Wal-Mart Faces First Union Vote in Merrill Wis
In Merrill Wisconsin Lori Hermanson and about 95 colleagues will vote on joining a union, a historic moment for Wal-Mart workers in the United States. Union supporters argue raises and fair scheduling. Hermanson opposes, and district manager Ray Mann expects a fail. Tensions run high in the town of about 10 000 as employees describe emotional moments and store loyalty concerns.
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Merrill, Wis
Lori Hermanson
Wal-Mart
Hermanson
United States
Prounion
Becky Hehling
Ray Mann
Madison
Hehling
Jeanette Krause
Merrill
Wargo lawsuit may not be covered under board policy
The Board of Education faces a federal lawsuit filed by Alec Wargo in June alleging public humiliation from an ethics committee report. The board seeks insurance coverage for legal costs, with Reliance and Royal insurers reportedly declining to cover fees and damages. The board has engaged Timothy McNamara to pursue coverage from Sutherland Insurance and notes potential aid from local agent John M. Sutherland, while Mayor Timothy Barth doubts full coverage.
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Board of Education
Alec Wargo
Wargo
Ethics Committee
Hartford
Timothy McNamara Thursday
Brian Bedard
Reliance
Royal Insurance
Bedard
McNamara
John M. Sutherland Insurance Company
Robert Sutherland
Timothy Barth
Picket line at Somerville UPS plant draws arrests and defiant show of unity
At the Somerville UPS facility strikers block trucks while 23 pickets are arrested since Monday. Teamsters leaders like Bill Carrabino say the action signals a resurgence of union sentiment in the city.
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Somerville
Mass
United Parcel Service
UPS
Teamsters
Ground Zero
Bill Carrabino
Chelmsford
Norwood
Watertown
Washington
Carrabino
Historians seek to record rubber-makers stories
Naugatuck historians and the local library are launching an audio history project on the town’s rubber industry. Volunteers will interview former workers and relatives, with August workshops at the Howard Whittemore Memorial Library to train interviewers and plan taped histories.
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Goodyear
Naugatuck Companies
U.S. Rubber Company
Ansonia
Beacon Falls
Derby
Seymour
Waterbury
Rubber Company
Uniroyal Company
Naugatuck Historical
Mariano
Naugatuck
Howard Whittemore Memorial Library
Naugatuck Historical Society
Negotiators reach three year Chapter 89 clerical contract
Negotiations concluded Thursday on a three year Chapter 89 pact covering 49 borough clerical workers. Union president Celia Urbano and Borough Personnel Director Jim Amann said the deal is fair and will be presented Aug 14 for a vote before arbitration.
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Celia Urbano
Urbano
Jim Amann
Amann
Wayne McAllister
Millstone 3 owners sue Northeast Utilities over shutdown losses
Ten minority investors in Millstone 3 sue Northeast Utilities in state courts in Boston and Worcester claiming more than 200 million dollars in expected losses from the Waterford reactor shutdown. The suits allege NRC violations and improper operation while seeking arbitration with NU subsidiaries Connecticut Light & Power and Western Massachusetts Electric Co. NU says claims lack legal basis and will be vigorously defended.
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New England
Millstone 3
Northeast Utilities
Waterford
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Boston
Worcester
Mass
Berlin
Conn
Connecticut Light & Power Co
Western Massachusetts Electric Co
New England Power Co
New England Electric System
Myra Humphries
Northeast
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