Steelworkers accept wage cuts to modernize industry
The United Steelworkers ratified a contract cutting wages by 1.25 per hour and trimming fringe benefits for 266,000 members. The move, first in modern labor history for a major union, aims to reduce labor costs to boost U S steel competitiveness and fund plant modernization with savings, while delaying inflationary pay rises until productivity increases match.
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United Steelworkers of America
American Iron and Steel Institute
Nutrition in the Later Years Advisor C Everett Koop
U S Surgeon General C Everett Koop outlines diet as a key factor in healthy aging. He urges older adults to eat a varied, balanced diet with adequate vitamins and minerals while controlling calories, fats, and salt. Regular exercise supports weight management and resilience against illness, with medical advice advised for chronic conditions or medication interactions.
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C. Everett Koop
M.D. U.S
Letters to the editor policy in Hubbard News
The Hubbard News invites signed letters with full address and phone number. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited or shortened. Names can be withheld upon request with a satisfactory reason.
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Hubbard News
View from Washington Federal pension plan
Congressman Lyle Williams argues against eliminating the Civil Service Retirement System in favor of Social Security for federal employees. He warns the change could deter competent workers, making government the employer of last resort, and notes CSRS subsidies of $15 billion annually. Contacts for district offices are provided.
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Lyle Williams
Ohio
U.S
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Civil Service
United States
Congressman Williams
Youngstown Rd
Warren
Federal Plaza
Youngstown
Washington, D.C
Why we need teenage workers in the modern economy
Ray Donovan argues that teens need first jobs to build work skills and resumes amid 22 percent youth unemployment, proposing a summertime youth opportunity wage at 75 percent of the minimum wage. He cites potential 200,000 to 600,000 new teen jobs and counters critics who fear teen substitution of adult labor, framing the plan as investment in human capital for society.
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Raymond J. Donovan
Labor
Reagan
Congress
The
Heritage Foundation
Better Business Bureau warns on multi level marketing schemes
The Better Business Bureau outlines how multi level marketing works with independent distributors selling to customers from home and cautions that it is not a quick rich scheme. It explains pyramid schemes collapse when investor recruitment slows and urges checking start up costs and product viability before investing. The column promotes a new BBB Consumer Information booklet and provides contact details for the Mahoning Valley BBB office.
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Better Business Bureau
Better Business Bureau of Mahoning Valley, Inc
P.O
Youngstown
Ohio
Better Business Bureau of Mahoning Valley Inc
Uestas
Mahoning Bank
The Secret of Contentment in Paul’s Letter
Upper Room meditation digs into Paul’s phrase I have learned the secret of contentment. The passage compares initiation rites of cults to the Christian inner life, urging believers to find contentment openly in Scripture and in Christ’s power. The reflection ends with a prayer thanking God for unfailing love and limitless resources and a thought for the day to face all challenges in Christ’s power.
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Paul
Christ
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