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...electricians, and plumbers for a few weeks. Furthermore, some members claim that there are enough loopholes in the law to allow Harvard to farm out much of the regular work to outside contractors working on special jobs. If, on the other hand, the BGMA members were associated with the AFL-CIO, they could count on definite support for their strike from other AFL-CIO unions, inside Harvard as well...
Essentially this means that if the Buildings and Grounds craftsmen went out on strike, they could count on the shutting down of Harvard's kitchens and dining rooms, since most of the 500 cooks and serving ladies are members of AFL-CIO unions. The BGMA members reason, probably correctly, that it wouldn't take Harvard very long to see their point of view once the kitchens were closed and the students weren't being...
...autumn the BGMA officers found an organization that seemed to combine just what they required--professional bargainers, trade identity preservation, and AFL-CIO affiliation. This organization, ponderously named the Boston Crafts Maintenance Council, had an extra bonus since it would permit the old BGMA members to preserve some of their former autonomy...
America's traditional sympathy with an underdog clashes head on with America's traditional dislike of a pushy upstart Sunday when traditional America places it self around the tube for the AFL-NFL Playoff. The negative sentiment was outstripping the positive in all early analyses of this match. But the tide is turning. The Kansas City Chiefs have gone a long way to dissipate their Nouveau riche image...
...case was cinched, however, when Lombardi revealed that never, not once in seven years, had be seen an AFL game, even...