Word: chavez
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...Byron has an unobstructed vista of the Manhattan headquarters of Exxon Corp., one of the world's richest industrial enterprises and perennial Most Valuable Player in the high-stakes game of international oil, the subject of this week's cover story. With help from Reporter-Researchers Lydia Chavez and Charles Alexander, Byron dissects the maddeningly complex, increasingly contentious process by which oil is discovered, delivered, refined, priced, taxed and, in too many cases, wasted...
...ARCO's possible reaction to a particular event would never be a consideration. But self-censorship need not be conscious. For example, the subjects of oil industry corruption or "The Political Clout of Atlantic Richfield" might prove too embarrassing even to be considered. Again, business critics such as Cesar Chavez and former Iowa Senator Dick Clark have spoken at the Forum, and the School has also invited a couple of prominent socialists. However, the crucial point remains that there has been a conspicuous absence of energy iconoclasts...
Anyone on a picket line faces the same struggle, Cesar Chavez, president of the United Farm Workers, told those at the afternoon rally. Chavez is in the Boston area promoting a boycott of United Brands, Inc. products...
...unfortunate that the men, women, and children who plant and harvest the greatest quantity of food ever in this country don't have enough for themselves," Chavez said...
...Chavez said the union has asked for a 32 per cent wage increase because the real wages of the workers have increased only 13 cents per hour since 1970. The employers rejected this proposal, and on January 19, the workers went on strike...