UMW Bargaining Council Approves New Contract
Washington AP The United Mine Workers bargaining council approved 21 to 14 a new three year contract with the soft coal industry. The pact now goes for ratification to the union's 160 000 members, with a walkout possible if the current pact expires Friday. Church cited the no contract no work rule and predicted broad rank and file approval.
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Key UMW Contract Elements Revealed
Charleston AP reports the tentative three year United Mine Workers contract with Bituminous Coal Operators Association includes a $3.30 hourly wage rise and a 36 percent overall increase in wages and benefits. It sets top mine pay at $110.92 daily by 1983 and adds pension, dental, and holiday provisions while scrapping the Arbitration Review Board.
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Work Without Contract Issue Dividing Miners
United Mine Workers officials prepared to take the proposed contract to coalfields for ratification after a 21-14 bargaining council vote approving a tentative pact that boosts wages and benefits 36 percent over three years. A nationwide ratification would take about 10 days. President Sam Church urged work past Friday’s expiration, a plan met with skepticism from miners who fear breaking the no-work tradition.
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District 29 miners lean toward ratification with key条件
In UMWA District 29 most miners favor ratifying the BOCA and UMWA agreement reached Tuesday yet warn they will not work without a contract. They demand no Sunday work, a company wide pension plan, and royalties paid on non union coal. District 29 includes Mercer McDowell Raleigh and Wyoming Counties.
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Weather outlook shows cool nights and warming into weekend
Wednesday brings clear cold nights and sunny days with highs in the 50s and lows in the mid-20s to mid-30s. Thursday warms to the 50s to low 40s with similar nightly cool downs. The National Weather Service forecasts fair weather and a warming trend Thursday night through Saturday with lows in the 30s rising to the 40s and 50s and highs reaching the mid 60s to low 70s by Saturday.
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Princeton Tigers face Parkersburg to start AAA title race
A preview of the AAA title race opens with the Princeton Tigers meeting Parkersburg to kick off the season. The matchup sets the tone for the standings as both teams seek early momentum and a strong league run.
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Polish Party Chief Warns Against Strikes
In Bydgoszcz Poland AP Stanislaw Kanin Communist Party chief says Solidarity call for nationwide strikes is self annihilation. Solidarity defies government and Soviet pressure with a four hour warning strike Friday and a general strike next Tuesday unless police-beating officials are fired. Warsaw TV quoted Solidarity.
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Inflation Rate Jumps Amid Energy Price Surge
The U S inflation rate rose at an annual 12 1 percent last month driven by gasoline and fuel oil costs while energy prices remained volatile A January 9 Labor Department report shows all consumer prices up 1 percent in February with energy stripped effect at 0 3 percent Gasoline up 6 6 percent and fuel oil up 8 5 percent. The rise follows Reagan decontrol and OPEC price increases impacting household spendable earnings as households face erosion of purchasing power.
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McDowell Board Keeps Three of Four Community Schools Open
McDowell County School Board votes to keep Superior Elementary Caretta Elementary and Coalwood Elementary open through next school year amid financial strain. Gary Elementary will merge with the junior high, while negotiations with PTA leaders proceed. Superintendent John Drosick notes community input and potential campus sacrifice to avoid further closings. Five Davy-area mothers arrested over interfering with government process may seek plea bargains as talks proceed with magistrate Mike Nasser and prosecutor Wade Watson.
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