Hormel contract details spark union split at Austin plant
The 127 page transition agreement for 2,200 Hormel Co. workers proposes wage escrow and elimination of 40 and 38 hour weeks, with a 36 hour guarantee and 8 year terms. Hormel praises the package as generous while Local P-9 AMC&BWNA denounces it as an erosion of protections.
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Hormel
Union
Judy Allen
Hormel Co
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
I. J. Holton
Ficers
P-9
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
North America
Richard Arnold
Richard Schaefer
Amc&bwna
Gene Cotton
Cotton
Austin
Remote site to become big oil area
Potato Point Alaska radar station, once a dream assignment for Coast Guard personnel, shifts as the era of the supertanker dawns today. The remote guidepost for mariners will change with the new oil activity and scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Weller
Associated Press
Potato Point
Alaska
Coast Guard
Valdez
Holmes
Reduced oil tariff filed to speed first ARCO tanker
Atlantic Richfield Co. ARCO says it will file a reduced tariff with the Interstate Commerce Commission to avoid delays in the first tanker load of North Slope oil from Valdez to West Coast refineries. Exxon and British Petroleum quickly follow with amended rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Michael Harmon
Associated Press
Anchorage, Alaska
Atlantic Richfield Co
Trans- Alaska Pipeline
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Slope
ARCO
ICC
Exxon
British Petroleum
U.S. Supreme Court
Valdez
Coast Guard
Roger Holmes
Valdez Narrows
Arco Juneau
trans-Alaska
Prudhoe Bay
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Narrows
Hickenbrook
Prince William Sound
Gulf of Alaska
Federal judge rules cannot halt iron ore strike
U S District Judge Daniel J. Snyder says the court lacks jurisdiction to stop strikes by 15 000 steelworkers in Minnesota Michigan Pennsylvania Ohio and Massachusetts over local issues under the ENA no strike clause. He warns a breach would bring irreparable harm and could erode the ENA stabilization of the steel industry.
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Earl Bohn
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Midwest
Daniel J. Snyder
U.S. District Court
United Steelworkers
Snyder
Minnesota
Michigan
USW
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Massachusetts
Jim Smith
Lloyd McBride
Volunteers aid flood relief in Johnstown area
Hundreds of weekend volunteers moved into flood scarred Johnstown to assist residents in cleanup and rebuilding. Electricians from Pittsburgh and Beaver County, Catholic youth groups from Philadelphia, and many plumbers and tradesmen gathered. Stephen Mandes of the Southern Alleghenies Commission praised local spirit and coordinated efforts while Patricia Harris of Housing and Urban Development pledged federal aid.
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Johnstown
Pittsburgh
Beaver County
Philadelphia
Stephen Mandes
Southern Alleghenies Commission
Mandes
Patricia Harris
Housing and Urban Development
Kent State court halts gym annex construction
Protestors celebrate a U S district court temporary restraining order halting work on Kent State University’s gymnasium annex. The suit by the May 4th Coalition asks a delay until the Interior Department studies declaring the site a national historic landmark. No hearing date set. interim president Schwarz declined comment.
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Kent State University
John Chalfant
Associated Press
Kent
Ohio
Cleveland
U.S. District Court
Ohio National Guard
Michael Schwartz
Austin man dies in cycle-car head on crash
Clarence E. Olson 24 of Austin died in a head on collision with a car driven by Wes Klinger 53 of Austin on Highway 218 north of Austin Friday at 5 15 p m Olson and his father Elzy Olson were southbound on motorcycles when Klinger attempted to pass another vehicle The accident occurred about one and a half miles north of Highway 251 Olson was pronounced dead at the scene Elzy Olson escaped injury Klinger was treated and released from St Olaf Hospital The Minnesota Highway Patrol investigated Olson employed by Ferris Radio and TV is survived by two sons two parents two brothers two half sisters and two half brothers Funeral services will be held 12 noon Monday at Mayer Funeral Home with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Austin
Clarence E. Olson
Olson
2Nd St. SE
Wes Klinger
Lth Ave
Hwy. 251
Klinger
Mower County
Ferris Radio and TV
Patrick
Rochester
Jason
Elzy Olson
Albert
Mark Olson
Beverly Iverson
Wayne Ramczyk
Minneapolis
Eugene
Jerry Olson
Myrtle Wilkemeyer
Mayer Funeral Home
Joe Mott
Oakwood Cemetery
Lightning strikes St. Ansgar farmer in scam
A St Ansgar area farmer bought lightning rods from a man calling himself Earl Mason. About an hour later a bank call led to a fraudulent plan to cash a $4300 check as Mason grabbed the check and fled in a yellow pickup. The sheriff investigates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Mitchell County Sheriffs Dept
Earl Mason
St. Ansgar State Bank
Mason
Mitchell County
Richard Jahnel
House Debates Century Energy Plan Amid Conservation Push
The House moves a 580 page energy bill aimed at conservation and higher energy costs, echoing Carter’s plea for painful measures. It would boost home insulation via tax credits, raise gas and oil taxes, adjust power pricing, and keep natural gas price controls. A major floor fight looms over gas price controls and a GOP energy alternative.
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John Lengel
Associated Press
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Carter
Congress
Thomas P. O’neill
Furnished two bedroom house for rent ad note
Describes a desirable furnished two bedroom rental with references and lease terms. Mentions no pets and a taper month. An advertisement ran under houses for rent for three days and was scheduled to run six days in the Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
New York blackout blamed on utility lapses
Federal investigators fault Consolidated Edison for not taking steps to prevent a city wide blackout in New York and Westchester County two weeks ago. The probe cites inadequate preparations and failure to implement safeguards during a long nighttime outage.
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New York
Consolidate Edison
New York City
Westchester County
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