Word: picketings
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...Ecology, however, is attracting into its ranks all the liberals who used to spend their wasted time agreeing with goals while opposing tactics. If Boston Edison pollutes the atmosphere, well then, picket Boston Edison and make them fess up. The problem remains, when Boston Edison reforms its smoke, who pays...
...group surged across a picket fence and scuffled with demonstration marshalls before their speaker reached the platform. One marshall was treated for broken teeth but was reported in satisfactory condition...
large numbers of white supporters were content to support the demands massively and submissively; that is, whites manned the picket lines at 4:30 a.m., they mimeographed daily announcements on the status of the strike, and they managed the news offices. They made no attempt to speak for the demands as official representatives of BAM or even to have a voice at any of the mass rallies. The BAM spokesmen explained that the white student help was essential and "greatly appreciated." "The Coalition has done a lot of busy work for us" with mimeographing and food supplies, BAM explained...
...local laws forbidding such actions, strikes by public employees have spread like an epidemic throughout the nation. The Government's effectiveness?or lack of it?in halting the postal walkout could thus determine whether other federal employees decide that the way to a pay raise is through the picket lines...
...Eggheads. The tight job market may be curbing student anti-business attitudes, though there is some evidence that they were never as strong as popularly believed. There is, for instance, a marked decline in the harassment of campus recruiters. Perhaps there are just too few of them around to picket. Duke University's director of placement services, Patricia O'Connor, has seen little indication of students avoiding business, but feels that many are now "more flexible" about whom they will work for. William W. Wells, director of selection and placement for Genesco, notes a new humility among undergraduates...