Tuesday, July 20, 2004
THE BATTALK
Puppy love
Labor board votes to send
conflict to speedy arbitratio
By Jennifer Peter
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON - The contract dispute between the
city and its police union is headed to immediate,
expedited arbitration, raising the possibility that
the conflict will be resolved before next week's
Democratic National Convention.
The state’s labor management board voted
unanimously Monday to send the issue to arbi
tration, where a ruling would be binding and
cannot be appealed. But while the step suggested
a resolution to the two-year-old disagreement, it
also hinted at larger pro
tests at the convention.
The Boston Police
Patrolmen’s Association has
been without a contract and
has threatened to disrupt the
convention festivities by set
ting up picket lines at events
attended by Boston Mayor
Thomas Menino, includ
ing the 29 delegation parties
scheduled for Sunday night.
The police association
opposes allowing a third-
party arbitrator to resolve
the dispute, saying that
would usurp the union
members’ ability to vote on
a new contract.
Union president Thomas
Nee called the labor board's
vote “absolutely outrageous,”
pointing out that the Joint Labor
Management Committee voted
on the matter last week and
opted not to send the matter to
expedited arbitration. Nee said
The labor board’s 3-0 vote included bn
members representing organized labor.;
panel assigned independent arbitrator Lawre
T. Holden to report back with a contract
Thursday. The convention is scheduled to be
July 26, four days later, at the FleetCenter.
The four members of the labor k
met privately Monday in the first mm
overseen by its new chairman, retired Jii;
Samuel Zoll. Republican Gov. Mitt
abruptly appointed Zoll last week
board voted to send the conflict to arbitral;
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2004 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Behind the podium in Boston
In addtfton to a >009 list ot Domocratic loaders and others, both
wives ot Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards will address the
delegates along with Kerry's children and stepchildren
Highlights ot speakers. July 26-29
Nomwees
WEDNESDAY
Former
President
Jimmy Carter
► Former Vice
President
Al Gore
► Rep Tammy
Baldwin. Wis.
Aten Vanessa
Kerry
► Rep Bob Me- ► Chnstle
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hank) Tubbs-
Jones, Ohio
► Gov Bill
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N M
► Retired
Mannc Lt
Col Steve
Brozak, N J
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tin O Malloy
Baltimore
► Andre Heinz
► Chns Heinz
► Sen Man
Cleland Ga
► Rep Nancy
Polosi. Calif
► Former
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RANDAL FORD • THE BATTALION
Junior business management major, Anthony
Kendt plays with two of his pit bull puppies
at his house Monday. The puppies are eight
weeks old.
the union would escalate its protest for the convention
and would reconsider its decision not to picket outside
the convention site itself.
The police are asking for a pay increase of 17
percent over four years, while the city is offering
1 1.9 percent.
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and boycott N
address. Menino
own letter to delm hue. ther
saying that the picket
are only “informatil ^ 11101
and should not deten? l zaR ' s ^
one from attending pait^ny a ^ (
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to a three-day shukb ^nstron
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which Menino hosted. I It's stil
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from California, Connecticut, Maine, Ohio■ This yt
Tennessee said Monday they doubted deleJfse to ai
from their states would defy protesting wi^li 311 l va
members. Others sidestepped the problem. . 01 an uph
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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company behind the Napster
2.0 online music service said
Monday it has signed agree
ments with several universities
to offer students its digital song
subscription program.
Beginning in the fall, stu
dents at Cornell University,
The George Washington
University, Middlebury
College, the University of
Miami, The University of
Southern California and
Wright State University will
have access to the service
through the schools, the com
pany said.
The Napster deals are one
of many steps colleges nation
wide are taking to discour
age illegal music file-sharing
among students.
Like previous deals struck
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