Word: money
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Along with the problem of too little money, strikers carry the burden of too much time. During the first few weeks of the strike, many of them found it pleasant to have leisure for fishing and do-it-yourself projects. But then boredom set in. "I wish it was over," sighs Steel Mill Machinist Louis Webb, saturated with TV. "I like to work." Even worse than boredom for some strikers is a growing feeling of helplessness as the strike drags on and savings dwindle. "Sometimes when I go to bed," says Frank Sekula, "I think: Here I am a head...
Shaken by the President's intervention, Blough and McDonald agreed to resume negotiations-this time in Pittsburgh instead of New York. Management finally got around to making the union a money offer to chew on. But it was a small offer, totaling about 8? an hour in added benefits as against McDonald's demand for a 15? package. And at the same time the steel industry stuck determinedly to its insistence on contract changes, including revision...
...think that either side in this strike is thinking of the betterment of the men. I don't see where we're going to gain anything. We've been holding our own, but it's awfully heartbreaking to see all the money we've saved disappear...
...College is giving top priority in distribution of Fund money to strengthening endowment for student scholarships. Since the Fund began in 1955, 26 undergraduate, 6 graduate, and 12 memorial grants-in-aid scholarships have been established...
...School has needed a new library for many years, but lacked the money to make any definite plans until last February. At that time, Miss Sandra Courtway of Brookline donated $3.5 million to be used for medical research...