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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 2002
Page
3
AP reports a key union challenges Gov. George Ryan's plan for temporary state worker layoffs amid cost cuts. The union filed a grievance and threatened an unfair labor practices complaint while suggesting voluntary furloughs. layoffs start next month.
Cardinal Francis George said he has extended Rev Michael Pfleger's term at St Sabina on the South Side but Pfleger must follow church policy and will be moved eventually. Pfleger resisted moves, claiming policy should be flexible. George indicated the process could take years and that Pfleger may stay until his successor is found.
Illinois Governor George Ryan says House Speaker Dennis Hastert will not block the O'Hare runway plan. Lipinski and Daley lobby for federal approval backed by Durbin in the Senate. A hearing is planned March 5 in the House and a Senate subcommittee hearing soon after.
In Breese Illinois starlings linger despite USDA poisonings to thin numbers. Mayor Don Maye reports cows with white backs from droppings and thousands of dead birds falling after feeding caused by the government action.
Illinois prisons face a bid analysis as IDOC spokesman Sergio Molina describes potential privatization savings of 2 million dollars this year and up to 12 to 20 million in future years Gov George H Ryan pushes privatization to balance the budget while the union argues security jobs cannot be contracted out and Joliet Correctional Center food services are already privatized.
United Airlines moves to urgent talks with its mechanics union in Chicago starting Friday after a 68 percent vote against the latest contract. Officials fear a strike could occur within 44 days, with 12,800 workers weighing concessions and retroactive pay disputes as United seeks to avert disruption to operations.
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