Randolph NewsLocal news for Randolph, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Randolph Heaster Labor Scene: Double the pleasure on Thanksgiving for workers- November 20, 2007 Most employees are finding that companies in general are cutting benefits as bad economic news continues to mount. But employers are becoming more generous in one area: Thanksgiving.Nearly eight of 10 U.S. businesses will give employees two paid days off Thursday and Friday, according to a recent survey by BNA.That 78 percent mark is up from 74 percent last year and 69 percent in 2005. BNA said it was the highest percentage of firms giving a four-day Thanksgiving weekend since it began...http://www.topix.net/city/randolph-mo/2007/11/randolph-heaster-labor-scene-double-the-plea... Man awaiting trial for murder found dead in his Clay County cell- November 15, 2007 A man awaiting trial for first-degree murder in the death of a Randolph convenience store clerk was found dead Wednesday in the Clay County Detention Center.Authorities said they discovered Kenneth D. Smith, 34, about 3:45 p.m. hanging from a bed sheet thrown over the door to his cell.Detectives will investigate the matter as a potential crime, but officials said Wednesday that their preliminary investigation indicates that Smith committed suicide.Smith, of Independence, was charged with...http://www.topix.net/city/randolph-mo/2007/11/man-awaiting-trial-for-murder-found-dead-in-... Randolph Heaster Labor Scene: GM's Fairfax plant is working overtime to produce new Malibu- November 6, 2007 "We're trying to get as many Malibus out there as we can" The General Motors Corp.'s Fairfax plant returned to an overtime schedule this week in the midst of the launch of the redesigned Chevrolet Malibu.Hourly workers on both shifts this week are working 9.5 hours a day, said John Melton, bargaining chairman of United Auto Workers Local 31.Production of the new Malibu began Oct. 15, but the production-line speed will not reach its peak until the middle of this month, said Linda Heater, a GM...http://www.topix.net/city/randolph-mo/2007/11/randolph-heaster-labor-scene-gms-fairfax-pla... |