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Dietitian manager at Centra shifts focus post-retirement | Local News

Timothy Schoonmaker, who has worked with Proco since he came to Lynchburg as Centra’s director of nutrition services five years ago, described clinical dietitians as people who might not be at the forefront of care but are key behind the scenes to ensuring someone’s nutrition is a supportive part of their treatment. “Most of our

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UAW overwhelmingly rejects proposed Deere contract; strike deadline looms | Local News

WATERLOO — Union workers at Deere and Co. voted down a proposed six-year contract on Sunday, according to company officials. The agreement would have covered more than 10,000 production workers at the Waterloo locations and about a dozen other sites in Illinois, Kansas and elsewhere in Iowa. According to Waterloo-based UAW Local 838, the union’s

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Deere contract up for vote, workers in Waterloo concerned about wages, retirement | Local News

CEDAR FALLS — Members of UAW Local 838 are voting today on a six-year contact hammered out with tractor manufacturer Deere and Co. In a rare move, union members got a sneak peak at the deal in a 24-page highlighter that was distributed at the union hall in advance on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday,

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