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...Traverse City, Mich., for example, 166 United Auto Workers employees of Burwood Products were locked out in December 1988 after eleven months of contract negotiations. Two months later, when the union workers finally decided to accept a 21% pay cut, they were told that they were no longer needed. Burwood, a manufacturer of clocks and other wall accessories, had replaced its union employees, generally with young workers who had been earning the minimum wage. Says ex-employee Sharon Newberry, who is still out of work: "They were just looking for a way to get rid of the union...
...Airbus consortium, is West Germany's largest industrial group. Mitsubishi, with interests ranging from electronics to real estate, surpasses all of its Japanese rivals. Emerging from talks in Singapore, representatives of the two firms said they are negotiating joint ventures that would link their businesses in the auto, aerospace and consumer-electronics industries...
...waiting and watching. "I'm riding on the Cruzans' coattails," says St. Louis marketing consultant Pete Busalacchi, whose daughter Christine lies in the same Missouri rehabilitation center as Cruzan. "Maybe it would have been best if she had died that night," he says, referring to Christine's 1987 auto accident. "This has been a 34-month funeral." And like many Americans, Pete Busalacchi believes a family's private tragedy should not be a battleground for right-to-life interest groups, politicians or judges. "This is for individuals," he insists. "My suggestion is to take Nancy to the Supreme Court...
...women bearing mobile phones weave through the traffic. About 1,500 callers have already used the service, which costs a steep $2.77 for 30 seconds, to reach out and touch concerned spouses and angry bosses. Some have even used the phone to call the police and report -- what else? -- auto accidents...
Mitchell's compromise got chilly reviews from industry lobbyists and environmentalists. Automakers complain that it would impose emission standards that cannot be met by the 1993 deadline. Some environmentalists charge that Mitchell caved in to the auto and oil industries by weakening provisions calling for increased use of alternative fuels. But with Senate approval likely, pressure will build on the House to finish its own clean-air bill so that the two can be reconciled...