UAW urges protest as GM Norwood plant closes
UAW members affected by the Norwood Ohio GM plant shutdown urge public support and national action against plant closures. Workers wear black armbands Wednesday as layoffs begin, with more than 4,000 jobs at risk. Some seek transfers to other plants or retraining. others plan start their own businesses. The last car is expected about 8 p.m. Wednesday before decommissioning.
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Orders for big ticket durable goods fall in July
Washington reports a 1.5 percent drop in July orders for durable goods, led by transportation equipment and defense items. Total orders slipped to $107.5 billion, after a 2 percent rise in June, with transportation down 0.7 percent and defense goods easing 4.8 percent. Excluding defense, durable goods orders fell 1.2 percent.
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Gulf action props up falling oil prices
Oil futures fell to the lowest level since spring on the New York Mercantile Exchange with October WTI at 18.60 a barrel, down 30 cents from Friday. Gasoline and heating oil also ended lower as traders weighed OPEC overproduction and a minor Persian Gulf incident.
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McKiernan & Co
UAW locals vote to authorize strike against GM
UAW says all participating locals have voted yes to strike GM if talks fail. About a third of the 136 GM locals in the referendum have supported strike action while more than 150 locals were invited to vote. Contracts with GM and Ford expire Sept 14. Chrysler’s ends next year.
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Metals prices New York closes on Comex commodities
New York AP reports yesterday closing prices on the Comex with gold at 460 70 per troy ounce silver at 77 86 per troy ounce and platinum at 60 700 per troy ounce Spot prices for aluminum 79 50 cents a pound copper 76 50 cents a pound lead 42 cents a pound zinc 47 48 cents a pound and tin 4 1882 per pound Mercury listed at 210 330 per 76 lb flask.
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