NAFTA impact overstated in Niagara Mohawk case
Niagara Mohawk tops the labor department list for NAFTA related job losses with higher Canadian imports blamed by officials. NiMo credits rising costs and mandatory high priced electricity from independent generators for the layoffs, while critics say the law’s vague wording and the timing of imports influenced the outcome.
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Niagara Mohawk
Labor Department
Canada
Kerry Burns
NiMo
NAFTA
NAFTA job losses hit six Central New York firms
U S Department of Labor data show Niagara Mohawk Syracuse Product Miller Brewing Smith Corona TRW Lockheed Martin Rome Cable Corp and Rome Cable with large layoffs tied to imports and plant shifts. Companies cite energy costs overcapacity and consolidation while defending minimal NAFTA role.
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Smith Corona
Mexico
NAFTA
Tom Edwards
Labor Department
Robert Barry
Marathon
Clinton
Ash
North America
North American
Scott Brenner
House Ways and Means Committee
New York
Alfonse D'Amato
Daniel Patrick Moyninan
James Walsh
Onondaga
John McHugh
Pierrepont Manor
Maurice Hinchey
Richard Bossard
Cortland
Frank Carelli
Miller Brewing Workers
Fulton
U.S
Susan Burch
Burch
U.S. Department of Labor
Miller Brewing
Dianne Markut
Miller
TRW
Union Springs
Reynosa
Lockheed Martin
Liverpool
Utica
Rome Cable Corp
Rome
David Harvey
Rome Cable
NAFTA petitions led by Pa and Texas. New York workers benefit totals
Federal labor data show Pennsylvania and Texas filing more NAFTA petitions than New York. Since 1994 about 450 New York workers received 3.6 million dollars in NAFTA retraining benefits. Extended unemployment and transport subsidies totaled 379,000 for 104 laid off workers. Some workers do not claim benefits or use other programs. Experts disagree on NAFTA impact with estimates varying widely.
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Labor Department
New York
State Labor Department
Pennsylvania
Texas
Federal Labor Department
Burch
Miller
NAFTA
Public Citizen
Ralph Nader
United States
Claude Barfield
American Enterprise Institute
Canada
Mexico
Barfield
Brenner
House
Ways and Means
Weekend crowds flock to Syracuse for NCAA East Regional and city events
After North Carolina clinched a Final Four bid, fans Frazier McGee and family rushed to Hancock Airport for a Greensboro flight while Louisville supporters on Marshall Street shared cheers. The weekend drew thousands to events across Syracuse including the Open House at Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery and the 25th Syracuse Home and Patio Show with 70 exhibitors. Palm Sunday services at the Cathedral drew large crowds, aided by spillover from the NCAA tournament.
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North Carolina
Frazier McGee
Joe Ritter
Matt
Hancock
Greensoro
N.C
McGee
UNC
Marshall Street
Louisville
Maggie Keane
Lucy Schuhmann
Quint McTyeire
Rich Emmett
McTyeire
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Keane
Carrier Dome
Btn
Elbridge
Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery
Walt Zele
Town of Elbridge
New York State Fairgrounds
Connie Harding
Mrs. Greenthumbs
Regis
Kathy Lee
Dwayne “Pearl” Washington
Jerry Mathers
the Beaver
Center of Progress
Home Builders Association of
CNY
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Joseph Champlin
Elmwood parents push plan for new school playground
Elmwood Elementary School parents, students, and staff plan a spring start on a $45,000 plus playground. Nesting Place fundraisers include an Easter-egg decor kit sale and a spaghetti dinner, with community leaders hoped to help. Principal Williams notes strong parent effort behind the push.
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Elmwood Elementary
Mary Donaldson
Elmwood
South Ave
Deborah Lawrence
Darlene Williams
Williams
Stephen Harrington
Melissa Harrington
Stephen
van Duyn
Forum on rape's impact on teen pregnancy in Syracuse
A Tuesday forum by the Central New York Council on Adolescent Pregnancy will discuss statutory rape and teen pregnancy. The 3 to 5 p.m. event at May Memorial Universalist Society features panelists Bonnie Engelbrecht Judge Sanara Townes ADA Rick Trunfio and Sgt. Pete Van Patten with Dolores Card moderating. The program is free and open to the public. call 471-0564 for details.
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Central New York Council On Adolescent Pregnancy
May Memorial Partatyan Universalist Society
East Geneseet
Bonnie Engelbrecht
Onondaga County Department of Social Services Children's Advision
Sanara Townes
Syracuse City Court
Rick Trunfio
Pete van Patten
Onondaga County Sheriff's Department
Dolores Card
Syracuse University
Council
Women in Military Service Recognition Week marked in Onondaga County
Nicholas Pirro announced a ceremony at the War Memorial to proclaim Women in Military Service Recognition Week in Onondaga County. Dolores Reed will receive a recognition certificate, with CMajor speakers from the WMVA CN Y chapter and a possible appearance by Congressman Walsh. The event aims to raise public awareness of two million women who served.
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Onondaga Couny Daccuties
Nicholas Piro
Onondaga County
War Memorial
Dolores Reed
Central New York
The
Women In Military Service For America
Pirro
Martin Farrell
James T. Walsh
Farrell
Arlington National Cemetery
Flower sale raises 14000 for lung health programs
The American Lung Association of Central New York raised 14000 from 5007 bouquets sold March 13 and 14 to 303+ businesses and schools. Proceeds fund Easy Breathers, Freedom From Smoking, and Open Airways For Schools across Tompkins Cortland Onondaga Oswego and Jefferson counties. Deb Flanigan credited Onondaga County groups including Miagara Mohawk Maine Midland SUNY Health Science Center St Joseph's Hospital and Huntington and Franklin Schools for surpassing the goal.
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American Lung Association of
New York
Onondaga County
Miagara Mohawk
Maine Midland
Suny Health Science
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Huntington and
Franklin
Deb Flanigan
Association
Easy Breathers
Tompkins
Cortland
Onondaga
Oswego
Jefferson
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Department of Tabor
Niamagara
Christine D’alleva
Mary Jo Polidore
Yrome
Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance
New York Department of Labor
Cardinals
Sara
Elmwood Elementary School
Ohm Berry
Stattonowny
Will Hener Rele
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