Word: labored
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first strike against Boeing in twelve years, the walkout came after a federal mediator failed to bring labor and management together on a new contract. Union Vice President Justin Ostro drew cheers from machinists in Seattle's Kingdome when he declared, "There is no good time to strike, only a right time to strike...
...tough as barbed wire and likely to unleash a counterattack to protect his company. Crandall has a proprietary attitude, having crafted the airline's go-go expansion since he became company president in 1980. He invented the frequent-flyer program and instituted the first supersaver fares. To cut labor costs, Crandall introduced a two-tier wage system under which younger hires were paid less than veteran workers. "Crandall won't give up easily," says an industry hand. "He sees American as his company. Trump's bid is a slap in his face...
...backed the idea, and the P.L.O. did not torpedo it. While the Palestinian leadership has little faith that the plan will work, it does not want to bear responsibility for a failure. Faced with following through on its own official policy, the Israeli government fell to arguing with itself. Labor embraced Mubarak's proposal, while Shamir's Likud opposed large chunks of the plan. Two days of hot debate in the twelve-member Inner Cabinet last week produced a tie vote: de facto rejection of the plan...
While good jobs are not hard to come by in the Federal Republic, where skilled labor is in short supply, good housing is another matter. Unlike many of their fellow refugees, the Breites again got lucky. Through a Catholic social-welfare organization, they were able to rent a five-room furnished bungalow on a tree-lined street. "We expected a small apartment, not this," says a delighted Marlies...
...remainder of the day is filled with menial labor: whacking weeds, swabbing floors, painting walls, marching in formation. As they half-step, an officer asks, "What is the word for the day?" The platoon answers, "Self- discipline. We like it. We love it. We want more of it, sir!" At 10 p.m., it is lights...