UPS Workers Strike Ties Up City and Nationwide Centers
In New York and across the country, UPS drivers and other workers walked out as Teamsters demand higher pay and full-time status for part-time jobs. Strikes formed at distribution hubs while managers watched from upper floors and drivers joined lines near the Hudson River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Parcel Service
New York City
Larks
Teamsters Union
UPS
Ralph Vernon
Hudson River
DeWitt
Northern Boulevard
Dave Murray
Johnny Davis
Columbia
S.C
Gegatinn
Davis
Visa
Teamsters
United States
Ted Bunstine
Seattle
Paul Heiman
Heiman
Kansas City
Pa Levenis
Milwaukee
Moving margin to a discount broker cuts costs and transfers debt
A reader explains how switching to a discount brokerage can reduce margin costs since the old broker will be paid off by the new firm and the borrower signs a new margin agreement. The piece notes tax considerations and the need to avoid tax-triggering actions, with a cautionary tale from a rental-investment reader.
Signing up for a long distance plan can cut bills
Consumers can save 5 to 15 percent from FCC access charge cuts, with as much as 30 percent possible by joining a calling plan. Check current bills, dialed area codes, and calling patterns every six months. AT&T and Sprint offer flat and time based rates, while some customers receive occasional carrier bonuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Communications Commission
Brian Adamik
Consumer Communications
Yankee Group
Boston
Dolores Burlinghaus
Strongsville
Ohio
Burlinghaus
Alan Feldman
Common Carrier Bureau
Tom Hopkins
ATET
At&t
Hopkins
At&t's
Sprint’s
Who to call first long distance providers list
A list of major long distance providers with information numbers including AT T Excel Frontier GTE Sprint MCI WorldCom and others. Consumer Action offers a free guide to long distance and Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At&t
Excel Telecommunications
Express Tel
Frontier Communications
GTE
LC International
Sprint
Trans National Communications
U.S
WarTec
WorldCom
Montgomery
Organic foods debated as price and nutrition clash
Kiplinger notes shoppers pay 15 to 100 percent more for organic foods yet studies show no clear nutritional advantage over conventional foods. Leaner organic meats and poultry exist, but safety depends on risks like manure fertilization and hepatitis or salmonella exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleen Pierre
American Dietetic Association
Coleman
Kathy Means
Produce Marketing Association
Stocknote Hat in The Herald Journal Stock-Note Hotline
The Herald Journal offers free around the clock stock quotes for NYSE AMEX and NASDAQ via NewsLine. Call 472-2111 and enter category 9988 for quotes or 9989 for directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald-Journal
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Dick Blume
Siaupoon
Gentral New York
Bondy
Sam
Tam
Treasury
Susan
Clinton Square
Syracuse
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