Allstate wins NLRB ruling on contractor status in Chicago
BRIEFLY CHICAGO AP says Allstate Corp. secured an NLRB ruling that its exclusive agents are independent contractors, not employees, blocking collective bargaining. Agents hire their own help, advertise, and control workload, per director Elizabeth Kinney. Emily Daly comments Allstate is pleased. SPRINGFIELD AP reports Illinois hurries to hire snow plow workers. pension buyout draws many operators away, raising road safety concerns during a snowy season. WHEATON AP notes priest Fred Lenczycki, 58, charged with five counts of sexual abuse of minor boys, pleads innocent. arraignment brief, case continued to Jan 21.
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Allstate
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Illinois
Department of Transportation
Man held in mental hospital argues for freedom
Claud Rodney Yoder, 44, at Chester Mental Health Center since 1991, seeks recommitment release after six months. Prosecutor says he is dangerous and would strike out at others if freed. psychiatrist cites delusional disorder. Yoder sent threats to notable figures in 1995 96. his lawyer argues he has not been charged with a crime and deserves freedom.
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Chester Mental Health Center
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Dan Cuneo
Chester Hospital
Cuneo
Michael Burke
Time Magazine
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AFSCME presses Illinois to reverse cuts and reopen facilities
In Springfield the AFL-CIO affiliated AFSCME urged lawmakers to restore 163 million in cuts and reopen shuttered state sites including Zeller Zone Mental Health Center. The union plans to block a 1 per year lease of 40,000 square feet of Zeller to Illinois Central College and will sue to stop the deal.
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Illinois
American Federation of State
East Peoria
Zeller Zone
Afscme
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Zeller
Rod Blagojevich
Illinois Central College
Peoria
Samuels
Boeing union votes on two contracts in Washington and Wichita
The SPEEA engineering and technical workers in Boeing's Seattle area voted on offers including raises and pension boosts while increasing workers' share of medical costs. The deals cover about 17,500 Washington state employees in Boeing's commercial airplanes unit, with a Wichita, Kansas proposal set for Wednesday. SPEEA leadership urged approval, citing the harsh downturn in aviation. The machinists previously averted a strike two and a half months earlier.
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Boeing Co
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Boeing
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Kan
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