Amazon BLOCKED From Filming Union Voting
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Funny or Die: NSA Wiretapping Public Service Announcement | 2013 NSA PRISM Scandal | Know Your Meme
Funny or Die: NSA Wiretapping Public Service Announcement | 2013 NSA PRISM Scandal | Know Your Meme:
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
Calgary floods hamper pipeline spill clean up in northern Alberta
Calgary floods hamper pipeline spill clean up in northern Alberta
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It says the company initially said the spill affected surface waters and muskeg lands over 2.5 square kilometres.
But Lubicon Lake says the spill is now thought to be larger than initial estimates.
Pennwest is working to contain the spill but says the flooding in Calgary is having a negative effect on the management of the spill, particularly when it comes to communications.
Lubicon Lake Chief Bernard Ominayak says the safety of the first nation's citizens and their environment is the "primary concern."
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It says the company initially said the spill affected surface waters and muskeg lands over 2.5 square kilometres.
But Lubicon Lake says the spill is now thought to be larger than initial estimates.
Pennwest is working to contain the spill but says the flooding in Calgary is having a negative effect on the management of the spill, particularly when it comes to communications.
Lubicon Lake Chief Bernard Ominayak says the safety of the first nation's citizens and their environment is the "primary concern."
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Rehab Revolt: UK privatizing probation poses huge risk to public safety
note: some this already in us. good racket
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Push for Medicaid expansion continues beyond session : News
Push for Medicaid expansion continues beyond session : News
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But Republican lawmakers for years have expressed interest in retooling Missouri’s Medicaid program to add more market-based components, claiming that the current system is inefficient and plagued with fraud, abuse and waste.
“We want to have a program that has a free-market flavor to it,” said Sen. Gary Romine, a Republican from Farmington who has been picked to lead the Senate Committee on Medicaid Transformation and Reform. “The program we have is just ineffective.”
Romine said he believes the state has “the greatest opportunity in our history to reform health care in Missouri.” He said it is also an opportunity to ensure that state officials navigate the future of health care here, rather than ceding to the federal government on the issue.
“It’s an opportunity we should take,” he said.
Romine said his goal is to have Medicaid reform legislation introduced on the first day of session and among the first bills sent to the governor.
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But Republican lawmakers for years have expressed interest in retooling Missouri’s Medicaid program to add more market-based components, claiming that the current system is inefficient and plagued with fraud, abuse and waste.
“We want to have a program that has a free-market flavor to it,” said Sen. Gary Romine, a Republican from Farmington who has been picked to lead the Senate Committee on Medicaid Transformation and Reform. “The program we have is just ineffective.”
Romine said he believes the state has “the greatest opportunity in our history to reform health care in Missouri.” He said it is also an opportunity to ensure that state officials navigate the future of health care here, rather than ceding to the federal government on the issue.
“It’s an opportunity we should take,” he said.
Romine said his goal is to have Medicaid reform legislation introduced on the first day of session and among the first bills sent to the governor.
Supreme Court strikes down Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to vote
Supreme Court strikes down Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to vote
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Challengers to the law argued that it put an extra burden on naturalized citizens. Using a naturalization document as proof would require an applicant to register in person, as opposed to through the mail, because federal law prohibits copying the document.
A federal appeals court said that Arizona had gone too far and essentially rejected the federal form. Arizona said it was not a rejection of the federal form any more than asking for ID at an airport is a rejection of a plane ticket.
The Supreme Court ruling pointed out that Arizona still has an option: It can ask the federal government to include state-specific instructions on the federal form, and go to court if the government says no.
Three other states — Alabama, Georgia and Kansas — have laws almost identical to Arizona’s and joined it in urging the court to uphold the additional requirement for proof of citizenship.
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Challengers to the law argued that it put an extra burden on naturalized citizens. Using a naturalization document as proof would require an applicant to register in person, as opposed to through the mail, because federal law prohibits copying the document.
A federal appeals court said that Arizona had gone too far and essentially rejected the federal form. Arizona said it was not a rejection of the federal form any more than asking for ID at an airport is a rejection of a plane ticket.
The Supreme Court ruling pointed out that Arizona still has an option: It can ask the federal government to include state-specific instructions on the federal form, and go to court if the government says no.
Three other states — Alabama, Georgia and Kansas — have laws almost identical to Arizona’s and joined it in urging the court to uphold the additional requirement for proof of citizenship.
Kathleen Parker: Crisis of faith in government : Stltoday
Kathleen Parker: Crisis of faith in government : Stltoday
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Which is to say, the IRS has some big work ahead. No one seems to know how much, though running estimates are that thousands of new agents will be needed.
In addition to deciding which organizations qualify for tax-exempt status, as in the case of tea party and patriot organizations recently targeted for prolonged, special scrutiny, our nation’s revenuers will also be redefining “religious.” Determining whether a religious or charitable institution qualifies for tax-exempt status has always been part of the IRS’ dubious bailiwick, but Obamacare has upped the ante by requiring some religious affiliates to provide health care — such as contraception — that violates their conscience.
Whatever one’s personal positions on reproductive matters, the historically higher standard of individual conscience has been scuttled by the Obama administration in deference to a universal health care plan that leaves the definition of religious organization and, therefore, conscience to a bureaucracy of accountants.
Even if one were disinclined to care much about other people’s moral beliefs, there’s something disconcerting about the Conga Line detail determining what constitutes religious enough. Those deemed not truly religious will be denied conscience protections, as has already occurred. Among other consequences, many charitable organizations that have served society’s least fortunate will have to shutter their doors, inviting new legions to rely on taxpayer-funded social services.
Or is this, indeed, the point? Dependency, after all, is a constituency with life tenure.
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l think we can find a crisis of faith in all modern institutions. really trust wall street or do you fully trust anyone?
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Which is to say, the IRS has some big work ahead. No one seems to know how much, though running estimates are that thousands of new agents will be needed.
In addition to deciding which organizations qualify for tax-exempt status, as in the case of tea party and patriot organizations recently targeted for prolonged, special scrutiny, our nation’s revenuers will also be redefining “religious.” Determining whether a religious or charitable institution qualifies for tax-exempt status has always been part of the IRS’ dubious bailiwick, but Obamacare has upped the ante by requiring some religious affiliates to provide health care — such as contraception — that violates their conscience.
Whatever one’s personal positions on reproductive matters, the historically higher standard of individual conscience has been scuttled by the Obama administration in deference to a universal health care plan that leaves the definition of religious organization and, therefore, conscience to a bureaucracy of accountants.
Even if one were disinclined to care much about other people’s moral beliefs, there’s something disconcerting about the Conga Line detail determining what constitutes religious enough. Those deemed not truly religious will be denied conscience protections, as has already occurred. Among other consequences, many charitable organizations that have served society’s least fortunate will have to shutter their doors, inviting new legions to rely on taxpayer-funded social services.
Or is this, indeed, the point? Dependency, after all, is a constituency with life tenure.
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l think we can find a crisis of faith in all modern institutions. really trust wall street or do you fully trust anyone?
Monday, June 17, 2013
Miners rally against Patriot Coal | ksdk.com
Miners rally against Patriot Coal | ksdk.com:
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note: not hundreds, but thousands of workers
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change in south breakfast time and date
Golden Corral
6110 S Lindbergh Blvd, St Louis, MO
(314) 416-9991 · goldencorral.com
new place and is on 2nd friday of month at 8am. will be the place for july meal
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Leo W. Gerard: Court Grants Corporations Impunity to Mug Retirees
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Patriot showed a fondness for debt, however. In 2008, it bought Magnum Coal Co., a similarly debt-hobbled firm. Arch Coal set up Magnum in 2005 by giving it 12.3 percent of Arch assets and 96.7 percent of Arch's retiree health care liabilities.
Five years after its creation, Patriot employs about 4,200 and bears inherited responsibility for five times that many retirees.
It's no wonder then, that by 2010, saddled with debt loaded on it by both Peabody and Arch, Patriot began losing money. It filed for bankruptcy in 2012.
The bankruptcy judge explained it this way: "There are several events that catalyzed Debtors' (Patriot's) bankruptcy filing. Above all other reasons however are the liabilities that Debtors (Patriot) inherited from Peabody and Arch."
Patriot's obligations to retirees and their family members exceeded $1.6 billion. But more than 90 percent of the miners owed these benefits never worked a day for Patriot. They were employed by Peabody, Arch and their subsidiaries.
The bankruptcy judge approved a plan under which Patriot would replace that obligation with a $300 million fund -- a fund worth less than 19 percent of what was promised the retirees. Also, Patriot would place in the fund royalty payments that the bankrupt company contends could be worth "tens of millions" of dollars. Finally, the UMWA would receive 35 percent ownership of the bankrupt company -- an "asset" the court contended could be sold to help finance the retiree health care fund.
None of this gets close to covering $1.6 billion in obligations. Thousands of miners and retirees have protested Patriot's efforts to escape its commitments, marching in the streets of St. Louis and Charleston, W.Va. And the UMWA, which represents about 60 percent of Patriot's hourly workforce, has said it will appeal.
Senate passes farm bill
Senate passes farm bill
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“I expect it to come from all directions,” House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., said last month, acknowledging the complications of moving the bill through his chamber.
On the Senate floor, senators rejected amendments on food stamp cuts, preserving the $400 million annual decrease. The bill’s farm-state supporters also fended off efforts to cut sugar, tobacco and other farm supports.
Senators looking to pare back subsidies did win one victory in the Senate, an amendment to reduce the government’s share of crop insurance premiums for farmers with adjusted gross incomes of more than $750,000. Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said their amendment would affect about 20,000 farmers.
Currently the government pays for an average 62 percent of crop insurance premiums and also subsidizes the companies that sell the insurance. The overall bill expands crop insurance for many crops and also creates a program to compensate farmers for smaller, or “shallow,” revenue losses before the paid insurance kicks in.
The crop insurance expansion is likely to benefit Midwestern corn and soybean farmers, who use crop insurance more than other farmers. The bill would also boost subsidies for Southern rice and peanut farmers, lowering the threshold for those farms to receive government help.
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“I expect it to come from all directions,” House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., said last month, acknowledging the complications of moving the bill through his chamber.
On the Senate floor, senators rejected amendments on food stamp cuts, preserving the $400 million annual decrease. The bill’s farm-state supporters also fended off efforts to cut sugar, tobacco and other farm supports.
Senators looking to pare back subsidies did win one victory in the Senate, an amendment to reduce the government’s share of crop insurance premiums for farmers with adjusted gross incomes of more than $750,000. Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said their amendment would affect about 20,000 farmers.
Currently the government pays for an average 62 percent of crop insurance premiums and also subsidizes the companies that sell the insurance. The overall bill expands crop insurance for many crops and also creates a program to compensate farmers for smaller, or “shallow,” revenue losses before the paid insurance kicks in.
The crop insurance expansion is likely to benefit Midwestern corn and soybean farmers, who use crop insurance more than other farmers. The bill would also boost subsidies for Southern rice and peanut farmers, lowering the threshold for those farms to receive government help.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Japan’s wheat-import suspension worries state growers | Local News | The Seattle Times
Japan’s wheat-import suspension worries state growers | Local News | The Seattle Times
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apan’s decision last week to suspend imports of wheat from the U.S. sent waves of concern throughout the Northwest wheat industry for one big reason: the type involved.
Northwest farmers are the main U.S. growers of soft white wheat, the type Japan suspended last week because genetically modified wheat plants were found growing on a farm in Oregon.
Japan ordered other types, but a wheat-import official told The Wall Street Journal it will “monitor the progress” of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investigation before deciding about soft white wheat. Japan is a major wheat importer, buying about $1 billion in wheat each year from the U.S.
Although the USDA has not said what type of genetically modified wheat it found in Oregon, the farm most recently grew soft white. Farmworkers realized they might be dealing with a type of modified wheat when the plants survived repeated dousings of Monsanto’s Roundup recently. Subsequent tests verified it was genetically modified wheat.
Monsanto said the unidentified northeast Oregon farm is miles from where the company tested genetically modified wheat almost a decade ago. The wheat Monsanto had tested was designed to withstand treatment by the herbicide Roundup.
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apan’s decision last week to suspend imports of wheat from the U.S. sent waves of concern throughout the Northwest wheat industry for one big reason: the type involved.
Northwest farmers are the main U.S. growers of soft white wheat, the type Japan suspended last week because genetically modified wheat plants were found growing on a farm in Oregon.
Japan ordered other types, but a wheat-import official told The Wall Street Journal it will “monitor the progress” of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investigation before deciding about soft white wheat. Japan is a major wheat importer, buying about $1 billion in wheat each year from the U.S.
Although the USDA has not said what type of genetically modified wheat it found in Oregon, the farm most recently grew soft white. Farmworkers realized they might be dealing with a type of modified wheat when the plants survived repeated dousings of Monsanto’s Roundup recently. Subsequent tests verified it was genetically modified wheat.
Monsanto said the unidentified northeast Oregon farm is miles from where the company tested genetically modified wheat almost a decade ago. The wheat Monsanto had tested was designed to withstand treatment by the herbicide Roundup.
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Friday, June 7, 2013
GOP lawmakers say fracking study could hurt job growth - The Hill's E2-Wire
GOP lawmakers say fracking study could hurt job growth - The Hill's E2-Wire
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The lawmakers sent a letter to Sebelius Friday stating that such a study could stymie job growth if not properly executed. They expressed concern in the letter that naturally occurring substances in groundwater could be improperly labeled as contaminants.
“Despite the significant growth of natural gas development, we are greatly concerned that the scientific objectivity of the Department of Health and Human Services is being subverted and countless jobs could be in jeopardy,” the lawmakers said.
Signatories included House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (Mich.); Rep. Ed Whitfield (Ky.), the committee’s Energy and Power subcommittee chairman; Rep. Joe Pitts (Pa.), the committee’s Health subcommittee chairman; Rep. John Shimkus (Ill.), the committee’s Environment and the Economy subcommittee chairman; and past committee chairman Rep. Joe Barton (Texas).
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“Despite the significant growth of natural gas development, we are greatly concerned that the scientific objectivity of the Department of Health and Human Services is being subverted and countless jobs could be in jeopardy,” the lawmakers said.
Signatories included House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (Mich.); Rep. Ed Whitfield (Ky.), the committee’s Energy and Power subcommittee chairman; Rep. Joe Pitts (Pa.), the committee’s Health subcommittee chairman; Rep. John Shimkus (Ill.), the committee’s Environment and the Economy subcommittee chairman; and past committee chairman Rep. Joe Barton (Texas).
mineworker action in st louis---june 17th
mineworkers have another action planned on june 17th. Kiener plaza at 9 am
note: court rules against them earlier this month.
soar folks from granite city and st louis will be there
Koch Brothers Among U.S. Billionaires Pressuring Thousands of Employees ...
koch brothers were not the only business folks to pressure workers in last election
Do Politicians All Agree Wiretapping Is In the Peoples Interest
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note: what did folks expect when congress gives president almost unlimited war powers
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Insane 'Stand Your Ground' Law Frees Man Who Shot Wife's Lov
note: lunitics in Jefferson city working on Missouri version of this law.
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Editorial: Time for Gov. Jay Nixon to warm up his veto pen : Stltoday
Editorial: Time for Gov. Jay Nixon to warm up his veto pen : Stltoday
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Out of principle, Mr. Nixon should annually veto any bill sponsored by Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington. Mr. Nieves’ idea of lawmaking is to find a group he can marginalize by ginning up fake outrage and outlaw practices that don’t exist. His SB 265 makes it illegal for Missouri to enforce the United Nations’ Agenda 21, a purely voluntary attempt to get nations to think about sustainability practices. Mr. Nieves’ other bill (thank goodness his colleagues only let him pass two) is SB 267, which would make it illegal for Missouri courts to apply Sharia Law because, you know, that happens all the time. Send Mr. Nieves packing for summer break with two vetoes written with capital letters.
Finally, Mr. Nixon should give serious consideration to vetoing House Bill 4, the budget bill for the Department of Revenue. As part of a misguided attempt to use the budget as a policy and political tool, lawmakers only approved enough revenue for eight months in a department that is responsible for driver’s licenses, and motor vehicle and boat tags. That’s no way to run a government. It threatens proper planning and improperly intrudes on executive branch functions. Do Missouri Republicans really want to budget the same way Congress does? Really?
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Out of principle, Mr. Nixon should annually veto any bill sponsored by Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington. Mr. Nieves’ idea of lawmaking is to find a group he can marginalize by ginning up fake outrage and outlaw practices that don’t exist. His SB 265 makes it illegal for Missouri to enforce the United Nations’ Agenda 21, a purely voluntary attempt to get nations to think about sustainability practices. Mr. Nieves’ other bill (thank goodness his colleagues only let him pass two) is SB 267, which would make it illegal for Missouri courts to apply Sharia Law because, you know, that happens all the time. Send Mr. Nieves packing for summer break with two vetoes written with capital letters.
Finally, Mr. Nixon should give serious consideration to vetoing House Bill 4, the budget bill for the Department of Revenue. As part of a misguided attempt to use the budget as a policy and political tool, lawmakers only approved enough revenue for eight months in a department that is responsible for driver’s licenses, and motor vehicle and boat tags. That’s no way to run a government. It threatens proper planning and improperly intrudes on executive branch functions. Do Missouri Republicans really want to budget the same way Congress does? Really?
St. Louis hospital CEOs see double-digit pay hikes : Business
St. Louis hospital CEOs see double-digit pay hikes : Business
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A recent survey by Equilar, an executive compensation data firm based in Redwood City, Calif., found that — for the fourth time in five years — health care chief executives commanded the highest pay packages last year among publicly traded companies.
On average, Equilar found, health care CEOs were paid more than their counterparts in six other industry sectors, including technology, financial services and industrial goods.
The value of executive pay at large, for-profit health companies tends to be higher than nonprofit organizations, but the gap appears to be narrowing.
In recent years, executives at St. Louis-area nonprofit health organizations have seen annual double-digit increases of as much as 40 percent in their total compensation packages, which typically include salaries, bonuses, pensions and health benefits.
Such pay hikes occurred as these nonprofit organizations enjoyed their largest operating margins in years, and also at a time when health providers speak of a new era of transparency in pricing, improved quality of care, and personalized medicine.
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A recent survey by Equilar, an executive compensation data firm based in Redwood City, Calif., found that — for the fourth time in five years — health care chief executives commanded the highest pay packages last year among publicly traded companies.
On average, Equilar found, health care CEOs were paid more than their counterparts in six other industry sectors, including technology, financial services and industrial goods.
The value of executive pay at large, for-profit health companies tends to be higher than nonprofit organizations, but the gap appears to be narrowing.
In recent years, executives at St. Louis-area nonprofit health organizations have seen annual double-digit increases of as much as 40 percent in their total compensation packages, which typically include salaries, bonuses, pensions and health benefits.
Such pay hikes occurred as these nonprofit organizations enjoyed their largest operating margins in years, and also at a time when health providers speak of a new era of transparency in pricing, improved quality of care, and personalized medicine.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
McClellan: Patriot Coal case shows how federal judges live by their own rules : News
McClellan: Patriot Coal case shows how federal judges live by their own rules : News
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A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday that Patriot Coal could ax its union contracts and slash retiree benefits as it seeks to reorganize itself.
This ruling was particularly galling to retirees who never worked for Patriot Coal Corp., which didn’t exist until 2007, when St. Louis-based Peabody Energy created it. At the time of Patriot’s creation, Peabody saddled it with millions of dollars of legacy costs, including pension and health care obligations for thousands of retired mine workers.
The company has collapsed under the weight of these costs.
St. Louisans have seen this movie before. When Monsanto “spun off” Solutia in 1997, it dumped about $1 billion of debt on the new company. That was on top of legacy costs and liability for environmental cleanup and litigation that went along with those environmental problems.
Not surprisingly, Solutia went bankrupt in 2003.
Rerun or not, this latest ruling hardly seems fair. Miners who retired long before Patriot was created are going to lose their health insurance. This insurance was promised to them. Not just verbally, either. Promised in a written contract
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A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday that Patriot Coal could ax its union contracts and slash retiree benefits as it seeks to reorganize itself.
This ruling was particularly galling to retirees who never worked for Patriot Coal Corp., which didn’t exist until 2007, when St. Louis-based Peabody Energy created it. At the time of Patriot’s creation, Peabody saddled it with millions of dollars of legacy costs, including pension and health care obligations for thousands of retired mine workers.
The company has collapsed under the weight of these costs.
St. Louisans have seen this movie before. When Monsanto “spun off” Solutia in 1997, it dumped about $1 billion of debt on the new company. That was on top of legacy costs and liability for environmental cleanup and litigation that went along with those environmental problems.
Not surprisingly, Solutia went bankrupt in 2003.
Rerun or not, this latest ruling hardly seems fair. Miners who retired long before Patriot was created are going to lose their health insurance. This insurance was promised to them. Not just verbally, either. Promised in a written contract
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Patriot can sever Mine Workers contract, cut retiree benefits, judge rules : Business
Patriot can sever Mine Workers contract, cut retiree benefits, judge rules : Business
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ST LOUIS • A federal bankruptcy judge Wednesday gave Patriot Coal Corp. the green light to ax its union contracts and slash retiree health benefits in its bid to stay afloat.
The ruling by Judge Kathy Surratt-States, which came after a weeklong court hearing and rowdy protests in the streets of downtown St. Louis last month, will give the struggling coal company a clear upper hand in negotiations with the United Mine Workers of America, and could lead to far less-generous health insurance for about 21,000 retired mine workers and their families.
Patriot, which filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, has said it needs $150 million in savings from the union to keep its doors open. For that it needs lower labor costs.
The company has held 15 rounds of talks with the Mine Workers since November on its existing contract, which covers 57 percent of Patriot’s 2,900 miners, and swapped five rounds of proposals and counterproposals. Now it has the right to wipe out that contract entirely, starting June 1, though the union has threatened to strike if that happens
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note: in about two weeks, another mineworker demonstration in st louis. will post details
soar groups on both sides of river intend to send representatives
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ST LOUIS • A federal bankruptcy judge Wednesday gave Patriot Coal Corp. the green light to ax its union contracts and slash retiree health benefits in its bid to stay afloat.
The ruling by Judge Kathy Surratt-States, which came after a weeklong court hearing and rowdy protests in the streets of downtown St. Louis last month, will give the struggling coal company a clear upper hand in negotiations with the United Mine Workers of America, and could lead to far less-generous health insurance for about 21,000 retired mine workers and their families.
Patriot, which filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, has said it needs $150 million in savings from the union to keep its doors open. For that it needs lower labor costs.
The company has held 15 rounds of talks with the Mine Workers since November on its existing contract, which covers 57 percent of Patriot’s 2,900 miners, and swapped five rounds of proposals and counterproposals. Now it has the right to wipe out that contract entirely, starting June 1, though the union has threatened to strike if that happens
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note: in about two weeks, another mineworker demonstration in st louis. will post details
soar groups on both sides of river intend to send representatives
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