
Tentative contract reached for two union locals at Univ Rochester
The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
Women are fighting to save an equal-pay rule that the White House froze
L.A. sues federal government over threats to withhold funds
Strike Vote at Laurentian University
Justices clash over whether workers can join together to fight a company policy
Trump vs. Graduate Workers
A con con threatens N.Y. workers’ rights
U.S. Service Member Killed by Roadside Bomb in Iraq *
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.
Monday, October 2, 2017
October 2 News Update
Europe's
Hot, Fiery Summer Linked to Global Warming, Study Shows
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Targeted for Drilling in Senate Budget Plan
‘People Are Dying’: Puerto Rico Faces Daunting Humanitarian Crisis
San Juan's outspoken mayor in Donald Trump's crosshairs
Teamsters organize truckers to move supplies in Puerto Rico
Catalan referendum: preliminary results show 90% in favour of independence
Catalonia’s Independence Vote Descends Into Chaos and Clashes *
Farmworkers’ unusual strike in Central Washington shows new labor muscle
FLOC leader speaks of equity and brotherly love
Concern grows on state's farms
More than 400 Sandia workers may go on strike
Solano County, two of its labor unions, reach tentative agreement
Humboldt Creamery Workers Want Equal Pay to Their Unionized Counterparts
Thousands attend Dublin abortion rights protest
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.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Targeted for Drilling in Senate Budget Plan
‘People Are Dying’: Puerto Rico Faces Daunting Humanitarian Crisis
San Juan's outspoken mayor in Donald Trump's crosshairs
Teamsters organize truckers to move supplies in Puerto Rico
Catalan referendum: preliminary results show 90% in favour of independence
Catalonia’s Independence Vote Descends Into Chaos and Clashes *
Farmworkers’ unusual strike in Central Washington shows new labor muscle
FLOC leader speaks of equity and brotherly love
Concern grows on state's farms
More than 400 Sandia workers may go on strike
Solano County, two of its labor unions, reach tentative agreement
Humboldt Creamery Workers Want Equal Pay to Their Unionized Counterparts
Thousands attend Dublin abortion rights protest
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.
Sunday, October 1, 2017
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