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...meekly for years, British trade unions last week were suddenly flexing their muscles again. Ferry workers, autoworkers, schoolteachers, firemen and nurses all were in the streets. Among the hardest-hit targets was the British subsidiary of Ford of Europe. Nearly all the firm's 32,500 workers at 22 auto plants walked off the job after rejecting a three-year contract that would have provided modest pay increases...
...declassified files show that the FBI even decided to investigate any opposition group even remotely interested in Central America. They checked out the Maryknoll sisters--a Catholic nuns' charity group which aids war refugees. the National Education Association--a non-political teacher's organization, and even the United Auto Workers...
...expensive coverage is the collision damage waiver, which generally absolves renters of repair costs for accidental damage to the car. Until last year, customers were liable up to a ceiling of $3,000, but rental agencies have now started holding customers responsible for the total value of the auto. Though an estimated 60% of insured motorists are already covered for this by the insurance on their personal autos, many are unaware of it. Moreover, some credit-card issuers have started providing coverage if the rental is charged on their card. Even so, many renters pay as much...
...courts have ruled that the rental-agency coverage for collision, injury and property losses is not a form of insurance in the traditional sense. But states are beginning to enact laws to restrict the industry's questionable sales practices. And last May, Minnesota passed a law that required all auto insurance sold in the state to cover the owner for rental...
...pages of FBI documents were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by the Center for Constitutional Rights, a lawyers' group critical of Administration policy. The documents show that the investigation eventually touched more than 160 organizations, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Maryknoll Sisters and the United Auto Workers...