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WEST VIRGINIA....
When members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 598 Union and the city of Huntington appeared in a Cabell County courtroom Tuesday, workers were seeking an injunction against the new four-day workweek that began July 3rd. That injunction was not granted. Presiding Judge Hustead said he wanted to make it clear he was not entertaining a motion to dismiss but a denial of a preliminary injunction. City officials say the four-day workweek is necessary to prevent layoffs, but union members say it is against their contract to cut hours. According to the city, an extension by former Mayor David Felinton on June 10, 2008 is not valid because the Mayor's position is that of an executive and not a legislator. City officials say Felinton had no power to grant an extension.