Coal talks yield tentative three year pact but strike looms
Negotiators for the soft coal industry and United Mine Workers reached a tentative three year contract at 1:45 am Eastern Time. The union's 160000 members planned a likely four to five day strike despite wage and benefit gains. Approval hinges on the union Bargaining Council and rank and file ratification, with industry executives also voting.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Union
Sam Church
Church
B.R. Brown
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
UMW
BCOA
Eldon Cailen
Callen
Brown
Charleston
W.va
WCHS
Southern Illinois miners react to tentative three year pact
Workers in Southern Illinois express surprise and cautious optimism as the United Mine Workers and the Bituminous Coal Operators Association reach a tentative three year contract. The deal reportedly preserves the pension plan, avoids Sunday work requirements, and includes a 36 percent wage and benefit increase, with leaders expected to decide on a possible extension. Miners like Jerry Williams and Tom Carter say they will study details before voting, hoping for relief after weeks of tension and the threat of a strike.
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Arbitration Review Board
Illinois
Jerry Williams
Dowell
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Williams
Washington
Church
The
UMW
BCOA
Southern Illinois
John Tomanovich
Orient
Ood
Tomanovich
Norman Kirkpatrick
Buckner
Old Ben Coal Co
Tom Carter
Pittsburg
Carter
Good Evening Weather Forecast Update
The National Weather Service predicts fair and cold conditions tonight with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Tuesday should be mostly sunny with highs in the lower 60s. The extended forecast for Illinois calls for cloudy skies Wednesday and fair conditions Thursday and Friday.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Illinois Troopers Cry Quota System In Ticket Push
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement calls it management by objective, troopers term it a quota system. The program sets minimum ticket and traffic stop goals. critics say it harms morale and policing quality while some achieve rewards or fear punishments for shortfalls. District 13 reports goals of 14024 tickets and 35600 contacts. eight months show 18928 tickets and 46890 contacts issued. Capt. Niepert says district set realistic targets after trooper input.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Illinois
MBO
Pers
District 13
du Quoin
Raymond Niepert
Study finds 24 percent of Vietnam combat veterans arrested
New York AP reports a government study showing nearly one-quarter of heavy combat veterans have faced criminal charges postwar. It notes higher alcoholism and drug abuse, and stark schooling and employment gaps for Black and minority veterans, with 1,340 men interviewed from 10 cities.
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New York
Vietnam
Center For Policy Research
National Institute of Mental Health
Veterans Administration
Newsweek Magazine
New York Times
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