Word: chambered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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DAVID Feurzeig '87 ushered in an auspicious new season of Dunster House chamber concerts last Sunday afternoon with a recital of 20th-century American piano music. Perhaps the most impressive feature of this concert was its program, which consisted almost entirely of works composed by Dunster residents...
When the City Council returns from its summer recess, the campaigns will get another boost. The Monday night gatherings bring local politicos together to warm the benches in Sullivan Chamber. Whether in or out of office, they frequently offer their opinions for the benefit of the coucilors and the new cable television cameras...
When the City Council returns from its summer recess, the campaigns will get another boost. The Monday night gatherings bring local politicos together to warm the benches in Sullivan Chamber. Whether in or out of office, they frequently offer their opinions for the benefit of the coucilors and the new cable television cameras...
...hundreds of union stalwarts chanted their support in downtown Johannesburg last week, Ramaphosa declared, "The strike continues until our demands are met." Such confidence was expected of him, but the showdown had become an uneven match. The Chamber claimed that 340,000 employees and two- thirds of its 99 gold and coal mines continued to operate despite the strike. Meanwhile, the workers were losing at least $2.2 million a day in wages. They have no strike funds, which are illegal in South Africa. And replacements were readily available. Reflecting the miners' predicament, Ramaphosa last week lowered the union's proposal...
...employers have apparently proved that union brinkmanship does not always work. For the past two years N.U.M. has used the strike weapon to gain last-minute increases from the mining companies. But the Chamber was bent on demonstrating that salary hikes can be achieved only at the bargaining table. Over the past ten years, the Chamber said, the pay of black mineworkers has gone up 85% after inflation (to an average of $320 a month, not including room and board). The union contended that its members earn an average of only $170 a month. "Employers learned that the union...