BRIEFLY.Sickout sick·out n. An organized job action in which employees absent themselves from work on the pretext of illness. occurs at local office SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- County building and safety workers failed to show up for work Tuesday in Santa Clarita and elsewhere, in what officials described as a job action. The Santa Clarita office of the county's Building and Safety Division was one of six offices affected by the work stoppage, which took the form of a sickout. Forty employees out of the 56 scheduled to work on Tuesday called in sick. The employees are represented by the California Association of Professional Employees. County officials said they are in contract talks with the union, but negotiations are at an impasse. Building inspectors, building permit technicians, and civil engineers took part in the job action. A mediation session between the county and the union is scheduled for Oct. 19. -- Daily News Blaze battled by firefighters GORMAN -- The Hungry Valley Off-Road Vehicle off-road vehicle off n → véhicule m tout-terrain Park, which reopened Oct. 2 after being closed for several weeks due to the huge Day Fire, was the site of a 50-acre brush fire that started shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday. More than 200 firefighters fought the blaze near Peace Valley Road and Gorman School Road, 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. County Fire inspector German Aguilara. Two Canadian Super Scooper Super Scooper is a nickname given to certain amphibious firefighting aircraft built by Canadair, now Bombardier. The family of three aircraft known as "Super Scoopers" are the Canadair CL-215, the CL-217 and the CL-415 turboprop. fixed-wing aircraft "Airplane" and "Aeroplane" redirect here. For other uses, see Airplane (disambiguation). A fixed-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air craft where movement of the wings in relation to the aircraft is not used to generate lift. worked alongside four county firefighting helicopters to hold flames to a ridge above the park. Sheriff's deputies from the Santa Clarita station helped park rangers evacuate riders and campers in the area. Boaters were ordered off nearby Pyramid Lake, used by the aircraft to scoop water. -- Daily News |
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