Union busting alleged in Douglass city union vote case
In the Wichita suburb of Douglass allegations surface that city employees faced firings harassment after attempts to organize, though officials deny union busting. About half of 10 workers who sought permission to form a union no longer work there amid terminations and resignations as four lawsuits proceed and one federal case was settled.
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Douglass
Wichita
Thomas L. Steele
Ron Howard
Howard
Steele
Vernon Mauk
Internal Revenue Service
American Legion Post
IRS
Mauk
Mike Coash
John Ford
Ford
City officials deny wrongdoing in eviction
Douglass resident Wayne Powell, a former Douglass Police Department dispatcher, remains without income after eviction from a city owned mobile home park. He claims his dismissal and eviction followed disputes with Mayor Vernon Mauk and park rule violations, while officials defend actions as lawful and necessary, noting disputes over leave and rent arrears.
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Wayne Powell
Mauk
Butler County District Court
Ron Smith
Douglass
Powell
Douglass Police Department
Vernon Mauk
Donna Myers
Jess Murray
U.S. 77
Kansas Department of Transportation
Crash
Norman Manley
el Dorado
Butler County Sheriff's
Sheriff's Office
Health reform caravan rolls through Topeka rallying for universal coverage
About 200 health reform riders on a Portland to Washington bus caravan stopped in Topeka as part of President Clinton's health care push. Supporters and opponents clashed briefly while march organizer Ron Pollack urged protections to prevent loss of coverage. One rider, Daniel Lumley, cited his own Medicare risks if he returns to work, bolstering calls for universal coverage.
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Topeka
Health Security Express
Portland
Ore
Washington
Clinton
U.S
Bob Dole
Menninger
Sen. Dole
Daniel Lumley
Seattle
Dole
Universal Health Care
Congress
Brenda Zimmerman
Ence
Ron Pollack
Families USA
Reform Riders
Lumley
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Kansas Association of Public Employees
Derby
Val Taylor
Taylor
Carolyn Kellar
Mark
Danny R. Kennedy
Curtis Cody
Kennedy
Kansas
Gaddis
Cal
Charlie Geist
Grantville
Max
Bruce Brown
Salina
Jayhawk
Lawrence Journal- World
Tom Jones
Access
Jeanie Morrison
Overlook Circle
Great Southwest
Hasold
Ramada Inn
6Th & Iowa
Lawrence
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