Postal Service plan sparks union clash over job cuts and outsourcing
The American Postal Workers Union rejects Postmaster General Anthony Frank s proposal to outsource 12 000 jobs with a 4 3 billion savings projection over 10 years while preserving current jobs for career workers. The union alleges the plan violates the labor contract and vows action, while Frank argues savings hinge on labor costs and productivity.
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United States Postal Service
Employees Union
American Postal Workers Union
Anthony Frank
Frank
Postal Service
Postal Workers Union
Moe Biller
Biller
Post Office
DOE releases health records on nuclear workers after FOIA request
The Department of Energy will publish health records for about 200000 workers at U S nuclear weapons plants and laboratories after a FOIA request by the Three Mile Island Public Health Fund. Alice Stewart will be the first outsider to study the data, which will be de identified to protect privacy. Further analysis by researchers is expected as the data are opened to more scientists in the public interest.
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Department of Energy
U.S
Three Mile Island Public Health Fund
Alice Stewart
Stewart
Rail focus urged over highways in transport policy plea
Letter urges Secretary Skinner to shift freight and passenger traffic back to railroads. Advocate calls for re regulation and investment in rail to reduce highway and airport congestion, pollution, and oil dependence. Supports railroad passenger service and 21st century tech like improving existing rail systems. Public appeal signed by Michael L. Conrad Sheffield.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Samuel Skinner
Skinner
Cern
Europe
Chronicle Telegram Welcomes Letters to the Editor
The Chronicle Telegram invites readers to send letters to the editor. Submissions may be edited for brevity accuracy and clarity. Include signature full address and telephone number and mail to Editorial Page Editor Chronicle Telegram Box 4010 Elyria 44036 or fax to 329-7187.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Chronicle- Telegram
Elyria
Media decline blamed on audience not industry
Cal Thomas argues that readers and viewers drift away because media content misses mainstream tastes. He cites Times Mirror and Nielsen data showing declines in newspaper readership and TV viewership among ages 18 to 29, urging outlets to appeal to traditional values rather than sensationalism.
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Times Mirror Co
Clear-Tv
Foreign-owned firms and PACs draw scrutiny in elections
The article notes FEC debates over foreign ownership in PACs, citing cases like Revere Sugar, GEM of Hawaii, and multinational owners such as Shell, Ciba Geigy, Hoffman La Roche, and BAT. It discusses 118 PACs linked to foreign ownership contributing 2.8 million dollars in 1987-88 and cites Sen. Lloyd Bentsen calling for limits amid pressures on domestic subsidiary executives.
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Delaware
Revere
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All Pac
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Shell Oil Co
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Hardee
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Lloyd Bentsen
D-Texas
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Frankfurt
Tokyo
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