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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 2003
Page
2
RLCD district confirms 43 layoffs amid settlement costs and legal fees. Internal placement efforts target three weeks to reassign employees including 31 union members affected. Chancellor Wendler says more matches possible before Aug 15 as HR and campus admins push internal openings.
SIU Carbondale employees facing mid month layoffs can attend a Friday workshop in the Hiram H. Lesar Law Building auditorium from 10 a.m. to noon. Man-Tra-Con’s Rapid Response Program and Illinois State Dislocated Worker Program offer free services, resume tips, job search help, and training information, with university staff available until 2 p.m. to answer questions on benefits and re-employment rights.
The Southern Illinoisan acknowledges errors in a Monday story claiming city payment of $7,000 for Julius McClure property cleanup. A Christopher Realtor arranged the cleanup, not the city. A Saturday Faith & Values caption should have stated the Joy Trio performs Friday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Metropolis.
The defendant asked to withdraw his guilty plea for the Hurst murder after a statement alleging the plan and shooting were part of a scheme. Prosecutors note an elderly victim fact may justify enhanced penalties up to life or death. Judge Eckiss will set a hearing to decide the withdrawal and possible trial. Alexander and Hernandez have a status hearing set for August 26 at 10 a.m. tm.petrowich thesouthern.com.
Nearly 80,000 Verizon workers stay on the job as three year contract negotiations with CWA IBEW press for progress. Key issues include job security health care costs and potential layoffs as Verizon shifts toward wireless and data services. Arbitration had previously forced rehiring of laid off workers in several states.
Peri Dave Van Brunt, 46, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to three misdemeanors for starting the Sequoia National Forest blaze by lighting a camp fire without a permit on July 21, 2002. The four month fire destroyed homes and threatened sequoias while prosecutors seek restitution from multiple parties.
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