Word: labored
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...know in my heart I have not violated any of the rules of that institution," Wright said in a speech to a labor meeting shortly after the ethics report was released...
...garner support, Davis pledged to keep NWA in Minnesota, where it has 15,000 employees, and to leave the airline intact. But that hardly reassured the company's workers, who fear that a takeover could bring belt tightening and layoffs. To protect their interests, labor unions at Northwest are opening talks with Davis and other prospective buyers...
...closer look at the data, however, revealed an underlying weakness. The economy created only 180,000 new jobs in March, down sharply from the 280,000 that were added the previous month. The unemployment rate fell because relatively few new job seekers entered the labor force in March. Among other signs pointing to a softening economy, the report said the construction industry lost 50,000 jobs in March, or about 1% of its work force, as home building slumped because of rising mortgage rates...
...anything, Ueberroth, 51, understated the task. To begin with, he must negotiate a new contract with Eastern's hard-bargaining machinists. They walked out last month and the carrier was forced into bankruptcy when the airline's pilots refused to cross picket lines. Even if Ueberroth wins labor peace, the Eastern sale must be approved by the federal bankruptcy court and Eastern's creditors, a process that could take months. Once he is firmly at the controls, Ueberroth must struggle to fill his planes with consumers who have switched to other airlines while most Eastern flights have been grounded...
...transaction as a giveaway to Lorenzo. "I think the deal stinks. They are cutting up Eastern so that it can't survive," said Wally Haber, senior general chairman of the airline's machinists' union. "I like to play baseball, but I like to play on a winning team." Some labor officials may have been talking tough because they still had to go to the bargaining table with Ueberroth...