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Lockwood points to the council's weakening of his union bill as evidence of what may have been council reluctance to take any strong stands. The resolution originally asked the University to remain neutral toward unionization--the same request made of the University by 3000 students and more than 20 campus organizations on petitions...
...council amended the bill to remove the neutrality clause, and the passed resolution only asked the University not to unduly pressure employees to vote against the union. In May, the clerical and technical workers voted to unionize by a very narrow margin...
...working members see it as part of a tiny but potentially booming national youth service movement. The idea of a national youth service program has been bandied about for a long time and Brown and Khazei--roommates at the College and the Law School--both researched a national service bill while interning for members of Congress on Capital Hill. They and other proponents of national service now say that using a decentralized network of local groups like City Year might be the most practical way to realize their ideal...
...thought that I did, so I told them: "I do perhaps the best Bill Murray imitation on the East Coast." This was no idle boast, for my claim, so far as I knew, was true. Having travelled from my home on Long Island as far north as Boston and as far south as Atlanta, I had yet to encounter any fellow youths whose Murray mimicry could rival...
...detached himself from the White House's feckless policy of trying to cajole Manuel Noriega out of Panama two weeks ago, the Vice President was hesitant and late. Meanwhile, he continues to be bruised by his association with unpopular Administration actions like last week's veto of the trade bill, which contains a provision requiring employers to give 60 days' notice before laying off workers...