Kroger Extends Hours as Talks Run Down
Kroger Co prepares to implement a new contract for clerks but not meat cutters, expanding store hours if accepted. Unions representing about 1,500 Kroger meat cutters plan private Sunday talks amid concern over pay cuts up to two dollars an hour and unlimited hours. Separate industry negotiations involve about 14,000 area employees. Page A6.
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Kroger Co
Irv Gitlin
Local 880
Kroger
Elyria nonteaching workers threaten strike to force contract
Elyria Schools non teaching locals 410 and 133 of OAPSE may strike on September 16 if no contract is agreed. They will hold a vote Saturday at Elyria High School to authorize strike action and request a state fact finder to aid negotiations. The dispute centers on disciplinary procedures and binding arbitration rights.
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Ohio Association of Public School Employees
OAPSE
Brigitte Schiffer
Miss Schiffer
State Employee Relations Board
Calvin Leader
William Hager
Hager
Elyria High School
State to loan 2.5 million for Lorain shipyard buyout
A state move to back a 2.5 million loan aims to help local investors buy the closed American Ship Building yard in Lorain for a ship related venture with about 300 jobs. Ohio officials from Rep. Alan Zaleski to the economic development department endorse reaching a purchase agreement and banker letter of intent within 60 days.
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Lorain
Alan Zaleski
Zaleski
D-Elyria
IGA
Department of Economic Development
Russia Township landfill faces January completion deadline
BFI vice president George Brotherton says the new landfill near Russia Township must be ready by January to avoid forcing nearby Ohio cities to haul waste 55 miles to Port Clinton. He notes berms roads bridges and drainage must be in place and security will be heightened after vandalism. A Court of Appeals hearing on November 19 will decide the permit validity.
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C-T
Russia Township
Browning-Ferris Industries
BFI
George Brotherton
Brotherton
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
North Olmsted
Middleburg Heights
Rocky River
Lakewood
Fairview Park
Cuyahoga County
Port Clinton
Environmental Protection Agency
Plum Creek
Court of Appeals
Russia Township Zoning Board of Appeals
Population declines hit Elyria and Lorain County area
Census figures show Lorain and Cuyahoga counties losing residents while some surrounding counties gain. Elyria drops about 200 from 1980s 57,039. Lorain down under 1 percent. Lorain July 1982 total 74,707, down 709 from 1980. Cleveland declines to 558,869, with regional planners noting slower but ongoing losses.
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Lorain
Cuyahoga
Elyria
Cuyahoga County
Grandparents Day weekend wrap and local notices
Clear tonight with a low in the mid forties to fifty. Friday brings sun and a breezy warm day near 75 to 80 with little rain expected. Details on page A3. Commentaries note shuttle toilet issues and political finances while a local sale highlights Sweetheart Roses for Grandparents Day this Sunday.
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