May 1 International Labor Day

Weedkiller found in granola and crackers, internal FDA emails show

AFSCME #3299 Labor Union to Strike Against UC May 7–9
In a first for fast-food industry, burger chain workers vote to unionize
Union workers at Jordan Health to hold one-day walkout
Letter Carriers plan 26th Anniversary Food Drive
Border patrol violence: US paid $60m to cover claims against the agency
The US and Afghanistan: can’t win the war, can’t stop it, can’t leave
White House Delays Tariffs on E.U., Canada and Mexico *
So Far, No Signs of Investment Boom From Trump’s Tax Cut *
Gig Economy Business Model Dealt a Blow in California Ruling *

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April 30 News Update

In Fire-Scorched Oklahoma, Help Comes One Bale at a Time *

3 unions, 53,000 workers to strike at UC hospitals, campuses in May

Time for a riot: how the art of 1968 caught a world in turmoil
Museum of Work and Culture celebrates textile workers
Workers Memorial Day includes call for workplace safety
The media is finally seeing America's new labor landscape
The Debate On Tipped Work is Escalating
China Prepares a Hard-Line Stance on U.S. Trade Demands *
Migrant Caravan, After Grueling Trip, Reaches U.S. Border *
Sprint and T-Mobile Agree to Merge. Will the F.C.C. Allow It? *

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April 27 News Update

Fracking may have caused South Korean earthquake – study
Dutch rewilding experiment sparks backlash as thousands of animals starve
Scott Pruitt lacerated at ethics hearing


Arizona teachers begin strike as wave of education walkouts rolls west
Arizona Educators Walk Out In Largest Teacher Strike In State History

Ida B Wells: the unsung heroine of the civil rights movement
Workers at San Francisco’s male-only Bohemian Club launch 2-day strike
Union Votes to Strike Following ‘Final Impasse’
Trump to meet Queen on UK visit in July
Merkel faces tough White House trade talks
Supporters of El Salvador’s Abortion Ban Foil Efforts to Soften It *
‘Mexico First’ Campaign Could End Welcome for U.S. Oil Giants *

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April 26 News Update

Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention
Pruitt, Under an Ethical Cloud, Faces Lawmakers Today *

Chicago Tribune Management Will Not Recognize Workers' Union
Hobart candy factory used mass firings, threats to discourage union effort
Teachers in Arizona and Colorado to Walk Out on Thursday *

White House doctor withdraws as VA secretary nominee
Trump likely to scrap Iran deal amid 'insane' changes of stance, says Macron
North Korea nuclear test site has collapsed and may be out of action
Bezos Faces Berlin Protest on Tax Policy, Worker Treatment
Employee union unable to reach contract agreements with UC
Fed Worries Economy Is Too Good. Workers Still Feel Left Behind. *

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April 25 News Update

'Mountains and mountains of plastic'
E.P.A. Rule Likely Means Less Science in Policymaking *

Workers at Tecnocap enter week 3 of strike
AT&T union prepping for strike
Columbia Graduate Students Walk Out Over Union Fight *
Murphy silent on terms, cost of contract with state workers
Teachers union urges mayor to expand paid parental leave to union workers
Kentucky employees cheated by federal Medicare contractor
The meaning of the Italian right’s victory
British Citizen One Day, Illegal Immigrant the Next *

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April 24 News Update

Could sprinkling sand save the Arctic's shrinking sea ice?
Flint activists still waiting as governor escapes fallout of water crisis
Cuomo Announces Bill to Ban Plastic Bags in New York State *
At Long Last, a Plan to Fix New York City’s Buses *
M.T.A. Pins Its Hopes on Unproven Technology to Fix Subway *


Columbia Grad Workers Set to Strike, As Admin Refuses to Bargain
Union Win Marks Step Forward for Student Labor Movement

GM, Korean union reach tentative agreement on wages, workers
Huge federal contractor ‘failed’ to pay workers $100 million in wages
A victim of its own industrial success, China's hanger capital now just hanging on
A Pope Given to Apologies Has Nothing for Indigenous Canada *
What Might Happen to Amazon’s Profit if It Paid Its Workers More? *

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April 23 News Update

Pruitt’s History: Fancy Homes, Lobbyists and a Shell Company *
Coal’s Prevalence in Poland Leaves Cities Strangled by Smog *
Earth Day: How union workers are driving a cleaner future
Goldman prize awarded to South African women who stopped nuclear deal
Slow-Motion Ocean: Atlantic’s Circulation Is Weakest in 1,600 Years
How Windmills as Wide as Jumbo Jets Are Making Clean Energy Mainstream *

Public Servants Are Losing Their Foothold in the Middle Class *

The Deep Meaning of the French Railroad Strikes
From April to June, prolonged turbulence all the way

Union leader faces members' protest over sexual misconduct claims
Union contracts great equalizer for women
Shoemakers’ Union calls for direct hiring by Tandy
Harvard graduate students vote to unionize    
Georgia Bus Drivers Joined The School Uprising, And Paid A Price
West Virginia Teachers and the Return of Labor Feminism
‘No one can say what will happen next’
Nicaragua abandons social security changes after dozens killed in riots
Germany's Social Democrats elect first female leader
Tesla Factory Safety Under Scrutiny After Worker Is Injured *

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