Unions Fight Decline Amid Economic Shifts and Laws
The Chronicle-Telegram examines a Labor Day snapshot showing U.S. union membership at a low of 11.1 percent with about 14.6 million workers unionized, including 600,000 in Ohio. It notes declines since 1983 and cites automation trade deals and right to work laws as factors weakening union power in Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and nationwide.
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U.S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ohio
Bureau
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Lorain Labor Day Celebration Canceled After 1994 Start
Lorain County based Labor Day Family Celebration called off for this year marking the first non hosting since the event began in 1994. Organizers cited lack of volunteers as the main reason despite past attendance reaching up to 15 000 at Black River Landing. Bill Samples of UAW Local 2000 said plans to revive the festival next year and will meet Lorain Port Authority officials to discuss the restart.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Black River Landing
Aflcio
Richard Trumka
U.S
Sherrod Brown
Ccleveland
Bill Samples
United Auto Workers
Samples
Lorain Port Authority Board of Directors
Community forms loss survivors group after suicide rise
Lorain County responds to a spike in suicide related personal crisis reports with a bimonthly LOSS survivor support group at Elyria Public Library West River. The Nord Center coordinates the effort led by Emily Siegel, driven by personal loss and a need for healing resources.
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Lorain County Mental Health Board
Emily Siegel
Nord Center
Elyria Public Library
West River
Siegel
Sanders Expands Lead in New Hampshire Poll
NBC Marist poll shows Bernie Sanders at 41 percent and Hillary Clinton at 32 percent in New Hampshire with Joe Biden at 16 percent. Sanders gains nine points since July while Clinton falls ten points. Trump leads GOP at 28 percent with Kasich at 12 and Carson at 11. Bush drops to 8 percent and Walker falls to 4 percent.
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Bernie Sanders
New Hampshire
U.S
Vermont
Hillary Clinton
NBC/Marist
Sanders
Clinton
Joe Biden
Des Moines Register
Bloomberg Politics
Iowa
NBC/ Marist
Donald Trump
Trump
Ohio
John Kasich
Ben Carson
Florida
Jeb Bush
Wisconsin
Scott Walker
Campaign Trail Bush Forces Bush Out of Comfort Zone
The campaign trail sees President Trump pressuring Bush to step beyond familiar territory as Biden signals a cautious pace before declaring his run. Puerto Rico analysis suggests candidates unlikely to target the island as a swing locale.
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Bush
Trump
Biden
Puerto Rico
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Chronicle-Telegram
Chronicle File
United Steelworkers
John Gargasz
Frank Brown
Oakwood Park
Anna Norris
Chronicle
Lake Road
Avon Lake
Brook Park
Avon
Elyria
Ely Square
Nord
United States
America
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
Centers For Disease Control
Rini Jeffers
Chronicle- Telegram
Yourtown
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