Word: braking
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...missed turns on the familiar bus route to school. The driver had apparently had a seizure. Suddenly the vehicle careened off the main road. Amid the hysterical screams, Waldron calmly walked to the front of the bus, pulled the driver's foot off the accelerator and pushed the brake with his hand--bringing the bus to rest in a field and his classmates to safety. He then called for help on a CB. "I believe that it was God who put the thoughts into my head." DAVID BRISTOW, 33; RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA; attorney When the three-strikes...
DAYTON, Ohio: Workers from two GM brake plants voted to accept management's offer, bringinging to an end an 18-day strike that had crippled the world's largest automaker. The vote was nearly unanimous, with 99 percent of the strikers voting in favor of the pact. The walkout had forced GM to close 26 of its 29 North American assembly plants and 18 parts plants. In all, 177,375 GM workers were furloughed. The main issue in dispute was outsourcing -- the production of parts by outside companies. The union claimed that practice will cost jobs. The company argued that...
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...
DAYTON, OHIO: Talks have resumed between union and GM negotiators to reach an agreement ending the two-week old strike by workers at two Dayton brake plants. Earlier, negotiators took a brief break following 40 hours of non-stop bargaining. The walkout by 2,700 workers at the two plants has idled some 150,000 GM workers and forced the world's largest automaker to shut down 25 of its 29 North American assembly plants. The effect of the strike has spread beyond GM, as the company has halted steel and engine shipments. Caterpillar Inc., which makes engines...
DAYTON, Ohio: Workers at two General Motors brake plants have gone on strike, threatening production at other GM plants. After failing to reach agreement during all night talks, about 3,000 workers walked out of the two plants Tuesday morning. The main issue in dispute is the production of parts by outside plants or companies. Union officials say GM's proposed 'outsourcing' of production could affect 125 jobs. Two years ago, workers at the two plants staged a three-day strike, shutting down five GM assembly plants. GM spokesman Tom Klipstine said that the strike would have no effect...