Dock strike forces Sugar Co to close Crockett refinery
California and Hawaiian Sugar Co says a West Coast Longshore strike blocks unload of 65,000 tons of raw sugar, prompting closure of Crockett refinery in Contra Costa. Hundreds of workers will be laid off next week, with more layoffs likely if the strike continues. refined sugar shipments from the Vallejo area are also delayed by a parallel rail strike.
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California & Hawaiian Sugar Co
Crockett
Contra Costa County
CEH
Carquinez Strait
Vallejo
C&h
Los Angeles Harbor Commission
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Pacific Mari
Copper workers accept Anaconda wage hike in Montana
Striking copper workers in three Montana cities belonging to the United Steel Workers Union voted to accept a contract from Anaconda Co. and return to work with a 1.07 hourly raise over three years. About 4,000 workers will resume only after 2,100 craft members ratify, amid objections to a productivity clause risking job losses. Talks on work rules follow a recent rejection. In Utah, 17th of 19 locals in Kennecott Copper Corp. approved a 92-cent wage boost, leaving two locals as holdouts. Negotiations were planned with two unions today.
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United Press International
United Steel Workers Union
Montana
Anaconda Co
Utah
Kennecott Copper Corp
United Trans
Prince Charles Leaps 1200 Feet for Sky Dive
Prince Charles, 22, named heir to the British throne, took part in a parachute jump into the English Channel with Queen Elizabeth’s consent. He shouted "Geronimo" as he descended, though exact exclamation was not confirmed.
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Royal Air Force
Prince Charles
Elizabeth
Geronimo
Pershaps
Phone workers walk out in Pacific Telephone plant strike
In San Francisco pacific telephone workers from the Communications Workers of America refuse to cross rival union lines as absenteeism rises. Only 2520 of 4800 plant workers and 67 of 1831 operators report for work amid an IBEW strike demanding higher commissions on ads and larger raises for clerk positions mostly held by women.
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San Francisco
UPI
Pacific Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Los Angeles
IBEW
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Fremont Fashion Center
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Asi
Oe Uni Now Union
Encanto
EL Cid
Castanea
ALL Union
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San Leandro
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