Penn State technical workers ratify three-year contract
Striking Penn State technical service employees across 21 campuses ratified a three year contract by a 999 to 513 vote. University president John Oswald praised the settlement as a move toward stable labor relations and improved operations. About 2,600 workers had walked off July 1.
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Britain union breaks with Soviet labor movements
Britain's Amalgamated Engineering Workers union, with about 1.5 million members, voted 5 to 2 to sever relations with Soviet labor groups over dissident imprisonments. A planned high level delegation to Russia next year was canceled.
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Shapp OKs Farview prison conversion plan
Gov Milton Shapp approved a 24 million plan to demolish Farview State Hospital and convert it into a regular prison for 220 inmates. Remaining inmate relocation is undecided, with a task force urging two new max security facilities near population centers for better care.
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