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Word: membership (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Although the Mongol party has the support of Moses, it will win no seats in the assembly because it has no representatives on the ballot and no known membership...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Assembly Elections Attract All Types: Include Hedonists, Imaginary Parties | 10/5/1978 | See Source »

Hospital workers, especially the nurses' aides, maintenance and kitchen workers who make up a large percentage of the union membership, must work long and unpredictable hours, often during the graveyard shift between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. The union argues that in order to maintain an acceptably high standard of patient care, the workers must not suffer from overwork or excessive assignments to graveyard shift hours. If they do receive overtime assignments, they should be amply compensated, the union contends...

Author: By Susan D. Chira, | Title: Helping Workers Get Organized | 10/4/1978 | See Source »

...Louis two and a half days later, having seen the Rockies and Salt Lake City and the Great Plains as one great blur en route. Thanks to a friend in St. Louis, I had a nice warm bed and some home cooking again. I gave up all pretense to membership in the great club of hippies, freaks, road people and adventures. Six days, four friends and Cincinnati and Philadelphia later, I was home in Brooklyn...

Author: By Eric B. Fried, | Title: Riding a Greyhound In Search of America | 10/2/1978 | See Source »

...union's negotiating committee accepted the contract. It was rejected, however, by the union membership. The contract provides for wage increases and additional vacations, but does not include the changes in pension, dental and Blue Cross coverage desired by the union...

Author: By Susan D. Chira, | Title: Powers Rules Out Dining Strike | 9/28/1978 | See Source »

Peoples said he in fact did not call for a strike last week. However if the union membership rejected the contract, he said the workers should then vote to strike as a back-up to their negotiators at the bargaining table...

Author: By Susan D. Chira, | Title: Powers Rules Out Dining Strike | 9/28/1978 | See Source »

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