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JANESVILLE — As many as 65 bank workers represented by JanesvilleÃÛèÖÊÓƵ autoworkers union appear to be mired in a labor contract dispute with employer Blackhawk Community Credit Union.

MILTON — Twelve high school students from across southern Wisconsin toiled Monday in their booths during a timed welding contest at Blackhawk Technical CollegeÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Milton campus, sparks flying behind vinyl, amber-colored protective curtains.

If recruitment runs at the pace the Janesville City Council and a hired consultant expect, Janesville could have a new city manager just before the current city councilÃÛèÖÊÓƵ term expires in April.

Mercyhealth employees represented by a local labor union are poised to walk off the job Friday if the local health care system and the employees don’t reach terms on a new labor contract, though the health system said Monday night a "tentative" agreement had been forged.

One recent national study ranks Janesville and Beloit near the bottom of the stack when it comes to wages for minority workers.