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Stephen Early, representative of the Communication Workers of America (CWA), said NYNEX had refused joint negotiations with its two unions. CWA represents about 40,000 workers, primarily in New York, while the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers represents the other 20,000, mostly in New England, he said...
...some bit of ingenuity and/or luck, Sellars discovered two talented young identical twins, Eugene and Herbert Perry, and cast them as Don Giovanni and his servant Leporello. This provides all kinds of ironies on the brotherhood of master and man, but it also obliterates the no less important differences between them. Thus in the famous scene in which the two switch costumes so that the servant can court one of his master's ladies, Sellars' twins make a meaningless exchange of their leather jackets...
...quickly spread to Tbilisi and mushroomed into calls for more autonomy from Moscow and even secession. As funeral processions snaked through Tbilisi's streets last week, Gorbachev said he was "deeply grieved" by the tragedy but warned that "we will not allow a blow to be dealt to the brotherhood of the U.S.S.R. or to the cause of reform...
...half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood," King said...
After its leaders were found guilty of racketeering, murder threats and extortion four years ago, Local 560 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters earned a dubious distinction: it became the first union local to be taken over by the Federal Government. Last week the local, based in Union City, N.J., held its first open and contested elections in more than 20 years...