Word: rank
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...RARE DISPLAY of rank and file truculence, members of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) this week overwhelmingly rejected a contract negotiated for them by their leaders and the federally subsidized Chrysler Corporation. Chrysler workers had a simple reason for their resounding "no" vote: After working three years under a 1979 "bailout" contract-- which saved the company over $1 billion in wage reductions--the 50,000 men and women still employed by the shrunken auto maker feel entitled to more money...
...Coach [1 rank] Haggerty had let us know during the course of the race that in order to win we needed to pass Cornell's third and fourth men." Rippy said, some time after the race. "So we made out move in the finishing chute...
...I.D.F.'s Staff and Command College, announced two weeks ago that he was requesting a leave of absence in protest over the killings. (He has since relented.) Mitzna bluntly told Sharon, "I have lost faith-in-you." More than 100 top Israeli officers, including everyone above the rank of brigadier general, met behind closed doors with Chief of Staff Rafael Eitan on Sept. 24 to complain about Sharon. A group of reservists opposed to the Lebanon invasion addressed a petition to Sharon last week signed by 1,000 of them, including 150 officers, asking not to be sent...
...differences were obvious, even in personal habits. Begin was the soul of propriety. He preferred to wear a tie and coat and strictly observed protocol, always reminding Sadat and me that he was not a head of state and therefore did not rank as an equal with us. When I wanted to see him, he insisted that he come to my cottage and not the other way around. He stayed up late, worked very hard, kept close to his aides and advisers, and walked to the dining area at Laurel Lodge to eat with all the other Israelis and with...
...employees who belong to the United Auto Workers. U.A.W. negotiators two weeks ago agreed to a new contract that gives Chrysler workers some $2 per hour less in wages and benefits than are received by employees at either General Motors or Ford. Ratification voting by the union's rank and file is expected to be completed this week, and industry analysts rate the outcome a tossup...