BRIEFLY OFFICIALS OFFERING SUPPORT FOR UNION.Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. officials on Friday renewed their support for the hotel employees union, pledging to help create a food donation effort if there is a strike or a lockout lockout, intentional closing up of a company, factory, or shop by an employer to prevent employees from working during a strike or labor dispute. The term lockout of the nearly 3,000 workers. Receptacles for food donations will be placed at locations around the city to begin creating a food bank to help the workers in case there is a job action. ``We want to send a message that the city of Los Angeles
Negotiations between workers and nine hotels in Los Angeles are on a temporary hold as a federal negotiator works on reaching contracts in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. - Daily News Mechanics hurt in airport tumble VAN NUYS - Two aircraft mechanics were badly injured Friday night when the scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends lift they were on in a Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. hangar tipped over, said city Fire Department spokesman Jim Wells. The two mechanics, both men in their 20s, sustained serious injuries to their necks and backs and one suffered a cut to his head when they fell about 15 feet from the lift, Wells said. The men were taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , where they were treated for serious but not life-threatening injuries, he said. The men were working in a private hangar for Air Group, a jet charter company based at the airport, when the incident occurred about 8:50 p.m., an airport spokeswoman said. - Daily News Tanker catches fire on freeway VENTURA - A gasoline tanker truck caught fire on the 101 Freeway by the state beaches in Ventura early Friday, shooting flames 100 feet into the air, starting a small brush fire, and closing the freeway in both directions for hours. The truck carrying 8,800 gallons of unleaded gasoline was driven by Donald Bland, 27, of Sylmar, who stopped about 12:50 a.m. when the brakes on his truck caught fire, the California Highway Patrol reported. Traffic was backed up for miles in both directions around the State Beaches exit. The fire, including the brush fire on a nearby hillside, was extinguished by the Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. , and the freeway was completely reopened at 10:26 a.m. - Daily News |
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