Scattered Walkouts Among Coal Miners
Wildcat strikes hit Illinois Alabama and Pennsylvania as miners protest failed talks while UMW President Sam Church aims to resume bargaining with BCOA. With a 10 day ratification window the union foresees a strike when the March 26 contract expires leaving thousands off the job across Ohio West Virginia Virginia Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Alabama
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Robert Carter
UMW District 30
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Kirby
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Ilinois
Rick Tygett
UMW District 12
Fayette County
BCOA
Consolidation Coal Co
White House
James S. Brady
Reagan
John Prout
UMW District 6
Panhandle
Tax on Honesty Drives Personal Property Debate
In Topeka Kansas AP reports Rep James Braden R Wakefield leads a move for a constitutional amendment to allow partial or total exemption of any tangible personal property including farm machinery and inventories. Rep Eric Yost R Wichita proposes a five year phase out of inventories and machinery taxes. Support comes from business farm and livestock groups. Braden calls inventory taxes hard to identify enforce and unfair to tax tools of a person s trade.
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Topeka
Kan
House
James Braden
R-Wakefield
Braden
Eric Yost
Wichita
Yost
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