Canning Workers Stage Strike Amid Harvest Peak
California’s harvest season is at risk as 70 000 cannery workers walk out shutting 76 plants handling 95 percent of state canning. Federal mediation and taft hartley cooling off sought while unions press for about 3 per hour raises. Pandemic losses projected to hit households through higher prices.
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Alo Alto
Calif
California
Ford
Taft-Hartley
James F. Scearce
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Washington
Scearce
Ross Wurm
Califoria Processors, Inc
United States
Wurm
Cannery
Experts Urge Hike In OPEC UN Dues
The United Nations Committee on Contributions urged a 50 percent+ dues increase for 13 OPEC nations, proposing they pay 2.01 percent of total U.N. costs as the budget rises to 332.587 million dollars. Current U.S. share remains at 25 percent, about 83.2 million, while Soviet bloc assessments would drop from 15.14 to 13.33 percent. The new 1977 79 scale could take effect January 1 if General Assembly approves.
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United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
U.N. Committee On Contributions
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
U.N
OPEC
United States
General Assembly
Soviet Union
Byelorussia
Ukraine
Committee On Contributions
Ford Told To Call Swine Flu Meeting
President Ford urged to convene insurance and pharmaceutical executives at the White House to break the stalemate over coverage for the swine flu vaccination program. Rep. Paul Rogers cites insurance coverage as the main obstacle, with HEW testimony noting insurers fear costly lawsuits over adverse reactions and potential vaccine supply disruption from Merrill National.
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Ford
Washington
White House
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
House
Cooper
Merrill National
HEW
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Canning Workers
Freddy F. Sanchez
California Council of Cannery and Food Processing Unions
del Monte, Gerber’s
Hunt’s
Lib
Py's
Fred Heringer
Califonia Farm Bureau
America
Bill Thomas
California Food Processors
The
Farm Bureau
Teamster
Santa Clara
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Sheridan
Theodore Cooper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Sears
SAS
Dacron
Dupont
Acron
Olympic
A&c.t
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Lith & Gore
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