BRIEFCASE MARKET WORKERS ACCEPT CONTRACT.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services Unionized supermarket workers at chains around Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, voted to ratify a new contract, avoiding a strike, officials said Monday. Teamsters union Teamsters Union, U.S. labor union formed in 1903 by the amalgamation of the Team Drivers International Union and the Teamsters National Union. Its full name is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America (IBT). workers at Albertsons, Stater stat·er 1 n. A resident of a particular state or type of state. Often used in combination: Lone Star staters; farm staters; the struggle between slave staters and free staters. Noun 1. Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Markets, Ralphs and Vons in Southern California approved the new contract by a 2-to-1 majority on Sunday after three months of negotiations, said Randy Cammack of Teamsters Teamsters large, powerful union of U. S. truckers. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2703] See : Labor Local 63 in Covina. Interest rate rises on Treasury bills WASHINGTON - Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities rose in Monday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $16 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.585 percent, up from 1.540 percent last week. An additional $14 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 1.530 percent, up from 1.475 percent. Both the three-month and six-month rates were the highest since Sept. 23, when the bills sold for 1.61 percent and 1.58 percent, respectively. New attractions to boost Disney? ANAHEIM - The Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort complex in Anaheim, California. confronted a slumping economy head-on Monday by announcing major investments and new attractions created to drive attendance at the two Anaheim theme parks. A Broadway-caliber theatrical production; the expansion of California Adventure with a new, child-oriented land; the addition of a kids' stage show based on Disney Channel characters, and the unveiling of a long- awaited Winnie the Pooh attraction in Disneyland are expected to boost attendance, which is down 6 percent at Disney parks worldwide. The changes will start in December, beginning with production of ``Aladdin, Live on Stage.'' |
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