E-mail privacy battles grow over workplace monitoring
Blue Cross of California allows employees to send messages on its system with no routine reading of content. Senator Simon promotes a bill requiring notice to employees about monitoring, while employers defend the 1986 act's right to supervise to curb misuse. A Macworld survey shows most firms deny searches and few have written policies.
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Workplace issues top organization's agenda
Dianne Studer of Galena Ohio heads the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs BPW. The Lawrence Kansas convention agendas focus on pay equity Social Security reform and expanded retirement options for homemakers. BPW backs IRA equity up to 2000 for homemakers and equal pay for comparable work plus stronger EEO funding.
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Market wrapup teased for Saturday Journal-World
Local readers are urged to watch for the complete market wrapup in Saturday's Journal-World, offering stock quotes and financial highlights of interest to the community.
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Midland Elevator Markets And Farm Commodity Prices
Local markets show Midland Elevator wheat at 3.31, corn 2.76, milo 4.52, and soybeans 6.90 per bushel. Omaha livestock quotes Friday list hogs, sows, and boars with declines. St Josex Missouri and Dodge City reports feature slow trade, large weekly cattle totals, and mixed feedlot prices. Nonferrous metals in New York and precious metals quotes round out the day’s commodity snapshot.
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Foreign exchange rates notice from Commerce Bank KC
Commerce Bank of Kansas City N A provides interbank exchange rates as of 8 am Friday. Retail rates may differ per currency unit. For more information and additional rates call Commerce Bank at 800 892 7100.
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Retailers' May Sales Slow Amid Weather Weakness
Retail sales softened in May as unseasonable weather and mood shifts curbed demand for clothing. Analysts cite cooler conditions and consumer frugality, though price-friendly deals kept some chains like J C Penney and Sears buoyant. Salomon Brothers index rose 2.4 percent after April gains, with stronger first quarter performance and a higher year over year compare.
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U.S. Factory Orders Dip in April Amid Mixed Data
Commerce Department showed a 0.1 percent April decline in orders to U.S. factories, marking only the second drop in nine months and led by metals and transportation equipment. IRS rules allow immediate deductions for cleanup of hazardous waste as ordinary business expenses. About 3,500 GM workers strike at a major automotive tech center, following an 850 worker walkout at Chrysler. neither stoppage halts current car production but may disrupt design and engineering.
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AlliedSignal Wins Major Deal for Boeing 737 Power Units
AlliedSignal Inc won an all or nothing contract worth up to 2 billion dollars to supply up to the next generation 737 aircraft. The first plane is due for Southwest Airlines in October 1997. The unit sits in the tail and powers electrical systems on ground and during takeoff. AlliedSignal operates an avionics plant in Lawrence producing navigation and landing equipment.
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