Chicago transit strike halts CTA after 57 years of service
Chicago transit workers walk off the job defying a circuit court order, shutting down trains and halting buses across the CTA. About 1 million daily riders face vast delays as union leaders push back against the cost of living provision while officials seek damages. Traffic jams flood Chicago area highways as the strike enters its first day.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Amalgamated Transit Union
James E. Jones
CTA
Bill Baxa
New York
Long Island Rail Road
Boston
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Illinois
George Wallace
Jane Byrne
Cook County
Donald J. O’brien
Strike settlement ends UFW lettuce dispute with Admiral Packing
The United Farm Workers reach a tentative three year pact with Admiral Packing Co in the Imperial Valley ending an 11 month strike that halted 90 percent of winter lettuce harvest. Wages rise to 5.00 an hour first year and 5.71 third year with cost of living medical and pension benefits for about 100 workers.
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Los Angeles
United Farm Workers
Imperial Valley
UFW
Farm Union
Marc Grossman
Admiral Packing Co
Edmund Brown Jr
Grossman
Brown
Keene
Admiral
Don Vial
California
Arizona
SunHarvest Co
Admiral’s
Your Horoscope Romance Boosts Happiness This Year
Daily astrology notes romance enhancing happiness and career momentum. Aries through Pisces guidance covers compromise, teamwork, news, diplomacy, and prudent budgeting to improve relationships and finances this period. Star forecasts urge confidence, discretion, and thoughtful planning for personal and professional gains.
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Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
Virgo
UMW Convention Nears End as Pay, Schedules Debated
Delegates at the United Mine Workers constitutional convention in Denver move toward final decisions after approving a wage increase proposal and a longer lunch break. They also backed rotating shifts or fixed schedules and will consider a cap on an IEB membership tax proposal. President Sam Church plans to name a deputy vice president on the convention’s last day.
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LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Carpricorn
Aquarius
Denver
United Mine Workers Constitutional Convention
Collective Bargaining Committee
UMW
International Executive Board
IEB
Sam Church
Church
Union
Long Island Rail Road resumes service after week-long strike
Long Island Rail Road back in operation serving 180,000 daily riders as 6,200 workers return at 12:01 a.m. under Carter cooling off order. Board to meet with unions and MTA to craft a settlement within 60 days, with potential Taylor Act implications if talks fail.
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NEW York
Long Island Rail Road
Nina Mule
Carter
Washington
National Mediation Board
NME
Meredith Buel
Long Island
LIRR
Richard Makse
United Transportation Union
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
MTA
Richard Ravitch
National Railway Labor Act
Eleven European Deaths Blamed on Severe Weather
Storms across northern Europe bring hurricane winds heavy rain and snow. At least eleven people die as roofs fall trees topple and vehicles collide with debris. Victims include a Glasgow woman struck by a chimney and a Sussex plane crash victim amid missing Britons. A Danish seaman is reported missing and deaths occur in France Liege and other areas.
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London
Europe
Ireland
Scotland
Glasgow
Sussex
England
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