Tentative UPS Strike Settlement Cools Picket Line
Area Teamsters welcomed a tentative agreement ending the UPS strike with ballots to be mailed for ratification within two months. Workers may return to old contract terms over the next three days as talks yielded job restoration plans, pension control, and 10,000 new full-time roles while mediators helped keep negotiations alive.
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Green Valley
UPS
George Webb
Teamsters
Larry Bell
Bell
Doug Wood
Barry Farley
UPS Ready To End Two Week Strike With Five Year Deal
United Parcel Service moves to resume operations after a two week walkout as Teamsters leaders weigh a five year contract to add 10 000 full time jobs curb subcontracting and boost pension and health plan contributions. The national bargaining committee endorsed the tentative agreement and local officials will seek member approval. President Clinton hailed the resolution as a victory for strong labor relations and fair treatment of workers. UPS CEO James Kelley called the length of the contract a win for customer stability.
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United Parcel Service
Teamsters
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UPS
Clinton
James Kelley
Grundy High Welcomes First African American Student
Shagon Rubin, 16, becomes the first African American student at Grundy High School in Buchanan County. He moved from Oregon after his father Dale Rubin, a teacher, secured a position at the Appalachian School of Law.
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Grundy
Buchanan County
Shagon Rubin
Dale
Karen Brown-Rubin
Shagon
Oregon
Sacramento
Calif
Appalachian School of Law
Grundy High School
Vansant Elementary
Karen
Eric DiNovo
Tazewell pupils begin 1997 98 school year in Virginia
Bluefield Va. Tazewell County students return to 17 schools for 180 instructional days starting today. Superintendent Mullins notes 13.3 percent test-score gains last year and aims for another five percent rise. Middle and high schools adopt a seven period day amid orientation, fees, and policies. Fall sports and band practices underway. First six weeks ends Sept. 25 with report cards Oct. 6. Parent conference Nov. 4 during election day. no school for students. First semester ends Dec. 18.
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Tazewell
Board of Education of the
Commonwealth of Virginia
Bill R. Stone
Woodrow Mullins Jr
Tazewell County
Mercer welfare program cuts caseloads in Mercer County
A state pilot program reduces welfare caseloads in Mercer County by 50.5 percent while eight other test sites report declines. The nine counties average cash assistance drop is 43 percent in six months, with rising requests for food and clothing aid.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Department of Health and Human Resources
Welfare rolls fall in Mercer and six other counties
County service manager Jason Najmulski cites SSI policy changes and more job finds as drivers of welfare declines. A total of 212 individuals found employment with department help and training, while unemployment shifts spark varied caseload drops across counties including Greenbrier Monroe Pocahontas and Wetzel Tyler Nicholas.
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Jason Najmulski
Mercer County
Najmulski
House Health and Human Resources
Mary Pear Compton
Greenbrier
Monroe
Pocahontas
Wood
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