Word: labored
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...administration was slated to file an appeal by Friday which would call on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to review the decision that the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) had legitimately won a support staff election last...
...University decides to appeal thedecision to the conservative five-member NLRB, thecase could remain undecided for up to two years,according to labor experts, because of the volumeof cases the NLRB rules...
These experiences have allowed Jackson to more eloquently articulate his politics of inclusion and his principle of common ground. During this campaign Jackson has begun to repair the fragmented Democratic Party coalition of labor, farmers, the poor, women and minorities...
...legislation permits individual donors to give a maximum of $1,000 to any one candidate and gifts to multiple candidates in federal races that can total no more than $25,000 a year. Companies are not allowed to contribute directly to campaigns, but they, along with labor unions and other organizations, can set up political-action committees that solicit donations from employees or members and give the money to selected politicians. A PAC can donate no more than $10,000 to one campaign, but contributions of that size could conceivably be made to every presidential contender...
...Palestinian uprising turns the Nov. 1 vote into a referendum on policies toward the occupied territories. The Labor and Likud parties hope the ballot will grant them a divorce. -- Ferdinand Marcos is indicted on U. S. racketeering charges. -- In Afghanistan rebel leader Ahmad Shah Massoud girds for a showdown with government forces. -- Yugoslavia' s crisis deepens as politicians squabble...