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Still no contract at Mitsubishi plant in Illinois
Employees at the Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal were due at work after they rejected the automaker's latest labor contract. Talks between Mitsubishi Motors and United Auto Workers 2488 ended late Saturday with both sides urging employees to show up...Tags: Labor Legislation, Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Employees
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Illinois credit unions to help with college aid
Associated Press WriterEight Illinois credit unions have partnered with two state agencies to provide $100 million in financial aid for college students through a new program designed to plug funding gaps brought by the nation's credit crunch, state officials announced Sunday....Tags: Vernon Hills, Loan Market, Rod Blagojevich, Executive Branch, Teaching and Learning
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Union wages are higher wages Long Island workers deserve a sunnier forecast than what the Census reported last week ["Cloudy skies for laborers" Editorial, Sept. 1]. That 2007 was the first business cycle on record to see middle-class families end up...Tags: Melville, Long Island, National Government, Employees, Retroviruses
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Strike looms with Saucon Valley, staff miles apart
Of The Morning CallWith a strike set for Sept. 15, representatives from the Saucon Valley School Board and teachers union said they hope to meet sometime this week to resolve differences in their stalled contract talks. No date has been set for such talks. Reached...Tags: Health Treatments, National Government, Teachers Unions, Wages and Pensions, Health Insurance
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Boeing Machinists begin strike at plants in 3 states
Associated PressBoeing Co. Machinists walked out on strike yesterday after contract talks arbitrated by a federal mediator failed to produce an agreement. About 100 union members hoisted their strike signs at 12:01 a.m. outside the Boeing plant in this city north of...Tags: Scott Daniels, Contracts, Labor Disputes, Boeing Co., National Government
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Machinists union at Boeing walks out
The Boeing Co., whose order books are bulging with demand for its planes, was hit by its second major strike in three years early Saturday, when the union that represents 27,000 machinists in Washington state, Oregon and Kansas walked off the job. The...Tags: Boeing Co.
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Machinists president: union set for long strike
The president of the Machinists union says his members are well-prepared for a long strike against Chicago-based Boeing Company. Union President Tom Buffenbarger notes in an interview with The Seattle Times that Boeing has about $10 billion in cash....Tags: Boeing Co., National Government, Government
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Crush a few grapes, make a little wine
Retail watch appears Sundays, E-mail questions about store openings and closings to tyrone.richardson@mcall.com Pennsylvania law allows a resident to produce as many as 200 gallons of wine in a year. That's a lot grapes. That could also be a good...Tags: Forks Township, Allentown, Hackettstown, Emmaus, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Talks Fail; Machinists Strike Boeing
Associated PressStriking Boeing Co. production workers hunkered down Saturday for what could be a long, bruising battle with costly repercussions for both sides. Greeted by friendly honking from passing vehicles, members of the International Association of Machinists...Tags: Retirement, Labor Disputes, Boeing Co., Employees, Strikes
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Saucon teachers give strike deadline
Of The Morning CallSaucon Valley School District teachers said they will strike Sept. 15 because of stalled contract talks. The Saucon Valley Education Association notified the district Saturday morning of their decision after reaching an impasse in contract negotiations...Tags: Contracts, Labor Legislation, Government Health Care, Private Health Care, Health Treatments
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The darker side of labor unions
Special To The SentinelIn the Aug. 31 Orlando Sentinel, Bruce Nissen, an employee of a union think tank funded by public tax dollars at Florida International University, wrote an eloquent apology for advocating the elimination of secret-ballot elections because in the war of...Tags: Orlando, Florida International University, Foreign Aid, Family, Employees
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Thandie Newton's a double threat
Special to The TimesTHANDIE NEWTON has garnered way more column inches for a movie she didn't make ("Charlie's Angels") than for any of the 21 already under her petite belt. At 35, she has starred as girlfriend, wife and daughter of Tom Cruise, Will Smith and Oprah Winfrey,...Tags: George Bush, Thandie Newton, Roland Emmerich, Celebrity, Family
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