April 20 News Update

Nontenured faculty and graduate students in Illinois, Chicago look to unions
Union seeks to broaden anti-Macron protest
Argentina's Union Workers Stage Second Day of Tariff Protests
North Las Vegas OKs union contracts representing 645 employees
University of California union votes for strike
Eta apologises for four decades of deadly violence
US grain ships diverted at sea hours after China imposes grain tariff
Marx predicted our present crisis – and points the way out
‘Yes, I’m Running as a Socialist.’ Candidates Are Embracing the Label in 2018 *
‘Outrageous’ $17 Toll to Cross the Verrazano Vexes Drivers *

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April 19 News Update

Cities without water
Americans waste 150,000 tons of food each day – equal to a pound per person
Scientists unveil 10,000 sq ft model of Mississippi delta to help save coastline
Puerto Rico Is Once Again Hit by an Islandwide Blackout *
In Puerto Rico, Stadium Lights Glow, Homes Do Not *
Damage to Great Barrier Reef From Global Warming Is Irreversible *
Climate Lawsuits, Once Limited to the Coasts, Jump Inland *

Unions put Canadian Pacific on notice, say workers to strike
The Wave of Militant Teacher Strikes Has Gone Global. Just Look at the UK
German unions and government reach pay deal after countrywide strikes
New Charges Filed in Labor Dispute with Mayo Clinic
Workers of 2nd Portland-area Burgerville looking to unionize
Staff At George Soros’ Foundation Secures Union Contract
More Vietnamese trainees made to conduct Fukushima decontamination work
Polands legislated antisemitism
France: Student Strikers Attacked; ‘Fascist’ Dean Jailed
Miguel Díaz-Canel: Cuba selects first non-Castro president since Fidel
Trump of the tropics: the 'dangerous' candidate leading Brazil's presidential race
Tammy Duckworth applauds new rule letting senators bring babies to work
Kris Kobach, Face of Trump’s Voter Fraud Panel, Is Held in Contempt by Judge *
A Rule Is Changed for Young Immigrants, and Green Card Hopes Fade *

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April 18 News Update

How bacteria created the biosphere and caused the first climate crisis
Amazon coral reef would be ruined by planned oil drilling, scientists say
No credible deaths threats against EPA chief Scott Pruitt

Supreme court – and Neil Gorsuch – deliver blow to Trump's deportation law
Students, Workers, Activists: Undergraduates With Ties to Unionization
JetBlue Flight Attendants Vote to Bring Second Union to Airline
Hotel Employees Health and Safety Initiative Still Awaits Full Rollout
Reframing the riots
Eleanor Marx: the Jewess of Jew’s walk
US and Russian nuclear arsenals set to be unchecked for first time since 1972
High-speed pig slaughter will be disastrous for everyone involved
Trump Seems to Pull Support for Trade Pact a Second Time *
In Journalist’s Murder, a Test for Malta, and the European Union *
Judge Orders New Lead Inspections in New York Public Housing *

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April 17 Week In Review Now Online

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April 17 News Update

Project Life: Cuba’s action plan prepares for climate change
Where’s the ‘eco’ in ecomodernism?
The courts are deciding who's to blame for climate change
First Nations Leaders Pledge to Block Pipeline Expansion
Canada: Trudeau vows to push ahead with pipeline plans in spite of protests

Corbyn: UK needs ‘war powers act’ after legally questionable Syria strike
Theresa May Earns Cold Reception in U.K. Parliament Over Syria Attacks *


Teachers' strikes: meet the leaders of the movement marching across America

Contracted Hospital Workers Win Job Security
N.J. state workers win pay raises from Murphy after long feud with Christie
The Mirage of Pension-Fund Activism
Robots Ride to the Rescue Where Workers Can’t Be Found *
Which unions are in and out of the WFP?
Food provider change prompts concerns, student support for workers
GM in Tense Standoff with Korean Labor Union
DSGU's response to President Price
Erdoğan and His Opponents
The Saudi predicament
A feminism to end capitalism
Madrid’s mounting repression against Catalan movement
Morales hits back at right-wing at the Summit of the Americas
Russian investigative journalist dies after 'falling' from balcony
Senate Bill to Curtail Labor Rights on Tribal Land Falls Short *

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April 16 News Update

Avoid Gulf stream disruption at all costs, scientists warn
Coal Lobbyist Becomes No. 2 Official at EPA, Just Behind Pruitt
World Agrees to Cut Shipping Emissions 50 Percent by 2050
To See Offshore Wind Energy’s Future, Look on Shore


How the American economy conspires to keep wages down
America 50 years after the Poor People's Campaign
Usual Weekly Earnings Summary

School cancelled as hundreds of Colorado teachers walk out Monday
Indiana Teachers 'Go Green' To Track Member Sign-Up

Beer truck drivers strike for safe routes, respect on the job
The Special Status of Union Stewards
‘Shenanigans’ to Block Generic Drugs Come Under Scrutiny *
Vietnam to Parkland: how America's protesters are getting younger
Connecting Public Transit to Great Manufacturing Jobs
City building workers avert strike with four-year contract deal
Labor Strike Threatens a Canadian Rail Network
Flexing Their Support for Cuomo, Key Unions Leave Working Families Party *
Japan Post to scrap housing allowance for regular workers
Why unions have had such difficulty getting inside the ski industry
Worker says GE denied severance because he was injured
LAUSD School Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
Kentucky Lawmakers Override Budget Veto in Win for Teachers *
Australia’s Least Likely Tourist Spot: A Test Site for Atom Bombs *
Travel Ban Case Is Shadowed by One of Supreme Court’s Darkest Moments *
Even Newer Subway Signals Cause Headaches on F Train *
Trump Targets a Postal Service Rainmaker: Package Delivery *

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April 13 News Update

Why we are marching for science
64 Pounds of Trash Killed a Sperm Whale in Spain *
At E.P.A., Pruitt’s ‘Sheriff’ Clashed With Spending Critics *
New Jersey Takes a Big Step Toward Renewable Energy (and Nuclear) *
New Zealand Cites Climate Change in Banning New Offshore Drilling *

Oklahoma Teachers End Walkout *
Revealed: Secret rightwing strategy to discredit teacher strikes

Union workers: More coming forward against wage theft
New law gives boost to public-sector unions facing Janus threat
DIA Kitchen Workers Accuse United Airlines of Intimidation
States making legislative moves months before Janus decision expected
Puerto Rico’s Forever Exodus
Screen Actors Guild calls for end to private meetings in hotel rooms
In Reversal, Trump Weighs Rejoining Trade Pact for Pacific *

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