Word: forded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Police estimate the value of property stolen from September 17 to September 23 at $6191, including $200 in engineering books and a 1973 Ford Torino...
Bell, 60, a former Commissioner of Education under Nixon and Ford, defines ED's role in these terms: "There will always be a need for federal leadership activity, but we ought to keep in mind who's in charge of the schools." By which Bell means state and local control, the political byword of the Reagan Administration. Since the election, Bell has moved quickly to reduce federal funding (generally by 20% to 25% for most programs) and rule making in the field of public education. Indeed, according to a 530-page study called The Reagan Experiment...
Other experts, though, say that the paybacks represent a permanent deterioration in the power of unions. Says Malcolm Denise, a labor lawyer and former head of labor relations at Ford Motor Co.: "Unions are experiencing a long-term decline because of shifting employment patterns. I don't see them disappearing from the industries that they have dominated, though some of those industries may disappear." David Lewis, a professor of business history at the University of Michigan, supports that view. Says he: "The prognosis is not good. Blue-collar workers have moved to the suburbs and lost interest, and unions...
...hard economic times will bring them closer together. Particularly in Detroit, there is talk about labor cooperating with management to build better cars more cheaply. Workers now sit down in quality-control groups to discuss ways to improve production and pass along moneysaving tips to plant managers. Last month, Ford Motor Co. Chairman Philip Caldwell flew to Norfolk to tell 946 union workers that the reason their plant has remained open is that it builds better quality pickup trucks than other Ford plants...
...been a member of Chrysler's board of directors, and it was Fraser who urged his members to accept wage concessions in 1979 so that Chrysler could qualify for $1.5 billion in Government loan guarantees. He has also backed reductions in pay increases to help Ford and General Motors. But at the same time Fraser must figure out how to keep his membership satisfied. He is leading the union negotiations with Chrysler for a new contract to replace the one that expires on Sept. 14. Says he: "These may be the hardest times since unions were organized in this...