June 3 News Update

Seattle City Council approves $15 minimum wage
Seattle enacts $15 minimum wage, a phased in big dream
$15 an hour minimum wage approved in Seattle
$15 figure represents 'historic victory' for workers
Seattle Approves $15 Minimum Wage, Setting a New Standard for Big Cities *

EPA carbon rule: ‘First step,’ but from where?
Obama's EPA Plan: 'Fighting a Wildfire with a Garden Hose'
Taking Page From Health Care Act, Obama Climate Plan Relies on States *
Key Details of E.P.A. Carbon Emissions Proposal *
Hopes for Impact of Carbon Rules in U.S. Are Modest *

Supreme Court rejects reporter’s bid to keep source confidential
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Times Reporter *

Worker killed at Suncor mine site
UNITE HERE settles contracts with two hotels
UN labour arm denounces austerity measures
Israel to mandate teaching of evolution
AFL-CIO Endorses Postal Workers' Boycott of Staples
Act Now to Stop Closure of Doctors San Pablo Hospital
UAW convention: Union hopes for 1st dues increase since 1967
China vows to curb carbon emissions for first time
Tales of Army Discord Show Tiananmen Square in a New Light *
Hospital Charges Surge for Common Ailments, Data Shows *

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June 2 News Update

US set to unveil rules to cut carbon pollution from power plants by 30%
Obama to Take Action to Slash Coal Pollution *
Obama Aims to Reclaim U.S. Leadership on Climate Change *
Is Global Warming Real? Most Americans Say Yes *

Turkey protesters battle police in attempt to reach Taksim Square
Feds Leave Radioactive Waste Stranded In Wildfire Danger Zone
Desmond Tutu calls tarsands 'filth,' urges cooperation on environment
Thanks for Letting Me Do the Easy Part
Stephen Harper attacks Vladimir Putin and 'evil' communism
Daniel Ellsberg: Snowden would not get a fair trial – and Kerry is wrong
Ornge, Ontario's air ambulance service, faces 17 labour code charges
Cross-border town fights separation
Earth heading for another mass extinction
In Spanish Riots, Anguish of Those Recovery Forgot *
Amid Moves on Shield Laws, Journalist Tells of a 2011 Subpoena Fight *
U.S. and Arizona Yield on Immigration *
Dream On
Killing People, Dreams and Ambition
The Democrats’ New Fake Populism
Canadian air travel changes: New planes, full flights, less service
In Norfolk, Va., a struggle between rising waters and sinking options
N.S.A. Using New Tools to Collect Images of Faces Online *
U.S. Companies Head to Mexico, Not China *
Environmental Groups Focus on Change by Strengthening Their Political Operations *
Cuomo Secures Support of Working Families Party *
Many Veterans Praise Care, but All Hate the Wait *
Chinese workers reject Walmart's offer in labor dispute
GO Transit bus service strike averted
Shale gas protesters continue 3-day march to SWN offices
Details Emerge of Army’s Chaos Before Tiananmen Square *

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May 30 News Update

NBC News Confirms Attempt by Snowden to Go Through Channels at NSA
Kerry's Snowden Comments Moronic, Offensive, and Dangerous

Walmart faces fresh protests over workers' rights and conditions
Rail unions laud new safety legislation
Portland Letter Carriers Foil Attempt to Ditch At-the-Door Delivery for Seniors
Secretive Bilderberg group holds meeting for global elite
Trumka: 'Act Without Delay to End the Deportation Crisis'
Algorithmic MDs Will Ruin Healthcare, Nurses Say
Welcome to NY. Now get out
Long Island Rail Road workers ready to push strike deadline past Labor Day
Union calls for German Amazon workers to strike again
Abortion too 'divisive' to fund, Stephen Harper says
Striking B.C. teachers fight lockout pay cut at labour board
Doctor Shortage Is Cited in Delays at V.A. Hospitals *
U.S. Economy Contracted in a Frigid First Quarter *

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May 29 News Update

Maya Angelou dies aged 86
A Lyrical Witness to a Nation Riven by Race *
Dr. Maya Angelou was America’s Most Phenomenal Woman

Snowden: breaking law was only way
Edward Snowden says he wants to go home but not to a 'jail cell'
NSA contractors use LinkedIn profiles to cash in on national security
Edward Snowden sees himself as patriot
Emails reveal close Google relationship with NSA
Defending His Actions, Snowden Says He’s a Patriot *

VA watchdog: 115-day wait at hospital
‘All he needed was help,’ friends say of Iraqi war vet killed by KC police
V.A. Watchdog Says Delays Affected Care in Phoenix Hospital *

B.C. Teachers' Federation confirms 4 more days of strikes
Machinists Reformers Get Third of Vote in First Try
FBI spied on Mandela during first U.S. trip
Migrant evictions highlight EU tensions
Nurses Take Campaign to Heal America to Congress
MSHA announces safety ‘walk and talks’
Time-share workers to vote on union
Gerawan union dispute still in limbo after Fresno court hearing
Conservatism is losing ground in the US
Oklahoma enacts abortion restrictions
A Pushback on Green Power *
1933 article refutes cherished tale on history of D.C. NFL name
Whistleblower: Arizona inmates are dying from inadequate health care
President Said to Be Planning to Use Executive Authority on Carbon Rule *
North Carolina: 14 Protesters Arrested After Sit-In at House Speaker’s Office *
For a Canadian Province, Gas Boom Presents a Conundrum *

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May 28 News Update

U.S. Troops to Leave Afghanistan by End of 2016 *
9,800 troops to stay in Afghanistan

General Baker Jr.: Activist, union leader 'loved the workers of the world'
Detroit’s Radical

Arctic ice melt to release 1 trillion pieces of plastic into sea
Obama delays deportation policy review
Chrysler should begin UAW contract talks now: Marchionne
MSHA pushes proximity detection rule back again
Caperton retrial: Another jury rules against Massey
Anti-World Cup protesters march on Brasilia stadium, face tear gas
Climate changes push native Montana trout toward extinction
Unions urge DOT to reject Norwegian’s foreign air carrier
Walmart, China workers to agree out-of-court settlement
FBI files on music icon Pete Seeger to be released online
Out Front at Outback: Worker Center Partnership in Action in Iowa
The Ukraine Crisis and the New Cold War
Detroit defends bankruptcy plan to pay pensioners more than bondholders
Median CEO pay crosses $10 million in 2013

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May 27 News Update

New South Africa mines minister pledges strike mediation
B.C. teachers strike as sides return to negotiating table
Governments Await Obama’s Move to Gauge U.S. Climate Efforts *
Why losing glaciers matters: Bob McDonald
Ontario NDP leader brushes off supporters' letter of dissent
'March Against Monsanto' held in Edmonton
VA private care to be enhanced
Jailed Migrants, Used as a Cheap Labor Pool *
Sinn Fein Benefits as Ireland Moves Left *
The Ripple Effects of Rising Student Debt *
Chicago Teachers' Union Report on School Closings
Greek radical leftists score clear victory in EU vote
White House inadvertently identifies CIA chief in Kabul
Workers at Brazil Stats Body IBGE Go on Strike *
Greek Radical Leftists' Win Complicates Reform Program *
Hospitals Look to Health Law, Cutting Charity *
I.R.S. Bars Employers From Dumping Workers Into Health Exchanges *
Insurers Once on the Fence Plan to Join Health Exchanges in ’15 *
NYC’s Teachers Debate Whether to Ratify Contract *
Empty Scrubs Need to Be Filled, Say San Francisco Nurses

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