March 2000 "NEWS"
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March 31st
red dot UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Letter to the Editor Seattle Pi
red dot Steelworkers say hopefuls will be company puppets Spokesman Review

March 30th
red dot STRIKE OUT A Chat with a Locked-out Kaiser Employee The Stranger
red dot MAXXAM Inc. Makes Board of Director Nominations

March 28th
red dot Locked-out steelworkers camp at Capitol The Olympian
red dot Kaiser workers make money plea Spokesman Review

March 27th
red dot Labor Protests Move To Olympia KING 5 tv
red dot UPDATE: Situation Calm at Kaiser Plant KOMO 4 tv
red dot Demonstration at Kaiser has police, Tacoma on alert Seattle Post-IntelIigencer
red dot Tacoma Police Brace for Unrest Northwest Cable News

March 26th
red dot Article reflects anti-labor bias Letter to the Editor Tacoma Tribune
red dot Majority believe in fair play   Letter to the Editor Seattle Times
red dot By blocking vote on measure, Republicans support Kaiser Letter to the Editor Seattle Times
red dot Organized labor does not support changing procedures Letter to the Editor Seattle Pi

March 25th
red dot Kaiser, Steelworkers OK more talks Spokesman Review

March 24th
red dot Steelworkers deserve unemployment benefits POST-INTELLIGENCER by Al Link
red dot Talks Update
red dot Protest aimed at Kaiser Aluminum canceled Seattle Times
red dot Labor Cancels Weekend Protest Tacoma Tribune
red dot Locked-out Kaiser workers keep up pressure in Olympia Tacoma Tribune
red dot Feds launch second probe of Kaiser blast The Times-Picayune
red dot David Foster To Address Gathering At State Capitol in Olympia, WA
red dot Steelworkers and their Labor Allies Stage Dramatic Walkout of House Gallery
red dot Steelworkers Cancel Protest Events at Kaiser

March 23th
red dot FEARS OF VIOLENCE HALTS PLANNED KAISER RALLY IN TACOMA    NWCN
red dot Explosion case may go to feds Criminal wrongdoing suspected at Kaiser  The Advocate
red dot House makes budget deal but bipartisan accord could be short    Spokesman Review
red dot Criminal probe studied in Kaiser blast    Spokesman Review

March 22th
red dot Criminal Investigation Is Launched Into Blast at Kaiser Plant in July The Wall Street Journal

March 21th
red dot Workers rally to end legislative blockade    Seattle Times

March 20th
red dotPowers clash in Olympia: Steelworkers pressure GOP over benefit bill Seattle Times

March 16th
red dot Kaiser fined in federal inquiry The Times-Picayune
red dot Agency to fine Kaiser $533,000 The Advocate
red dot Agency says Kaiser should pay $533,000 fine Spokesman Review
red dot Jamaican bauxite interests press for expansion

March 15th
red dot More Talks Scheduled
red dot Kaiser Gramercy Fined $533,000 for July's Blast
red dot Special session gives new life to bills that nearly died The Olympian
red dot ESB 6368
red dot Steelworkers in for the long 'hall' Spokesman Review
red dot Steelworkers to spend another night KING 5 tv Seattle
red dot Maxxam Sells off more Assets

March 14th
red dot I-695 RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL Northwest Cable News
red dot Locked-out Steelworkers seek more jobless benefits Spokesman Review

March 13th
red dot Steelworkers Stage Sit-IN KING 5 NEWS -- Seattle
red dot Party is sold on Spokane candidate Seattle Post
red dot 24-hour sit-in begins again at noon TODAY in Olympia WSLC
red dot State legislators wait for deal as budget talks continue Seattle Times

March 12th
red dot KAISER ALUMINUM CORP (KLU) Annual Report (SEC form 10-K)

March 11th
red dot Dozens Killed in Ukraine Mine Blast
red dot Kaiser Aluminum Raises Flat-Rolled Products Prices 5 Percent
red dot Kaiser Aluminum ups prices on plate products

March 10th
red dot Maxxam, Calpers Talk About Board
red dot Hailstorm of worker discontent brings thunder to the Rotunda The Olympian

March 9th
red dot Special legislative session starts Friday KIRO-tv
red dot Going nowhere in Olympia: Seattle Times (includes a picture of unionists filling the rotunda)
red dot Steelworkers to Kick-off Nationwide Campaign to Alert
red dot Kaiser Mead Fined Yet Again for Environmental Disregard
red dot Caught in a Ballard lock Spokesman Review
red dot Tie in House offers lesson: Not to decide is to decide Tacoma Tribune
red dot Tempers flare after Ballard blocks bills Seattle Times
red dot 2000 Legislature winds down; special session likely Seattle PI
red dot Unionists protest House's inaction on bills The Herald - Everett
red dot Telephoned Updates from Olympia Wednesday night

March 8th
red dot Kaiser's turbulent year ends $54.1 million in red Spokesman Review
red dot Kaiser reports loss for fourth quarter The Advocate

March 7th
red dot Kaiser Aluminum's Problems Continue; Fourth Quarter 1999 Loss $16 Million Before Insurance Gains
red dot Kaiser Aluminum Has 4th-Qtr Loss on Lower Shipments
red dot Kaiser Aluminum Reports Results for Fourth Quarter, Full Year of 1999

March 6th
red dot Kaiser Aluminum To Upgrade Plant
red dot Kaiser Aluminum Board Approves $198 Million Gramercy Rebuild Plan Company to  Report One-time Gain of $85 Million On Insurance
red dot Kaiser expects $85 mln insurance gain in Q4

March 4th
red dot Coalition to honor Steelworker spouses --Spokesman Review
red dot WTO protest leaders plan disruptions in D.C., Los Angeles --Seattle Times

March 3rd
red dot Two Republicans that were key to slowing SB 6863 and HB 2419 talk of running for Governor of Washington --Spokesman Review

March 2nd
red dot Spouses of Steel to Receive Award -- Congrats!  
red dot World 2000 aluminum consumption seen up 5 pct