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...that kind of paycheck, many of the women who work at this and other auto plants are willing to shoulder some boorish behavior in addition to the tough, sometimes monotonous job on the line. Others are not. As early as 1992, female employees at Mitsubishi began to complain of sexual misbehavior on the factory floor. They reported obscene, crude sketches of genital organs and sex acts, and names of female workers scratched into unpainted car bodies moving along the assembly line. Women were called sluts, whores and bitches and subjected to groping, forced sex play and male flashing. Explicit sexual...
Rower John Riley, one of the favorites to represent the U.S. in single sculls, lost his chance to make the Olympic team after he suffered a broken left collarbone in an auto accident the night before the finals. Riley, 32, had been a member of two previous Olympic teams but retired after the world championships in 1994 and became a coach. Last year, however, he launched a comeback in hopes of reaching an unfulfilled goal: finally winning an Olympic medal...
...Though it will not be a major issue on his visit, Clinton Friday trumpeted recent inroads by American automakers in the Japanese market as a victory for his policies. The Administration says auto exports to Japan grew 37 percent since the two nations signed a trade agreement last August. The U.S. trade deficit with Japan shrank by 10 percent in 1995, Kunii says, but notes that beyond the auto agreement, it's difficult to credit the Clinton Administration. "American corporations have not been a noticeably larger presence in the last two or three years -->
...Though it will not be a major issue on his visit, Clinton Friday trumpeted recent inroads by American automakers in the Japanese market as a victory for his policies. The Administration says auto exports to Japan grew 37 percent since the two nations signed a trade agreement last August. The U.S. trade deficit with Japan shrank by 10 percent in 1995, Kunii says, but notes that beyond the auto agreement, it's difficult to credit the Clinton Administration. "American corporations have not been a noticeably larger presence in the last two or three years -->
DAYTON, OHIO: Officials for the United Auto Workers announced that an agreement has been reached between the union and General Motors. The 2,700 workers at two brake plants here will vote Friday morning on whether to ratify the agreement, which has the endorsement of union negotiators. The two sides have met daily since last Friday in an effort to end the strike that idled more than 160,000 GM workers. The main issue in dispute was outsourcing -- the production of parts by outside companies. Financial analysts say that GM must outsource more or face a long- term competitive disadvantage...