Judge urges Farmstead and union to bargain at table
U S Bankruptcy Court Judge Michael Melloy told Farmstead Foods to negotiate with the United Food and Commercial Workers union after denying a temporary halt to pension payments and retirees medical benefits. Attorneys must file briefs by April 27 and April 30 for a progress update. The case hinges on pension termination amid insolvency and possible contract modifications.
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Dick Hogan
U.S
Michael Melloy
Cedar Rapids Meats
Farmstead Foods
Cedar Rapids
Melloy
Farmstead
Thomas Lallier
Minneapolis
Lallier
Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp
PBGC
Peggy Hillman
Indianapolis
United Food and Commercial Workers
P-3
Hillman
Robert Alex
Alex
Wilson Foods
Wilson
Farm bill clash over 7 billion over budget cuts
Rep. Fred Grandy asserts the farm bill over budget by seven billion, warning the bill risks bloating and inviting opposition. House colleagues, led by Rep. Dave Nagle, resist premature cuts while debating soybean loan proposals and cost-cut plans amid deficit talks.
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David Lynch
Washington
Fred Grandy
Iowa
House Agriculture Committee
Dave Nagle
Leon Panette
Calif
House Budget Committee
Agriculture Panel
Nagle
Grandy
Wheat and Feed Grains
Dick Armey
R-Tex
Panetta
Closed Committee
American Soybean Association
Bush
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