Ford UAW Pact Signals Shift in Labor-Management Relations
The Ford UAW agreement aims to cut about 1 billion in wages and benefits over 18 months while granting the union plant closings unemployment benefits and profit sharing. Critics warn managers may exploit the deal to pressure labor, but supporters hail a potential new era in American industry.
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Pentagon’s ACE replaces Abrams with armored earthmover
The Army’s M 1 Abrams tanks face issues with digging in and reliability in desert heat. To fix this, the ACE armored combat earthmover, a 1g GE bulldozer, would accompany tanks to dig emplacements. Each ACE costs about 1.1 million dollars, with plans for 600 units, highlighting perceived Pentagon waste repackaged.
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Rainmakers in academia fail to fix SIUC faculty crisis
Somit's folly calls for celebrity hires to boost SIUC departments but risks misdirecting effort away from essential faculty needs. The piece argues high salaries for well-known names do little to solve job instability for PhDs and to advance genuine scholarly progress.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
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Economic forecast More of the same by Fuerbringer
Private forecasters trim projections as high interest rates and bad weather dampen hopes for a near term rebound. The banks prime rate at 16 percent slows housing and auto demand while inventories shrink and budget deficits loom.
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Allien Sinai
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Abe and Lincoln as moral guides on temperance and honesty
A Southern Illinoisan letter urges readers to emulate George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, citing Philippians 4:8 to promote honesty and virtue. It critiques alcohol and tobacco advertising, urges parental guidance in child thinking, and warns against TV influence while calling for home training aligned with Lincoln and Washington.
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Kilquist Focuses on Training and Duty in Jackson County
Kilquist argues he is an investigator in the State's Attorney's Office and emphasizes his 14 years of local law enforcement. He says solving crimes is the sheriff's duty, criticizes former issues with White, pledges 60 hours of in service training yearly for deputies, and commits to honesty and competence for Jackson County citizens.
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William J. Kilquist
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Take It or Leave It Contract Standoff at Allen Industries
A union dispute over a new take it or leave it contract at Allen Industries in Herrin leads to wage cuts of nearly three dollars below basic pay. The negotiating committee and Eldon Hall dismiss future talks, while workers decry nonfinancial terms and demand equal rights.
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Eldon Hall
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Oil glut challenges energy firms and sparks regulation
James Ridgeway surveys a worldwide oil glut boosting calls for new federal rules. He notes proposed taxes on oil imports to shield domestic producers, the potential for stricter wilderness land access limits, and past shifts from deregulation to regulatory relief as the market stalls.
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