Strikers Feel Stress as PHONE STRIKE Surges Thirteen Days
Service clerks and managers report pressure during the National Telephone strike. Workers cite job security and seniority as motives while managers face burnout rumors. NY Telephone lines strain as repairs rise to 65 percent of volume, with operators answering in 10 to 15 seconds. Executives toil to prepare for the January 1 spin off from AT&T as crisis management boosts morale. Strikers hope for a quick end, with some crossing the line and others facing income gaps.
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Sandra Riley
Manfredi
Walsh
New York Telephone
American Telephone & Telegraph
Bell
Jack Shea
Shea
East Washington Street
Mary Heick
Heick
Longer waits for directory assistance in Central New York
The Herald-Journal reports delays reaching directory assistance amid a telephone company strike. In the 315 area, waits averaged six to ten minutes, with 67 minutes reported mid day and 24 minutes late afternoon. Buffalo area operators in 315 and 716 said delays persist, though some regions saw under a minute.
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New York
Herald-Journal
New York Telephone Co
Joe Gagen
New York City
Southern Tier
AT&T Bargainers Press for Settlement as Strike Stretches
Washington AP reports union spokesman Duayne Trecker says little ground remains before ending the nationwide strike by 675,000 AT&T workers. Negotiations enter a third day, with 525,000 strikers represented by the Communications Workers of America. Trecker cautions against overoptimism as both sides push to speed talks.
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Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Duayne Trecker
Communications Workers of
America
Trecker
At&t
Charles Dynes
Welfare not a constitutional right upheld on welfare cuts
A federal appeals court ruled welfare is not guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and upheld a Pennsylvania law removing about 100000 able bodied recipients ages 18 to 45 from welfare after three months of benefits a year. The ruling centers on equal protection challenges and prompts possible Supreme Court review.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Pennsylvania
U S
Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ceive Welfare
Paul Bender
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Syracuse
Riley
County Social Services
Blaisdell
Western Electric
New York State
Nancy Crowley
Tile & Carpet Town
Tile & Carpet
Scotchgard
Nmiannington
Beauflaire
Milliken
Cambray
VISA
Mastercard
American Express
Erie Bivd. E
Dewitt
N. Salina St
Syracuse Central
San Jose
Calif
Topeka
Kan
Shreveport
Tampa
Fla
Peoria
At&t Bargainers Press For
Deys
Dey
Henry Clay Blvd
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