Deere workers ratify three year UAW contract
United Auto Workers officials said Deere & Co. workers approved a three year pact by about 90 percent. The deal grants the first general pay raise since 1981, boosts retirement benefits, protects jobs, and runs through September 30, 1991. Payroll rises average 44.3 cents per hour first year with 3 percent lump sums in years two and three.
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Moline, Ill
Deere & Co
United Auto Workers
Bill Casstevens
Deere
Illinois
Iowa
Atlanta
Minneapolis
Denver
Kark Mantula
UAW
Robert Combs
Potential buyers circle Perry Oscar Mayer plant closure
Oscar Mayer Foods Corp plans to close its Perry hog slaughtering plant in February as it shifts resources to meat processing. The 780 employee facility has drawn interest from potential buyers, though workers and community leaders warn a sale could mean lower wages. Governor Branstad and a state task force will discuss worker assistance and a purchaser search.
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PERRY
Oscar Mayer
Oscar Mayer Foods Corp
Roger Kinson
Terry Branstad
Iowa Blue Cross Wins Medicare Contract to Save 300 Jobs
Federal HCFA administrator William Roper confirmed that Iowa Blue Cross and Blue Shield will retain a $7 million Medicare contract, preserving about 300 Des Moines jobs. The decision follows prior threats to cancel and after Nebraska loss last June. The approval covers the current fiscal year starting this month.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
William Roper
Health Care Financing Administration
Nebraska
Roper
Charles Grassley
Apartment Crime At 3021 Sixth St Shocks Neighbors
A residence at 3021 Sixth St SW Apt 7 reported a theft of a videocassette recorder and television valued at $750. Entry force not detected and time of theft falls between late Saturday and early Sunday.
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Sixth St
Apt. 7
Local Police Logs Highlight Medical Emergencies and Incident Details
Saturday incidents include a medical emergency at 100 First Ave NE and an accident in the 3300 block of C Street SW. Sunday notes a medical emergency at 2025 First Ave SE and another at 100 First Ave NE 1807.
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C Street
First Ave
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