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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Many of the nation's big wage contracts will not expire until next year, but the outcome of talks now under way with the 450,000 railroad workers and the 560,000 employees of the Postal Service are being closely watched by union leaders as indicators of future trends. The Administration is optimistic that the postal workers, whose talks enter the hard-bargaining phase this week, will cooperate. The outcome of the railroad workers' negotiations is less certain. Their contract expired at the end of last year, and Bosworth fears that the new package might well reach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Long Way from Waterloo | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

...park, but stay away from the antique roller coaster; the wooden frame that supports it tends to shake a lot when the roller coaster goes over it, and the boards underneath tend to bang around a lot, and make all sorts of other noises that aren't in the contract. Of course, it's your life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Survival Guide to the Square | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

...York Giants signed Curry to a contract of undisclosed terms last Thursday, Vinnie Swerc, assistant to the Giants' general manager, said yesterday...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: Jim Curry Inks Pro Contract; Giants Gain Crack Receiver | 6/8/1978 | See Source »

Merino said he did not know the terms of Curry's contract, but speculated that it is probably a three-year deal...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: Jim Curry Inks Pro Contract; Giants Gain Crack Receiver | 6/8/1978 | See Source »

...details, it is not yet clear which properties Harvard will take over from their main managers, Hunneman and Co. Real Estate. In a letter sent last week to Richard W. Bland II, vice president and director of Hunneman, the University notified the company of its intentions to renegotiate the contract. Bland says his company's relationship with Harvard is permanently in flux, so the letter was inevitable. He hasn't seen any gross problems with the present management system but agrees that a corporation does offer ideal framework for real estate business. A graduate of Harvard Business School, Class...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: Would You Buy A Used Apartment From This University? | 6/8/1978 | See Source »

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