ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, April 26, 1997 TAG: 9704280062
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: A-9 EDITION: METRO
Cable employees vote 321-149 for union at TFC
CHATHAM - Times Fiber Communications Inc. employees have voted in favor of union representation by the United Steelworkers of America.
The vote was 321-149, the National Labor Relations Board said.
Company officials declined to comment on Thursday's vote.
Asked if he thought the company would appeal, union organizer Fred Stroud said: ``It makes no difference what they do. The United Steelworkers are going to stand behind these employees if it goes to court. We've fought too hard to turn back now.''
TFC employees had voted 270-246 in May to reject union representation. The NLRB ordered a new election after finding that the company engaged in surveillance during the May election and moved an employee to a different job because he supported the union.
The company manufactures coaxial cable for the telecommunications industry.
-ASSOCIATED PRESS
Two bankruptcies filed in Western Virginia
Two bankruptcies with business affiliations have been filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Western Virginia at Roanoke. One is a personal bankruptcy that the court listed as a business because it has commercial connections and could be of interest to business creditors and customers.
Bernard Harris of Moneta filed for a wage-earner plan for repayment of debts with assets of $19,445 and liabilities of $11,736. He is a personal financial analyst operating as Bernard Harris and Associates.
Joseph Paul Baggatta and Tammy Lynn Baggatta of Galax filed for a wage-earner plan for repayment of debts, estimating assets and liabilities at less than $50,000 each. Tammy Lynn Baggatta is self-employed in day care.
-STAFF REPORT
Ice cream sandwiches recalled over peanuts
WASHINGTON - A Wisconsin company is recalling up to 27,000 ice cream sandwiches because some may contain peanuts, posing a life-threatening risk to people allergic to the nuts.
At issue are Popsicle Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream Sandwiches, distributed nationwide by Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream.
Consumers who bought individual ice cream sandwiches should check for the code ``Plant 24-0011'' located directly below the Good Humor-Breyers address on the package, the company said Friday.
Retailers should check the shipping cases for the following suspect product codes: 348 6 SP1, 009 7 SP1 and HG041 97 2411 SP1&2.
People allergic to peanuts should not consume the suspect ice cream sandwiches, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Consumers may call Good Humor-Breyers for further information at (800) 810-8660.
-ASSOCIATED PRESS
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