Tax revolt in Springfield sparks fierce union clash
A Springfield protest pits taxpayers against a union vowing to march on Harrisburg. The message declares the union won a battle tonight but will lose the war, and warns that strikes will be used to pressure the community. The confrontation centers on local tax policy and labor leverage.
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Harrisburg
McKenna
AARP
Joseph Yoncoskie
Tax hike OK'd by Springfield township school board
Springfield township school board approved an early bird teachers contract raising average salaries 8.9 percent over four years despite strong opposition led by GOP figures and 500 residents. The measure, projected to lift taxes by 16 to 17 mills in early years, faces legal challenges and uncertain bargaining outcomes with the teachers union.
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Daily Times
Springfield
Charles Sexton
Harrisburg
George McKenna
JoAnn Hunn
William Adolph
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Joseph Yancoskie
Peter A. Zinner
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Kenneth Kendell
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Springfield Education Association
Sexton
GOP
Delaware County Common Pleas Court
Howard F. Reed
Walter ReDavid
Morton
Betty Jane Nelson
Lloyd Ziff