Word: nonunionism
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...become high-cost, unionized operations. In the previous 40 years, the old Civil Aeronautics Board had received 79 applications from companies that wanted to become long-distance, interstate airlines; not one was approved. When competition was opened up in 1978, the fleet of new carriers generally employed relatively cheap nonunion labor and used smaller crews on their aircraft than established airlines did. Some upstarts, like People Express, championed pared-to-the-bone competition, in which low ticket prices took the place of almost all amenities...
...Chief Donald $ Hoffman in Austin, Minn. "We're talking about an out-and-out riot." He was referring to the worst outbreak of violence in the eight-month-old strike against George A. Hormel & Co., one of the nation's largest meat- packers. Although operations resumed in January with nonunion workers and the strike seemed increasingly futile, some 350 demonstrators last week tried to block access to the plant. When more than 100 police tried to clear the way for workers, the clash erupted, with officers propelling tear gas and demonstrators spraying Mace. Eight policemen required treatment...
Another issue could be tougher. The U.A.W. wants to protect workers' job security and is trying to restrict Chrysler's freedom to buy parts from nonunion producers. The company is eager to keep control over the selection of suppliers and the location of plants...
...Anglo American Corp. of South Africa, the country's largest mine operator, and had called a strike in the mines where union strength was weak, ranging between one-half of 1% and 12% of the total work force. It thus failed to get the support of large numbers of nonunion miners. After three days of confusion and clashes, the union gave up the strike in order to stop the mine operators from mass firings...
...report for the ILGWU documents such abuses in the nation's nonunion shops as subminimum wages, homework, excessively long hours and unsafe working conditions. There are an estimated 1,200 sweatshops in Los Angeles, and 2,000 to 3,000 of them may exist in New York City. Women in New York's , Chinatown work nine or ten hours a day with only Sundays off, taking home a mere $80 to $120 a week. They complain of headaches and stomach pains, caused by exhaustion and strain. "They are really suffering from depression," says Chia-ling Kuo, a research associate...