Legal Action Possible In Scranton
Scranton Area Council PTA may sue over the four week teachers strike as the Scranton School Board seeks an injunction. The walkout, affecting 14,000 students in 32 schools, is the city’s longest, with negotiations stalled over a wage increase and contract terms.
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Scranton Area Council
PTA
Council
Martha Holman
Lackawanna County
Scranton School Board
James Kelly
Scranton Federation of Teachers
SFT
State Labor Relations Board
Robert Cavanaugh
Rain and flood spread as southeast braces for more storms
The storm system lingered across the Southeast with flood waters rising in Mississippi Louisiana and Alabama. About 500 families evacuated Columbus Mississippi as Tombigbee River crested eight feet above flood stage. Tennessee eyes disaster aid as damage climbs to thirty two million dollars amid heavy rain and widespread fog.
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Tombigbee
Georgia
Tennessee
Ray Blanch
Nashville
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Rockies
California
Nevada
Butte
Mont
Ely
Pollston
Mich
Key West
Rich suburb defends park funding in redistributive dispute
In Pittsburgh area, Upper St Clair faces a state challenge over 54000 dollars slated for a park. Officials depict the suburb as exclusive while the state cites zoning practices that may exclude the poor and minorities. Court decision awaited.
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Pittsburgh
Upper St Clair
Lawrence Silver
Commonwealth
State Department of Community Affairs
Supreme Court
Upper St.Clair
Upper St. Clair
Junior Partners
Lobbyists Unworried By State Reform Bill
Harrisburg lobbyists see little reform in a bill that would require public disclosure of their spending to influence Pennsylvania lawmakers. The proposal would compel lobbyists to file sworn quarterly statements on expenses and obligations. Several say the measure adds paperwork for honest people aiding private interests to cope with state government.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House
Henry Geisinger
Geisinger
Herbert Fineman
Philadelphia
Senate
Pennsylvania Afl-Cio
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Fineman
Unions Take Pay Cuts To Boost Jobs In Pennsylvania
About 400 members of building trades unions in Western Pennsylvania agreed to a 35 percent wage cut on residential projects to spur employment. Lathers Local 23 and Plasterers Local 31 launched a pilot across 10 counties with current unemployment estimates at 35 to 40 percent of members. The cuts drop hourly pay from 10.38 to 6.69 on a job by job basis.
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Pittsburgh
Lathers Local 23
Plasterers Local 31
Pennsylvania
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