Mine workers settle tentative contract ending 83-day strike
Washington AP reports striking construction workers withdraw pickets after a 40-month pact likely ends the 83-day dispute. The settlement could allow 160,000 miners to resume production in East and Midwest, with 38.5 percent pay rise over 40 months and ratification expected by the union leaders and rank and file.
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Washington
East
Midwest
District 12
Illinois
John Banovic
Banovic
UMW
Southern Illinois
Zeigler No. 11
Coulterville
Consolidation Coal Co
Sparta
Cutler
de Soto
Johnston City volunteers begin dam reconstruction cleanup
Johnston City residents unite for dam restoration after the reservoir dam burst last month releasing all water. Volunteers unload felled trees into a pickup as Mayor Bill Stevens and other locals assist in cleaning up the recreation lake area still in use.
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Johnston City Reservoir
Tured
Bill Moake
Charles Line
Danny Chapman
Bill Stevens
Johnston City
Murphysboro weighs cat control at public hearing
Murphysboro officials weigh an animal control ordinance amid divided views. Debate centers on cats versus dogs with proposed rabies vaccinations, licensing, leash rules, and fines. Citizens urge exemptions for cats and broader funding, while enforcement poses challenges.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Hamelin
Murphysboro
Harry Browdy
David McDowell
Council
Public Improvements Committee
McDowell
Brawdy
Sydney Appleton
William Ryan
Appleton
Court rules cost test not required for safety rules
The Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision, upheld new federal health and safety standards on cotton dust exposure. The court rejected Reagan administration efforts to dismiss the case and said cost benefit analysis by OSHA is not required by law. Justice Brennan wrote the ruling stating feasibility analysis suffices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Reagan Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
William J. Brennan
Black lung bill advances through House committee
United Mine Workers claim a double victory as the House Education and Labor Committee approves a bill requiring coal buyers to fund the black lung program and the measure passes the Democratic caucus. Rep Paul Simon predicts full House passage though Senate and Reagan administration outcome remain uncertain. The bill imposes a 50 cent per ton fee on underground coal and 75 cent on surface coal, totaling $1 per ton with existing company fees. The proposal would not tighten eligibility rules for benefits, a stated goal of industry and administration.
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Evan M. Davis
United Mine Workers
House Education and Labor Committee
Senate
Reagan
UMW
Gerald Hawkins
du Quoin
Hawkins
Simon
D-Carbondale
Nursing home walkout could split residents of Sparta facility
Randolph County Nursing Home faces a possible Thursday strike by AFSCME Local 2402, with 68 skilled care patients to be moved Friday to county facilities if action proceeds. Upstairs residents may relocate, while 61 downstairs stay, cared for by 24 administrative staff. Wages dispute centers on a 25 to 35 cent hourly raise.
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Evan M. Davis
The
Southern Illinoisan
Randolph County
Sparta
Leonard Ernsting
C.J. Smith
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Ernsting
Fair and warm start to the week with rising Thursday heat
The National Weather Service forecasts fair and warmer tonight with low temperatures in the 60s and mostly sunny skies. Winds will be strong as a very warm Thursday brings highs in the upper 80s, followed by a pleasant extended period with highs in the 80s and lows around 60s Friday through Sunday.
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National Weather Service
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Alabama
Esselstyn
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ED Greer
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Paul Simon
Carbondale
Nursing Home
Mount Vernon
George Reynolds
Ann Landers
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