AFT Growth Highlighted by Local 734 Leader
Glenden Campbell of Local 734, AFT, notes national membership rising from 100000 to 250000 in five years and predicts near a million. He contrasts with NEA at about a million for five years. Vigo County teachers vote December 14 on sole bargaining agent with plans for better retirement benefits and smaller classes.
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Hammond Federation of Teachers
Glenden Campbell
AFT
National Education Association
Federation
Campbell
Vigo County
Termine
Vigo County School Corporation
ISTA Rep Meets With Vigo County Teachers Association
Ronald Jensen of the Indiana State Teachers Association met Vigo County Teachers Association leaders in Terre Haute to finalize plans for reelecting VCTA as sole bargaining agent. The election runs 4 to 7 p.m. December 14 with polling at Rankin School Concanon Junior High Honey Creek Junior High and Lost Creek School. About 1,026 Vigo teachers are eligible to vote.
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Indiana State Teachers Association
Vigo County Teachers Association
Terre Haute
VCTA
Vigo
Rankin School
North
Concannon
Honey Creek
Lost Creek
American Arbitration Association
Public Hearing Sways on Telephone Rate Hike Draws City Officials
City officials including City Attorney George Tofante and Mayor Leland Larrison expect to attend a General Telephone rate hearing. Vigo County Council member Don Myers urged public participation and criticized timing as work hours may prevent protests. The hearing start may be delayed Thursday, per City Clerk L Schumann Hunter.
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George Tofante
Carl W. Price
General Telephone Company
Leland Larrison
Vigo County Council
Don Myers
Myers
Vigo
Terre Haute Court Hears General Telephone Rate Increase
City Judge N George Nasser and deputy prosecutor Bob Wallace worked to speed a hearing as several Dec 9 trials were rescheduled. General Telephone seeks rate hikes affecting 360 000 customers across 117 exchanges in 47 Indiana counties citing rising costs and taxes while noting two prior intra state long distance increases and questioning wage price guidelines.
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N. George Nasser
Bob Wallace
Hunter
T. S. Merritt
Southwestern
General Telephone
Indiana
PSC
General
General ‘Telephone
Public Service
Indiana Bell
War in Asia Presses East Pakistan Fronts
Indian forces reported continued advances in East Pakistan with light resistance near Comilla and heavy clashes to clear the Comilla cantonment. Navy air units bombed Chittagong and Chalna, while battles raged in the Hilli area north of Calcutta and along the western frontier as Pakistan withdrawals were noted at Benapole and Brahmanbaria.
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Comilla
Chandpur
Dacca
Chittagong
Cos’x Bazar
Chalna
Hilli
East Pakistan
Calcutta
Rawalpindi
Benapole
Brahmanbaria
Rethinking Moves Amid Kashmir Ceasefire Lines Sharpened
An Indian corps commander reports advances along the ceasefire line in Kashmir with a tactical withdrawal in Chhamb. India claims 35 Pakistani medium tanks destroyed, 15 Indian losses, and air strikes on Karachi and other targets. Pakistan counters with cross river actions and higher plane losses.
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United News of India
Kashmir
Chhamb
Tawi
Rawalpindi
Bhuj
Pakistan
Karachi
Barbra Stanwyck to star in Metromedia movie for TV
Hollywood news reports Barbra Stanwyck will headline a movie for television for Metromedia. The project is described as untitled and serving as a potential spinoff for a new series.
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Hollywood
UPI
Barbara Stanwyck
Metromedia
IVYTech Offers Safety Course Near Terre Haute
IVYTech Region VII announces a new 30 hour safety and health course for the construction industry. The program begins this month south of Terre Haute and meets the requirements of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act.
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Ivytech
Terre Haute
Construction Industry Signings Highlight Labor Ties
A new agreement signals stronger collaboration among builders, contractors, and trades unions. Key signatories include major firms such as Atlas Builders and Prairie Constructors with oversight by the National Labour Council.
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