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...making a number of arguments at every step. First, he says, they should challenge the seven-day notice as inadequate. Next, they should argue that they were ill, absent without leave, taking a sudden vacation or otherwise not actually on strike. Finally, Leighton suggests that fired controllers contend that they are not receiving equal protection under the law; if the FAA initially allowed strikers to return within 48 hours without being fired, he reasons, why cannot all strikers be allowed back at some point? Says Leighton: "The members will argue that if they are going to be fired, everyone...
...striking controllers, however, contend that the supervisors are generally older men (in their mid-40s vs. mid-30s for rank-and-file controllers) who may have grown rusty at manning the scopes and who may tire once the initial exhilaration of stepping into an emergency situation wears off. Initially they were working 12-hr, daily shifts vs. the controllers' usual 40-hr, week. At week's end, Helms ordered that no control tower employee should work more than 48 hours a week...
...military replacements, many of the strikers themselves first learned their trade in the service, typically during the Viet Nam era. Some contend that the shift to civilian duties was difficult for them. Said Poli, somewhat menacingly, about the fill-in system last week: "I hope that nothing happens." But if it does, he suggested, "the Government is responsible...
Authorities in Taipei contend that Chen raised funds for a dissident Taiwanese magazine. Friends say he was not especially active in politics, though he believed Taiwan was overdue for democratization. It was apparently too much for his government. "The problem is you just don't know what it takes to get on the blacklist," says New Yorker Wang. "They're so paranoid it doesn't take much." Says a businessman who demanded anonymity: "I still consider Taiwan my home, but I wouldn't go back. I don't want to become the next Dr. Chen...
Some merger advocates also contend that big companies have the best chance of holding their own against increasingly aggressive foreign rivals. Larger and more efficient firms can often undersell huge overseas competitors, which frequently benefit from liberal antitrust policies. Says William Agee, chairman of Bendix Corp. "The acquisitions we're seeing at the moment will be a good thing for America in that they will make us more viable in the world market...