Word: labored
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lawyers from the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) and the University will argue whether a small number of employees should be allowed to participate in a referendum on union representation. The meeting, which follows an earlier discussion late last month, will be mediated by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in its regional headquarters in Boston...
...said his probe was moving too slowly, he moved calmly ahead with his search for evidence. But when he appeared outside federal court in Washington last week, Walsh uncharacteristically allowed his thin lips to curl into a tight, satisfied smile. Finally, he could announce the fruits of his meticulous labor: a 23-count indictment that contained sweeping charges of criminal dealings at the White House...
...problems begin at Massawa, the Red Sea port where hundreds of dock workers labor night and day to unload grain and other food destined for Ethiopia's hungry millions. Cranes are in short supply, as are trailers to store the grain. While wheat from the U.S. and Canada usually comes in bags, much of the grain from Europe does not and thus takes longer to unload. Grain sometimes arrives soaked with water; a recent shipment of milk powder was contaminated...
Neil Kinnock, the leader of the opposition Labor Party, last week challenged Thatcher's decision to go along with Kuwait's investment, noting the Prime Minister's statement three months ago that the Kuwaitis had assured Britain they "had no ambition to control BP, nor any interest in any management role." The Labor leader questioned how binding those assurances really were. Said he: "This is obviously a matter of public interest and concern...
...apprehensive Whitehall, the cemetery outrage and its violent aftermath conjured up the nightmare of more British troops being caught in cross fire between Protestants and Catholics. Authorities believe both Protestant and Catholic extremists in Ulster have been stockpiling weapons. In response, a number of opposition Labor Party politicians in London were again raising demands to get British troops out of the province. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who called the latest killings "an act of appalling savagery," fears that a pullout would trigger even worse bloodshed in Ulster. She is adamant that the forces stay...