THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, December 9, 1995 TAG: 9512090455
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: D1 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 36 lines
Nearly a dozen electricians picketed the construction site of a new Super Kmart center on Military Highway in Norfolk over what they said were unfair labor practices by Electric Equipment Corp., a subcontractor from Morgantown, W.Va. Bruce Woolridge, agent with Local 80 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, said the electricians were turned down for work on the project because they are union members. ``This is a right-to-work state,'' Woolridge said. ``We've got the right to work for them, too. We were willing to work for whatever terms and conditions they offered.'' Woolridge said the subcontractor on the project has hired other electricians since the union members applied for jobs. (Staff) Smithfield Packing picks new president and COO
Thomas D. Davis has been named president and chief operating officer of The Smithfield Packing Company Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Smithfield Foods. Davis joined Smithfield Packing Company as senior vice president in June, before serving as acting president with John Morrell & Co. John O. Nielson, who has been president and chief operating officer of Smithfield Packing Co. since June, will relinquish that position and devote more time to corporate matters, including the anticipated acquisition of John Morrell & Co. Joseph W. Luter IV has been named senior vice president of Smithfield Packing Company, replacing Davis in that position. Luter was formerly vice president of processed meat sales of Smithfield Packing Company. (Staff) by CNB