Word: bargainer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This is not the first time the University has refused to bargain in good faith with the patrolmen. Earlier this fall Harvard negotiators refused to negotiate a compromise over a union proposal to adopt a new work schedule similar to those at several other local and university police departments and then tried to pressure the union by threatening to withdraw retroactive wage increases to be granted after a new contract is approved. And last year the University forced a union grievance into binding arbitration--which found on behalf of the patrolmen--instead of negotiating with its workers...
...patrolmen are particularly cynical. Under contract provisions which are standard for police unions, the patrolmen are barred from striking, picketting or taking job actions which would threaten the public safety. The union has said it will not engage in an illegal strike; unlike the University it can only bargain in good faith...
Workers have the right to form a union and the right to bargain collectively as a unit--that's the law. The letter of the law is sometimes open to conflict, but the spirit is clear. Harvard ought to follow...
...Museum, are probably being sold now in anticipation of the new tax law, which, beginning Jan. 1, will raise the Government's take on a seller's profit. The high prices ! owe much to the decline of the dollar, which makes even a seven-figure painting seem like a bargain to wealthy Japanese and Germans, and to the scarcity of quality works on the market...
...company intends to bring back its product differentiation, so that Chevrolet will once again be perceived as the bargain-price brand, Pontiac the high-powered car, Buick and Oldsmobile the posher models and Cadillac the top of the line. The new stylings may provide added motivation for GM's network of 9,720 car dealers, many of whom have been clamoring for stronger GM brand identities. Observes Joseph Cappy, president of rival American Motors: "That Chevrolet dealer network is so strong they can sell anything. You give them a good product, and they'll just knock the doors...