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Larrry

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Social Services Accounting Clerk Wants Pay for Lunch Missed During Binghamton Massacre
Tuesday, April 14, 2009


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Binghamton, N.Y., police released these undated photos of Jiverly Wong, the gunman who killed 13 and himself on April 3.
Binghamton, N.Y., police released these undated photos of Jiverly Wong, the gunman who killed 13 and himself on April 3.
A social services accounting clerk wants compensation for missing his lunch break on April 3 during a horrific upstate New York immigration center massacre that left 13 dead plus the gunman.

James Kauchis, a government employee of the Broome County Department of Social Services, confirmed that he filed a formal complaint last week seeking the pay, according to the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin.

But he wouldn't discuss it with the newspaper.

"That's a matter between me, the administration and the union," Kauchis said.

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Click here for a list of the victims.

The disgruntled accounting clerk was in his office in a nearby building when 41-year-old Jiverly Wong walked into the American Civic Association in Binghamton and opened fire with two handguns, killing 13 people and wounding four others before committing suicide.

The Department of Social Services was on lockdown for four hours to protect the 370 workers in the building, Michael Klein, director of the county's personnel department, told the paper.

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Klein confirmed that Kauchis made the complaint seeking lunch-break pay.


Government officials expressed embarrassment and disappointment over the filing.

"A lot of people lost a lot more that day than just one hour," said Broome County Executive Barbara J. Fiala, adding that "99.9 percent of county employees stepped up to the plate."

Klein reportedly denied Kauchis' complaint because there was no violation of the union contract or of state labor laws.

During the four hours that social services employees were confined to their building, pizza and beverages were brought in by department bosses, commissioner Arthur Johnson told the newspaper.

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hypocritexposer

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During the four hours that social services employees were confined to their building, pizza and beverages were brought in by department bosses, commissioner Arthur Johnson told the newspaper.

She's just mad cause Obama didn't fly her in pizza, from his favorite spot.

Bush damn spending spree didn't leave enough in the budget!
 

jigs

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the key word was UNION.

it is time we abolish the unions, if those lazy bastards would eat a little crow, and not rape the company, Gm would still be viable, and cars might cost less. with pay and benefits, auto union worers make over $90 an hour !!

that is Bull butter.
 

Faster horses

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I haven't been watching the news closely today or yesterday, but what
I caught going across the bottom of the screen looked to me like
Fiat won't turn loose of tech information on small cars until the unions
cut costs. Is that right?
 

Silver

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The U.S. government has given Chrysler until the end of April to negotiate a partnership with Fiat, or face the prospect of a bankruptcy filing or liquidation.

The CAW (Canadian Auto Workers) have said no to concessions, so Fiat says they will walk away from Canada. Good for them I think. The unions are ONE of the big reasons these companies are insolvent.
 
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