Supreme Court to decide white collar union eligibility case
The high court will determine if workers with access to confidential company information may join unions. The dispute could affect thousands, with the 7th Circuit limiting rights for Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin employees. The NLRB seeks to overrule that ruling, citing past cases where confidential staff petitioned for reinstatement and bargaining rights.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
National Labor Relations Board
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
NLRB
El Salvador fighting prompts mediation appeal
Heavy fighting erupted in two eastern towns San Lorenzo and Santo Domingo as government troops and jet fighters repelled guerrilla attacks. An international socialist group urged Nobel laureate Willy Brandt to mediate, while the United States suspended aid to Nicaragua over alleged arms transfers to rebels. Citizens fled to San Salvador amid sporadic gunfire and a military clean-up operation, with casualty figures not disclosed.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
International Socialist Organization
Willy Brandt
United States
Nicaragua
San Lorenzo
Santo Domingo
San Vicente
Tragedy as 6 year old dies in Waterloo shotgun accident
Adolph Louveau describes the fatal shooting of his 6-year-old Keith by a 10-year-old playmate in a trailer at a family farm in Waterloo Illinois. The shotgun used for guarding stock discharged while the boys played guitar like games. Keith was struck in the chest and died. the incident is investigated by St. Clair County sheriff's police.
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Waterloo, Ill
Adolph Louveau
Louveaus
Louveau
Herrin man pleads guilty to charges
Bradley Jarrell of Herrin pleaded guilty in Williamson County circuit court to theft and criminal damage to state property related to a July 26 1980 incident at the Pin Oak Motel Carterville. He received two years probation. burglary charge was dismissed. Roger D. Price faces pending charges.
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Herrin
Williamson County
Bradley Jarrell
Robert Howerton
Pin Oak
Carterville
Patricia Noble
Illinois Department of Transportation
Shawnee Trail Road
Jarrell
Roger D. Price
Steeleville
Gaylor R. McCarson
Parairie du Rocher
McCarson
Prairie du Rocher
Robert P. Fleming
Chester
Fleming
Chesel
Harvey W. Smith
Modoc
Smith
Michael W. Wiegard
Evansville
Wiegard
Naomi Kennel
East St. Louis
Donald G. Hatley
Tilden
Sparta
Hatley
Sparta Community Hospital
Southern Illinoisan Publication and mailing details
The Southern Illinoisan lists offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro with publishing dates, rates for carrier and mail subscriptions, and contact numbers for offices and classified ads. It notes postal handling and postmaster address at Box 2108 Carbondale, Illinois 62901.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
Southern Ilinoisan
Illinois
Carbondale Free
Iimee Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Bill would revamp state day care laws
Illinois lawmakers propose overhauling the four decade old day care system by cutting small facility licensing and arming DCFS with power to close suspect homes immediately. The plan would create local screening offices for applicants and remove state babysitting duties for facilities serving fewer than three children.
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Chicago
Pete Peters
Prescott Bloom
Peoria
Department of Children and Family Services
General Assembly
DCFS
Gregory Coler
Illinois
Randolph County police report busy weekend arrests
Randolph County Sheriff Ardell Currat reported a busy weekend with 12 people jailed from various parts of the county. Names include Kevin R. Warren of Sparta facing multiple charges after a Sunday incident, and others in Sparta Steeleville Chester and surrounding areas, with bonds listed and transfers to county jail.
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Randolph County
Pinckneyville
Chester
Sparta
Kevin R. Warren
Warren
Ardell
Gerald Sams
Sams
Thomas A. Kosar
Freeburg
Koar
Leroy Mosby Jr
Mosby
Steeleville
Gary L. McDaniel
Rockwood
Michael Deckart
Chet C. Rasch
Hearings Open on Comprehensive U.S. Farm Bill Policy
Congress launches hearings on a new farm bill that will shape federal support for crops and affect consumers, nutrition programs, exports, and Food for Peace. Senate Agriculture Committee hears from consumer groups and farm organizations as it weighs how to modernize programs designed for 1930s conditions amid high rates and rising energy costs.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Senate Agriculture Committee
Devon R. Woodland
National Farmers Organization
Senate
Guild complaints of firings by papers in metro-east area
The National Labor Relations Board is urged to examine alleged unfair labor practices by Journal Newspapers of Southern Illinois publisher Cleon Birkemeyer. St. Louis Guild Local 47 says about 50 non union workers in St Clair Madison and Clinton counties were affected after a December 1980 meeting with guild reps. Five pro union workers were dismissed and another threatened with transfer following the meeting.
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St. Louis
National Labor Relations Board
Southern Illinois
Robert A. Steinke
Newspaper Guild Local 47
Journal Newspapers of Southern Illinois
Cleon Birkemeyer
Fairview Heights
St. Clair
Madison
Clinton
Birkemeyer
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Mary Weatherman
Wallace E. Dillon
Hendricks County Rural Electric Membership Cooperative
Danville
Ind
Lloyd Hadley
Co-Op
Hadley
Ms. Weatherman
Cooperative
Dillon
7Th Circuit Court
Egypt Trophy CO
W. Cherry Herrin
John Froemal
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Froemal
Spike
Guild
Metro-East Area
Ramada Inn
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