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A Colorado Springs metal worker has filed federal charges against his former union for allegedly demanding tens of thousands of dollars in retaliation for his leaving the union, according to a Tuesday news release. Russell Chacon filed charges against Local Chapter 9 of the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation workers’ union after receiving a message ordering him to pay $21,252 to make up for a “loss of funds” stemming from his choice to seek employment with a nonunion firm. Chacon, a former employee of Colorado Springs-based contractor Colorado Sheet Metal, formally resigned his ...

Labor unions could see a huge boost in revenues estimated at $9.3 billion in dues from workers if ...

Kristen Frederick is grateful to be alive. The Plum resident suffered a cardiac arrest around 11 p.m. Feb. 5 after heading to bed in her Holiday Park home. Her husband, Rob, an Army sergeant who served in Iraq, heard a weird snoring sound that night and found Frederick gasping for

Wed, 05/05/2021 - 3:55pm sarahp WILLIAM LAUNAY TAYLOR BATH, Maine — William Launay Taylor, 77, passed away on April 26, 2021, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine. He was born on Jan. 4, 1944, in Portland, Maine, a son of William Dee and Mary (Robinson) Taylor. Bill was a 1961 graduate of Montpelier High School in Vermont. He then graduated from Tufts University in Medford, Mass., in 1966 with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. Following graduation, the next day he was designated a U. S. Navy Ensign and proceeded to Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fla...

Last week, a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts. Chauvin now faces sentencing that could put him in prison for the rest of his life. Last summer after Floyd’s death, the Junior League of Sioux City held a discussion on diversity with local leaders. The conversation continued on Tuesday, April 20th at Camp High Hopes with the President of the Local Chapter of the NAACP Ike Rayford. During this week’s program you will hear a condensed version of Rayford’s thoughts, answers to questions, and training for members of the local volunteer organizati...