Unions Won’t Strike as SEPTA Prepares to Take Over
Unions say they will not strike on January 1 as SEPTA prepares to assume control of commuter rail lines from Conrail. SEPTA expresses willingness to discuss a post New Year plan to keep trains running, signaling a shift in approach while wage and work-rule demands remain a pressure point.
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Philadelphia
SEPTA
Rick Wooten
Conrail
Transit Authority
Lewis Gould
Reagan
Gould
al Archual
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
Ardhual
Transit
Baby Timothy to go home for first and last Christmas
Four month old Timothy Scharf with a congenital heart defect will leave Buffalo Children’s Hospital to spend Christmas at home in West Valley before returning for end stage care. Doctors say he will die within weeks and the family faces mounting medical bills.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Timothy Scharf
Buffalo Children’s Hospital
Timothy
Pam Scharf
West Valley
Cattaraugus County
Children’s Hospital
Stanley
Leeiee
Veocan Sanance
Kim Rudd
418 Toxic Waste Sites Targeted for Superfund Cleanup
The UPI report notes the EPA unveiled a list of 418 worst toxic waste sites slated for cleanup under Superfund. The sites span Maine to American Samoa, with two thirds in 12 states led by New Jersey Michigan and Pennsylvania. EPA Administrator Anne Gorsuch calls it a real problem and a three year expectation for most cleanups.
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Washington
UPI
America
Maine
American Samoa
South Pacific
New Jersey
Michigan
Pennsylvania
EPA
Anne Gorsuch
Love Canal
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Congress
New York
Florida
Ohio
Massachusetts
Indiana
Illinois
California
Minnesota
Michigan Natural Resources
Howard Tanner
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