Times Past: March 5, 2021
Published: 3/4/2021 1:40:15 PM
Modified: 3/4/2021 1:40:12 PM
1996
Steven J. Caisse has been named Athol Daily News Circulation Manager. He comes to the Daily News from the Clinton Daily Item where he managed the circulation department. He started in circulation at the Daily News, working from 1984-1987.
■Curt Rand, director of community service for the Athol-Orange Area Rotary Club, recently presented citations recognizing two local organizations for service to family and community. Rand cited the child abuse prevention services provided by Valuing Our Children and the values-oriented sports programs sponsored by the Athol Area YMCA.
■Kindergarten children at Sanders Street School meet weekly with third-grade buddies. They read aloud and do related projects together.
Today, the size of the hourly workforce is closer to 1,000, said Scott Slawson, president of Local 506 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America.
The company announced two rounds of delayed layoffs during 2020, one for about 300 employees and a second for 150 employees.
“Wabtec is adjusting its operations in Erie, Pa., to align with today’s volume realities,” company spokesman Tim Bader said in a statement in October. Decisions like this are never easy, but it comes as the result of an in-depth evaluation of the market and how to best position the company for success given today’s unprecedented environment.”
Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania may soon join the growing number of newly unionized sectors in Pittsburgh. At the end of January, WESA reported that.
Feeney for the people
By Bill Knight
Anne Feeney’s fiery, flowing red hair somehow contrasted with her silky singing as she played a rousing set of protest songs, folk and bluegrass and other numbers from the back of a truck.
And from the heart.
She was full of fun and fury.
That was in 1995 at a Decatur demonstration following a march of hundreds of Auto Workers, Rubber Workers, Paperworkers and supporters protesting Caterpillar, Bridgestone/Firestone and A.E. Staley.
Now, her strong voice is silent.
Last week, the popular 69-year-old troubadour died from COVID-19 at a Pittsburgh hospital.
She and I crossed paths a few times over the decades, but the hard-working musician activist was inspiring for many people for many years.
Trump Out Now!Donald J. Trump and his co-conspirators orchestrated an attempted coup d’etat in Washington, D.C on January 7th. They acted to overthrow the clear and unchallenged vote of the largest number of people to have voted in U. S. history.
We join with the millions of people who, who through their unions, churches, and community organizations are demanding the immediate removal of Donald Trump from office and his arrest.Join us for a rally and march/car caravan on Monday, January 18th, noon at Federal Plaza.
Participating so far: Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Black Lives Matter – Chicago, Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation, Chicago Democratic Socialists of America, National Alliance for Filipino Concerns, Arab American Action Network, US Palestinian Community Network, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, SEIU Local 73, United Working Families, SEIU Health Care Illinois/Indiana, Fight for $15, Black Cornerstones, Centro Sin Frontera