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...leader of the California AFL-CIO yesterday indicated his support for the Harvard printers' strike by refusing to give a scheduled speech to the graduation ceremony for members of the Business School's trade union program...
When Csonka, Kiick and Warfield signed with the Toronto Northmen for a combined total of $3 million, everybody figured the World Football League was on its way a lot quicker than the old AFL. After all, the AFL was knee-deep in pro wrestlers, cowboys, antique Olympians, mystics, and castoff construction workers for a good part of their first five years of existence. Back then, no one thought of tapping Paul Hornung or Bart Starr on the shoulder and asking him if he would be interested in mere cash. These were gods and they were playing in the big leagues...
...early AFL built up a steady following that rooted for indisputable stars like Lance Alworth and Babe Parilli and George Blanda--and thrilled to the bizarre bounces that the ball took when the talent of the Hall of Famers mixed democratically with the hall of flamers...
...greensmen hired to tend Annenberg's 18-hole golf course were demanding a pay hike. Annenberg took them to court for violating his right to privacy. Last week the California appellate court reversed a trial court's decision for Annenberg in favor of an appeal by the AFL-CIO, which claimed that domestic employees have the right to strike. The court found that Annenberg's mansion was set so far back from the public road that his privacy was ensured. The decision came too late for the original strikers, all of whom have long since left...
...from 58 labor unions discussed ways to end sex discrimination in wages, hiring and job classifications. They also resolved to organize more of the nation's 34 million women workers (only 4 million belong to unions) and to elect more female officials (though more than 25% of the AFL-CIO membership consists of women, they hold less than 5% of the key posts...