MARC riders face disruption amid potential June 24 strike
Amtrak workers may strike June 24 affecting MARC service to Washington Union Station. If unresolved by Wednesday 7,980 Amtrak workers across six unions could halt rail with nationwide impact. Commuters on the Brunswick line would need to ride to Silver Spring and use Metrorail, while CSX workers may also strike, limiting Potomac River line service and leaving only bus options.
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Washington D.C
Amtrak
Howard Robertson
Robertson
Mr. Robertson
Brunswick
MARC
Union Station
Silver Spring
Metrorail
CSX Transportation
Dianna Rosborough
Mass Transit Administration
CSX
Potomac River
Ms. Rosborough
Washington
Rosborough
Settlement reached in Hagerstown Super 8 explosion case
Richard Rice of Hagerstown settles with Travelers Insurance Co and Columbia Gas of Maryland over the 1990 Super 8 motel blast that killed four. Terms undisclosed. Rice alleged a conspiracy to hide his identity and keep him from media coverage. Fire investigators cited a cracked valve on a water heater as the cause.
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Hagerstown
Richard Rice
Travelers Insurance Co
Columbia Gas of
Maryland
Rice
Washington County
R Martin Palmer Jr
Palmer
Mr. Rice
Florida
Teachers urge separate drug abuse course in county schools
The Montgomery County Federation of Teachers seeks a half credit health course on alcohol and drugs as a graduation requirement, proposing a five day weekly program to be taught by biology teachers. Critics say an interdisciplinary approach fits better, integrating the topic across social studies English and math classes.
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Rockville
Montgomery County Federation of Teachers
Federation
John Springer
Montgomery
Maryland State Board of Education
Wayne A. Moyer
Montgomery County
Moyer
Moller Plant Stays Silent as Workers Seek Buyout
M P Moller Inc pipe organ factory in Hagerstown remains closed as 85 Local 21108 members weigh a buyout. Workers await an accountant’s review amid a $4 to $4.5 million debt and talks with state officials for possible loans, with investors and equity from governments and employees needed for a takeover.
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Hagerstown
M.P. Moller Inc
Larry Myers
International Union of Electrical Workers
Moller
Mr. Myers
Myers
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