Wal Mart union bid in Palestine appears unsuccessful
A United Food and Commercial Workers bid to organize meat cutters at a Palestine Wal Mart failed, with 5 votes for and 6 against among 11 opened ballots. Six ballots are disputed or pending NLBR ruling. company claims are that ballots against the union prevail. If unresolved, another election may be sought.
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Palestine
Wal-Mart
United Food and Commercial Workers
Jacksonville
National Labor Relations Board
Wal- Mart Stores Inc
Jessica Moser
Greg Denier
Wal- Mart
Labor Relations Board
Largest West Texas drug seizure topples 11 541 pounds marijuana
US Customs inspectors halted a tractor trailer on the International Bridge in El Paso carrying 11 541 pounds of marijuana hidden with car seat belts. The driver fled into Mexico. a drug sniffing dog alerted to the truck, and Mexican authorities were notified. Estimated street value exceeds 11.5 million dollars.
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EL Paso
U.S. Customs Service
Mexico
Gene Kerven
Customs Service
International Bridge
Kerven
West Texas
New Mexico
Court of Appeals Rejects Pleas From Death Row Inmates
The Court of Criminal Appeals denied appeals from four death row inmates including William Wyatt Jr a Bowie County corrections officer convicted of sexually assaulting and killing Damien Willis in 1997. Wyatt challenged confessions obtained at the Texarkana Bi-State center arguing improper arrest and coercion. The high court rejected these claims and also denied Anthony Bartee's appeal over jury composition and testimony surrounding the 1996 San Antonio murder.
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David Martin Cook
San Antonio
Bartee
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