Engineers say aerospace firms hire while laying off workers
Sacramento reports unemployed engineers accuse aerospace firms of simultaneous mass layoffs and aggressive campus recruitment. At a meeting with Lt. Gov. Reinecke they cite age discrimination and seek higher unemployment benefits, federal program funding, and political support to boost California jobs.
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Sacramento
Ed Reinecke
Gov
Reagan
Reinecke
California
George Florea
San Mateo County
California engineers cite layoffs and unequal aid
Engineers complained that state employment offices have reduced staff as unemployment rises and that some state jobs go to out of state firms while qualified California engineers lose unemployment benefits. They urged equal treatment to the motion picture industry and referenced Raggan's promise to back tax incentives for Hollywood.
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California
Raggan
Hollywood
Experience Unlimited Helps Aerospace Scorched Workers
In San Diego a new group named Experience Unlimited forms to aid workers laid off by federal budget cuts after seven years with an aerospace firm. Of 205 members surveyed, 74 percent are engineers or specialists, 15 percent technicians or draftsmen, and 7 percent managers. So far they have helped 44 members find jobs.
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San Diego
Aerospace Company
Experience Unlimited
Nicholson
Our-Pravork
Los Angeles
Orange County
San Francisco Bay Area
Riverside bribery trial heads to jury in housing vote case
Riverside County supervisor Norman Davis faced a bribery claim over a $3,500 contribution from Great American Land Company of Anaheim in exchange for voting for a Garner Valley housing project. Davis admits the donation but says he did not know its source before voting. Also indicted are company president James Edmondson, David Seager, and Riverside attorney Michael Raftery. Interviews are planned next week under a federal aid program to help displaced aerospace workers.
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Riverside
UPI
Riverside County
Norman Davis
Great American Land Company of Anaheim
Garner Valley
Davis
James Edmondson
Great American
David Seager
Company
Michael Raftery
California bishops form conference to maximize church services
The nine Roman Catholic dioceses of California form the California Catholic Conference to unite efforts in Catholic health education and welfare services. Archbishop Timothy Manning of Los Angeles is president, Bishop Floyd Begin of Oakland is vice president, Bishop Alden Bell of Sacramento is general secretary treasurer, and Msgr John Cummins of Oakland is executive director. The new office will unite the Legislative Counsel, Education Division, and the California Conference of Catholic Health Facilities.
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Sacramento
UPS
California
Los Angeles
Floyd L. Begin
Oakland
Alden J. Bell
John §. Cummins
Diocese of
Legislative Counsel
Division of Eucation
California Conference of Catholic Health
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Sunnyvale
Sylvania Electronics Corp
Mountain View
Rice University
San Jose
Roger Connell
Connell
Hong Kong
Long Beach
Mevana
J. Ramsey
Mevond Fashions, Inc
BO Atlantic
Alden Fine FurnIture
Atlantic
Sersua
Mergency Disposal
Boneside
Riverside Bribe
Anaheim
Thom Hahn
Hahn
James Nicholson
State Department of Human Resources Development
RCA AccuColor
RGA
Grn
HGA
Visa
RCA
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