November 11 News Update

CO2 levels hit record high for 30th year in a row: WMO
'Big agreement' unlikely at UN climate summit: Bill Clinton
Ocean will satisfy half of Chile copper miners' water needs by 2026
Melting Arctic ice cap could alter global thermostat
Naomi Klein’s new film: Capitalism versus Climate
State of oil train bridges prompts concern


Workers escalate campaign for higher wage, paid leave
Protesters rally for higher U.S. fast-food wages, union rights
US low-wage workers rally for union rights
The Fight for $15 Comes to the Republican Debate *
Cuomo to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 for All New York State Employees *
Downtown rallies end long day of StandUp KC protests

GM skilled trades workers want to renegotiate UAW deal
FedEx truck drivers based in Gardena threaten to strike through the holidays
Vast majority of Chicago teachers ready to strike
Medicare announces 'Part B' premiums for outpatient care
Ukraine Chooses Homophobia Over Europe
Half of California's undocumented immigrants are impoverished: study
Columbia racial tensions go beyond Missouri campus
British soldier arrested for 'Bloody Sunday'
Former German leader Helmut Schmidt dies
Millennials revitalizing organized labor
Despair, American Style *
Large Companies Game H-1B Visa Program, Costing the U.S. Jobs *
Supreme Court Hears Case for Tyson Foods Class-Action Lawsuit *
Missouri labor unions spend big to fend off ‘right to work’
Steel company is charged in worker’s death in Kansas City

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November 10 News Update

China smog reaches 50 times WHO recommendations
A Dolphin Baby Bust in the Gulf of Mexico Worries Scientists
World Bank: Global warming will drive 100 million people into poverty
2nd train derails in Wisconsin in 2 days, spills crude oil
Global temperature rise to pass 1 degree C this year
CO2 levels hit record high for 30th year in a row: WMO
Megacities hit hard by surging sea levels even at 2C rise
Earth in 'uncharted territory' on global warming
After Keystone win, opponents turn fight to other pipelines
The German Government's Role in the VW Scandal
Shift to Lower-Carbon Energy Is Too Slow, I.E.A. Report Warns *


Fight for $15 Strike: Details on Tuesday's Fast Food Workers Strike
U.S. fast-food workers to strike in 270 cities
Kansas City fast-food workers plan to strike Tuesday
Low-wage workers plan numerous actions Tuesday


UAW explores why GM skilled trades rejected labor pact
UAW listens to skilled-trades gripes; GM pact on hold
Jobs, plant investment cornerstone of Ford-UAW contract
Ford-UAW deal richest of the Big Three automakers
Official Union Summary Of Ford Tentative Agreement


40 years ago, Edmund Fitzgerald sinks


University of Missouri chief quits amid protests over campus racism
Trumka Applauds Students for Collective Action Against Racism on Campus

Work, Not Charity
Newfane, Buffalo union nursing home workers to picket Tuesday
Judge orders NSA bulk collection halted weeks early
Catalan assembly votes to start process of breaking from Spain
GE wins $2.6 billion contract to make trains in India
News agency hammers Kansas, Missouri for alleged ethics, transparency lapses
Data KC: Government jobs are important in the area — but not growing
Colo. to vote on universal health care in '16
Lufthansa strike grounds nearly 1,000 flights
Court again blocks Obama's plan to protect undocumented migrants
In the footsteps of Frida Kahlo: how is life changing for Mexico City's women?
Contra Costa County Nurses Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify New Contract
Germany Spied on Friends and Vatican

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November 9 News Update

Keystone XL – Victory!
Obama rejects Keystone pipeline, cites climate change
The Keystone XL pipeline defeat is one goal in the game, and we're way behind
Keystone XL Decision by Obama Takes Weight Off Trudeau *
Greenpeace India Says It Has Been Ordered to Dissolve *
France to Temporarily Reinstate Border Checks Around Time of Climate Talks *
Bloomberg Targets Attorneys General With Ads on Carbon Emissions *
Oil Supply Picture Has Changed Since Keystone Was Proposed *
Migratory birds impacted by Calif. drought


GM deal appears ratified, but skilled trades delay it
Ford and UAW reach rich tentative agreement
GM-UAW deal likely approved after key votes
UAW, Ford reach tentative deal on labor contract


Socialist declares victory in Seattle

The Indonesian Massacre: What Did the US Know?
At a Bali Festival, Indonesia Enforces a Silence About Its Bloody Past *

6 Migrant Workers Killed in Bus Crash in Arkansas *
Dam bursts, submerging village in Brazil
Union brings labor dispute to MU football game
United Airlines to start contract talks with key labor union a year early
Oxford Students Want Statue of Cecil Rhodes Removed *
Governor-Elect Pledges to Take Clerks’ Names Off Kentucky Licenses *
New Yorkers Face Hard Decisions After Collapse of Health Republic Insurance *
Puerto Rico’s Colonial Economy
TPP Ignores Global Warming and Allows Murder of Labor Union Organizers
Rising Left Bloc in Portugal Could Threaten Austerity Drive *
Bath Iron Works to begin early negotiations with union
Tricked and Indebted on Land, Abused or Abandoned at Sea *
No Justice, No Football on a Missouri Campus *

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November 6 News Update

ExxonMobil probed on climate science
Austria's largest state goes 100% renewable
US, China least concerned about climate change, poll finds
Some extreme weather made worse by climate change: study
Toxic, banned PCBs leaking into Hamilton harbour


Ending Tier 2 will put UAW-GM deal over the top
Crucial vote moves UAW-GM pact closer to ratification
UAW-GM deal could come down to skilled trades workers

Officials release text of Pacific trade deal
Nurses: Final TPP Text Even Worse Than Advertised
Minnesotans warn of threats posed by massive trade deal


Union election coming for OU call center

At least 15 feared dead after Brazil iron ore mine dam bursts, floods homes
1 worker dies, 18 faint at Cambodian garment factory

Calif. students walk out over racist message
B&H workers unionize with Steelworkers
Death toll rises in Pakistan factory collapse
NLRB rules against Target in Brooklyn union case
Teachers and province going to conciliation over new contract
Human Cost Rises as Old Bridges, Dams and Roads Go Unrepaired *
Boeing to Pay $57 Million to Settle Suit Over Retirement Plan *

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November 5 News Update

Senate backs resolution to get rid of EPA clean water rules
Pope Francis' lead man on climate change visits Silicon Valley


Socialist Politics to Stay: Seattle Re-Elects Kshama Sawant


UAW pact with GM is on the road to ratification
Support grows for UAW-GM deal


Union-backed Caucus for Change sweeps St. Paul school board race
Colorado Teachers and Parents Recall Hostile School Board Member

The global refugee crisis and the crisis of the European Union
Greek soldiers refuse to confront refugees

Lahore factory collapse: Rescuers search rubble for survivors
RNs at Marin General Will Strike Thursday, Nov. 5
Inspections to increase following poultry industry report
The Momentum is with Corbyn
Unity and Militancy in Locals 208 and 1008 Brings Contract Gains

MPI contests union unfair labor allegations

MPI contests union unfair labor allegations

MPI contests union unfair labor allegations

MPI contests union unfair labor allegations

Teton County’s paid firefighters vote to unionize
B&H Photo Warehouse Employees Vote to Join USW
CUNY Faculty Members Arrested After Staging Protest *

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November 4 News Update

With parade, speeches, Kansas City salutes the 'greatest team' in Royals history

US 'playing catch-up to China' in clean energy efforts, UN climate chief says
Shell has not cleaned Nigeria spills
Drought in South Africa affects town's drinking water
Senate blocks legislation to undercut EPA clean water rules
White house says unusual to seek 'pause' in Keystone XL pipeline review
China underreporting coal consumption by up to 17%, data suggests


Could UAW-GM vote be nail-biter?
Slight majority support GM-UAW deal so far


Grand Rapids Bus Drivers Fight to Save Pensions


UE Local 808 Wins First Contract At Nebraska USCIS Service Center


Kshama Sawant Re-Elected

Houston rejects hotly contested anti-discrimination ordinance
CTU tells teachers to prepare for possible strike in response to layoff threats
VW opposing UAW skilled trades worker vote at Tennessee plant
United Steelworkers file 18 unfair labor practice charges against ATI
Poll: Americans becoming less religious
Spanish jobless count up again, to 4.18 million
Health law's 3rd sign-up season faces challenges from prices
Crocodiles starve after US freezes elite Honduras family's assets
Illinois Museum Union Workers Still Get Paid, But Doors Remain Closed
Canada’s Election: Voters Defeat Harper, but Elect Another Trudeau
Spokane votes on Worker Bill of Rights
Auto sales on track for best year ever
Kris Kobach rejects criticism for speaking at a ‘white nationalist’ conference
Rail Industry Had Safety Technology Decades Ago *

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