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LAYOFF & STRIKES * USA -Virginia International Terminals Cuts 90 Jobs
Layoff affects 20 percent of work force, effective Aug. 3
Front Royal,VA,USA -The Journal of Commerce, by Thomas L. Gallagher -Aug 3, 2009: -- Virginia International Terminals is laying off 90 employees, or 20 percent of its work force, immediately, the operating affiliate of the Virginia Port Authority announced Aug. 3... This is the first mass layoff initiated by VIT in its 27-year history. Prior to the announcement, VIT employed 452 people at its marine cargo terminals in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and the Virginia Inland Port, an intermodal facility in Front Royal, Va.... Seniority and unique skill sets required in particular fields will determine which personnel will be laid off, VIT said... (Photo: An aerial view of Port of Virginia's Norfolk International Terminals)
* National Teamsters takes over City Hall truck drivers' union
Chicago,ILL,USA -The Chicago Tribune, by Dan Mihalopoulos -August 3, 2009: -- The local labor group that represents City Hall's truck drivers was taken over today by the Washington, D.C.-based International Brotherhood of Teamsters... "Local 726 was put into trusteeship today," IBT spokesman, Galen Munroe, said. "Beyond that, we can't comment."... Local 726 leaders did not return calls seeking comment. City sources said the local's top official, Tom Clair, resigned Friday... Last month, Clair and other local leaders rejected Mayor Richard Daley's demands for pay cuts, including unpaid furlough days and compensatory time off instead of overtime pay, which is promised under the union's contract with the Daley administration...
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