Word: contraction
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...even the negotiators were pleased with the contract that ended the New York strike. "Neither side will sing victory songs about this," predicted School Board Vice President Robert Christen. Albert Shanker, president of the 81,000-member United Federation of Teachers called it a settlement that "nobody likes." Certainly few educators did. As Shanker outlined the proposed contract to the union's delegate assembly (which had voted overwhelmingly to strike the week before), he was interrupted with jeers and catcalls of "Sellout." Outside Madison Square Garden, rank-and-file teachers chanted: "Vote no, vote no." The roiled, resentful membership...
Rozelle Rule. The flare-up began when the New England Patriots voted to boycott the last game of their preseason schedule. The Patriots were not simply demanding a better contract; they were trying to find out if the N.F.L. Players Association was a viable union. Since the failure of last year's strike, the owners have felt no pressing need to bargain with the players' group. "We're tired of waiting for negotiations to progress," announced Randy Vataha, Patriot wide receiver and player representative. "Let's see if the owners are serious-and whether the players...
...Director Ed Garvey because they felt he had lost last year's strike by overstressing the Rozelle rule and other "freedom issues." More important, particularly to veterans, are the league's pension plan, insurance program and even the number of players allowed each team. Since the last contract expired in 1974, for example, the league has not contributed to the players' pension fund; they have now missed payments totaling $5 million. The players also want teams to carry more than the presently permitted roster of 43 men, so that clubs do not play short-handed when there...
...owners tried to lure New England back to work with an offer the players called insulting. In exchange for a return to work and a two-week no-strike pledge, the owners promised only that there would be no reprisals and that they would make a new but undefined contract proposal by this Thursday. The Patriots turned the owners down flat. With that, they were locked out, and by last Wednesday the New York Jets and Giants, the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions had also walked...
Action Shift. The competing efforts to expand and contract the strike revolved around Patriot Spokesman Vataha, who fielded calls from other player representatives, mediators, owners and his teammates on one yellow wall phone in the kitchen of his home in Canton, Mass., south of Boston. Downing Cokes by the dozen to keep awake, the short (5 ft. 10 in.) pass catcher and onetime Snow White dwarf at Disneyland went on a 24-hour schedule. "Don't mind me if I'm a little incoherent," he warned callers. "I haven't slept for three days...