Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, January 30, 1993 TAG: 9301300173
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: A7 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
IN BUSINESS
Union vote planned at Medeco LocksAbout 330 production and maintenance employees at Medeco Security Locks Inc. of Salem will be eligible to vote on representation by the International Union of Electronic Workers in a National Labor Relations Board election March 11 and 12.
"We've got a real good shot" at winning representation, said Charles Van Dellen, an IUE regional official. It is believed to be the first union election at the plant, he said.
Company officials were not available to comment. - Staff report \
Briefly . . .
Brendle's Inc., an Elkin, N.C., retailer operating discount stores in the Roanoke Valley, said Friday it will eliminate 31 positions at its headquarters and distribution center. The move is part of a restructuring that also includes closing eight stores.
\ Westmoreland Coal Co. said this week it was suspending its regular quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share of common stock, payable for the first quarter of 1993. The company, which has extensive mining operations in Wise County, said the suspension would conserve cash and strengthen its balance sheet in order to meet loan agreement requirements. Westmoreland also said its board has adopted a shareholder-rights plan that should encourage anyone seeking to acquire the company to negotiate with the board first. The move was not a response to any known effort to acquire the company, the board said.
\ Mazda said Friday it is recalling 15,822 of its 1991 and 1992 model B-Series pickup trucks to check for defective steel-spoked wheels that may have been improperly welded during assembly and could crack. Mazda said it knows of two minor injuries and several claims of property damage resulting from cracked wheels. Mazda also said it was recalling all 3,200 accessory hardtop hoists for its MX-5 Miata sports car because the plastic buckles of the securing strap on the hoist could fail.
Memo: shorter version ran in the Metro edition.