Word: detroits
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...chant of the union's anthem made a nice show for the press, but he seemed to overlook the obvious factionalism among workers on the picket lines at several of Chrysler's Detroit area plants...
...ONLY UAW members who probably are not satisfied with the "30 and out" provision of the contract are the foundry workers at the Jefferson Plant, about five miles east of downtown Detroit. They were asking for full benefits after 25 years. Most employees from other segments of the assembly line agree that their Jefferson brothers, who statistically have lower life expectancies, rate...
MOST OF the disputes regarding working conditions not covered in the contract must be negotiated at the local level and discussions about these issues are still going on in Detroit. When Woodcock announced a tentative settlement July 17, UAW Secretary-Treasurer Emil Mazey estimated that the local negotiations would take another three weeks...
...Detroit's new Arab population is large. Many of the new assembly plant workers advertise their ethnicity with buttons that read "Detroit Arab Yemini Association...
Outside of Ford's gigantic River Rouge plant in Dearborn, about five miles west of downtown Detroit, there is a small square with a few luncheonetres and several bars, all of which advertise Coca-Cola. At least two of them display prominent signs indicating that they specialize in imported Arab foods. Arab tongues are the rule on the street corners...