In an article published late this afternoon, the Enid (Okla.) News & Eagle is reporting that a two-week strike by civilian contractor employees at Vance Air Force Base is over and that the more than 700 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge 898 will report back to work Tuesday.
While [...]
Strike at Vance Air Force Base Ends After 14 Days
June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
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Hope Surfaces Amidst Strike at Vance AFB (Updated)
June 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments
There appears to be a glimmer of hope in Enid, Okla., where civilian contractor employees are now in their 10th day of striking against CSC Applied Technologies and its subcontractors at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla.
In a video interview (above), CSC Program Manager Gary Richardson tells Enid News & Eagle reporter Violet Hassler [...]
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Civilian Workers Strike Continues at Vance AFB (Updated)
June 16th, 2009 · No Comments
Rick Boardman can say all he wants to a reporter for the Enid (Okla.) News & Eagle — as he does in the video above — in an attempt to justify the decision to strike that garnered support of 94 percent of the union members for whom he serves as president. What he needs to [...]
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Labor Strike Continues at Vance Air Force Base (Updated)
June 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
I remain dumbfounded by the nerve and/or stupidity of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers members who went on strike Monday — and remain on strike today — against their employers, CSC Applied Technologies and its subcontractors at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla.
Five days ago, I reported on the beginning of [...]
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Truckers’ Shutdown Effort Produces Varied Results
April 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments
(SAINT LOUIS) — This morning, this blogger visited two truck stops in the St. Louis area in an effort to follow up on two earlier posts and try to determine firsthand whether many independent owner-operators and professional truck drivers seems to be participating in a shutdown to protest high fuel costs and other factors making [...]
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