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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1981

Page

10

Rail workers' retirement benefits cut in budget action

Chicago AP The federal move halves dual benefit payments for about 400000 retired railroad workers and spouses. Average rail checks drop from 463 to 440 dollars monthly, wives down 19, widows 10, as payroll taxes rise to fund solvency. Beneficiaries include dual recipients under Railroad Retirement and Social Security.

Chicago Bill Poulos Railroad Retirement Board Poulos

Labor union local found guilty of discrimination in Mount Vernon

An administrative law judge ruled Laborers International Local 1136 in Mount Vernon discriminated by barring 19 black workers from construction job signups from Feb 15 to Aug 28, 1980. The union must cease discriminatory practices and allow blacks to sign up. compensation will be set by a compliance officer if no appeal occurs within 20 days.

Mount Vernon Robert M. Schwarzbart Washington D.C Laborers International Local 1136 Natonal Labor Relations Board NLRB

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