Farmstead closure prompts union grievance and state aid push
Union officials filed a grievance with Farmstead Foods alleging contract violations in the Cedar Rapids plant shutdown. They accuse the company of six months notice failure, lack of severance pay, and inadequate medical leave. Local officials pursue dislocated worker funds and state tuition aid, while Attorneys consider legal action and possible NLRB complaint.
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P-3
Mike Gardner
Farmstead Foods
Keith Barnes
UFCW
Gardner
Barnes
Deskocil Foods
National Labor Relations Board
North testimony questions Poindexter role in Iran Contra
North disputed Webb’s portrayal of Poindexter as ordering lies about Contra support. He testified he never was told to lie to Congress and said memory fades for events years past. Webb tied Poindexter to North’s covert operations and falsified statements to Congress during the Iran Contra era.
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North
Poindexter
U.S
Reagan Administration
Webb
Congress
Iran
Reagan White House
Brendan Sullivan
House
NSC
Contras
House Intelligence Committee
White House
Branstad Launches Re election Campaign in Iowa
Governor Branstad spoke in Cedar Rapids amid his Iowa stop tour asserting that human life is precious and must be protected. The day included a whistle stop train ride ending in Des Moines where about 30 demonstrators protested his veto of a human services spending bill.
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Cedar Rapids
Branstad
Iowa
Paign
West Des Moines
Des Moines
Human Services
Branstad reassures workers amid Farmstead closure
Governor Branstad visited Cedar Rapids to announce a bid for a third term while Farmstead Foods plans to close at the end of the week, eliminating about 1600 jobs. Workers remained skeptical yet hopeful for aid tied to dislocated worker programs and Kirkwood Community College training options.
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Cedar Rapids
Grassley
Dole
Iowa
Harkin
Tauke
Terry Branstad
Labor Department
Farmstead Foods
Sheraton Inn
Kirkwood Community College
Branstad
Kirkwood
Planes collide in Miramar killing three
Two small planes collided over a Miramar neighborhood during rush hour near North Perry Airport. A Cessna 152 and a Piper Super Cub crashed, killing the pilot and student aboard the Cessna and the other plane’s two occupants. The crash prompted fire crews to prevent explosions and police to seal streets while the NTSB investigates.
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Miramar
Fla
Fort Lauderdale
Grace Cooper
North Perry
Jack Barker
Federal Aviation Administration
Atlanta
Barker
Cessna
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Sheraton
IBP
Bob Blong
Coggan
Farmstead
Wilson Foods
Legislative
Democrats
Richard Bunning
Florida
National Transportation Safety Board
Iowa City
Oelwein
Marion
Polka Dots
Phelan
Phelan’s
Custom Furniture Gallery
Third Ave
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