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Word: grospiron (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Grospiron said the possibility of a nationwide walkout remains "very real." He added that the union's 12-member bargaining policy committee yesterday rejected more than 20 oil company offers that proposed a two-year agreement and percentage increases in each year of the agreement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oil Union Officials Reject Offers Which Meet Carter Guidelines | 1/9/1979 | See Source »

...Grospiron, president of the union, said the strike was unauthorized, but was neither illegal nor a wildcat strike since the contract had expired...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oil Union Officials Reject Offers Which Meet Carter Guidelines | 1/9/1979 | See Source »

...chance. According to union officials, it has counseled the industry's executives to be prepared for a long strike and reportedly threatened to reject their bids for drilling leases on federally owned land if they agree to a settlement that busts the guidelines. Says OCAW President Alvin Grospiron angrily: "This kind of interference helps to promote strikes." An industry official in effect agrees: "The guidelines have complicated the situation because the size of the settlement has become a matter of pride with the union. A strike is now more likely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Labor: A Year of Showdowns | 1/1/1979 | See Source »

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