Minimills Spark Union War Across U.S. Steel Industry
United Steelworkers leader George Becker meets with 249 locals representing about 112 000 workers to plan an aggressive response to non union minimills. The union aims to pressure companies, renegotiate contracts, and use picketing and publicity to block minimill expansion and tax subsidies.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers of America
George Becker
Larry Tentile
USW
USS/ Kobe Steel Co
Lorain
Tentile
International Union
Jentile
Nucor Corp
Pio
LTV
British Steel
Japan
Sumitomo Metal Industries
Trico Steel Co
Decatur
Ala
Becker
Energy and fruit pull wholesale prices lower in June
Wholesale prices fell 0.1 percent in June marking the first drop in eight months, led by a sharp decline in energy and the largest fall in fruit prices in 15 years. Unemployment claims held at 370,000 with the four week average dipping, and the Fed cut the federal funds rate to 5.75 percent on July 6.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Labor Department
Fed
Bruce Steinberg
Merrill Lynch
New York
PPI
Central Bank
Paul Getman
Regional Financial Associates
West Chester
U.S. Accuses Japan of Sneaky Telecomm Tactics
U.S. and Japan clash over a growing telecommunication market. Japan created a new subsidiary largely owned by NTT to house its personal handy phone system PHS to dodge bilateral monitoring. Handyphones offer low cost and wider market but require close proximity and slow speed.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
NTT
2,500 Workers Strike Two Detroit Newspapers
About 2,500 workers from the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News walked off the job as contract talks broke down. Police reported two arrests for window damage at the News garage.
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Detroit
Sterling Heights
Mich
The
News
Detroit Free Press
Detroit News
Detroit Newspapers
Free Press
Joe DeVera
Neal Shine
Kidron Livestock Consignments At Thursday Auction
The Kidron Auction lists 474 hogs with weights 210-260 Ibs and prices from 47 to 49.50 per hundred, 1,674 feeder pigs by weight and bred sows and gilts, 179 cattle including heifers and bulls with varied price ranges, and 310 goats among others.
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Union
USS
Kobe
U.S
Charles Bradford
Union Bank of Switzerland
Glenview
Ill
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp
Nys
NiSemt
Ohio Edison
Nokias
P.N.C
Tome
Perre A. Smith Co
Parker Hannifin
Enron
Reliance Elect
NIA Bet
Pancp
Ashiny Vi
Aetlab
Exxon
Te Papaic
Allied Corporation
Royal Appliance
Feders S
Sherwin Williams
Satan
Smuckers
Sjma Ardgieynl
Asgar
Cedar Fair
Sunrise Medical Aviaas
Texas Utilities
Pie Gertlee
Chrysler Appian
Ie CoBancorp Inc
Salomon
He Woolworth
F.W
SaPac
Columbia Gas
York International
Ghetes
CPG Inter. Inc
SinecWel
Schimb
Ba's
Baer
Bia
Eaton Corp
Besrly Ny SinBiy
Seagate
Emerson
Bestaun
Ee Ma Sears
Asa
Pt Englehard
Ai Ae BT S Ag
Beyinke
Goodrich
Papa
TeUtEl
Pia
Hilis
Invacare Sonoag
Ayas Oa
BeniaGr
He Yspene TS
Lear
LNB Bancorn
Lowes
Armengin
Ag AB
Leste Inc
Unser
Dat
SG Jem Morgan Motorola
Northern Savings
Iy &E
Herman Curry
Dennis Archer
Archer
Tim Kelleher
Ano
Kidron Livestock
Kidron
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