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Mike Hersh: President of Steelworkers' local is excited by a concept that has worked several times in the U.S.
Mike Hersh: President of Steelworkers' local is excited by a concept that has worked several times in the U.S.

Mike Hersh: President of Steelworkers' local is excited by a concept that has worked several times in the U.S.

Date2/23/1989
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Demonstration: Local president-elect Warren Smith leads striking Welland steelworkers in picketing Stelco's annual meeting.
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Mike Hersh: Union president has edge over others because he has a university degree in plant where average education is Grade 10.
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No: Peter Ferrelli, head of a Hamilton United Steelworkers local says, They picked this 6-and-5 thing out of a hat and want to shove it down our throats.
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Sad announcement: John Martin, left, head of Steelworkers Local 1005, and Hilton Works manager Sandy Adam hold joint news conference yesterday
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Director of lifeline, a non-profit project to assist steel company workers with drug and alcohol addiction problems, Lloyd Fell says he has rehabilitated 108 workers who would otherwise have lost their jobs. Lifeline, set up by United Steelworkers and Tor
Director of lifeline, a non-profit project to assist steel company workers with drug and alcohol addiction problems, Lloyd Fell says he has rehabilitated 108 workers who would otherwise have lost their jobs. Lifeline, set up by United Steelworkers and Tor
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Murray Cotterill, public relations director, United Steelworkers
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Renovator: Juergen Bartels, president of the Ramada Hotel Group, told franchise hotel operators there was no room at his Inn if they didn't renovate. As a result, $350 million (U.S.) has been spent on refurbishing rooms at Ramada Inns across North America, he says.
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Douglas J. McClellan, left, is the first Canadian to be named president of the U.S.-dominated National Tax Association-Tax Institute of America which has 4,000 members. He is shown with John Shannon of Washington, D.C.
Douglas J. McClellan, left, is the first Canadian to be named president of the U.S.-dominated National Tax Association-Tax Institute of America which has 4,000 members. He is shown with John Shannon of Washington, D.C.
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A reassuring calm is one of the tools of the trade for Ted Curtis, Ontario mortgage supervisor for IAC Ltd, Curtis is the new president of the Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association, which has proposed a mechanism wherby mortgages could be bought and sold as securities in a manner similar to stock and bond trading. Payment to investors would be guaranteed under scheme, similar to one in U.S.
A reassuring calm is one of the tools of the trade for Ted Curtis, Ontario mortgage supervisor for IAC Ltd, Curtis is the new president of the Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association, which has proposed a mechanism wherby mortgages could be bought and sold as securities in a manner similar to stock and bond trading. Payment to investors would be guaranteed under scheme, similar to one in U.S.
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Gamble pays off: Bill Fritz, president of Associated National Couriers, gambled his savings to set up a national network of independent couriers to challenge the post office and large U.S. courier services with a promise of on time delivery.
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Grass guru: Purdue University professor Bill Daniel invented the Prescription Athletic Turf (Pat) system, a sophisticated method of growing grass used in several U.S. stadiums.
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Peter Diesbourg of bell river has a meal during his stop near Waterdown, Hamilton Steelworkers' Union provided the food
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