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PETER FLANIGAN: The U.A.W. stand is probably more a memorial to Walter Reuther than an expression of the sentiment of the members. Clearly, there is a great degree of protectionism in Congress. Agriculture has put up a strong barrier against protectionism in the past, but there is substantial erosion even there. Should there be an effort to expand meat imports substantially, I think you will find as big a split starting in agriculture as occurred in the unions...
...many union leaders, the most important part of the contract was removal of the ceiling on cost-of-living increases. That ceiling had been accepted by the late Walter Reuther as part of the price of ending a strike against Ford in 1967, and he later regretted the decision. Now that the U.A.W. has succeeded in abolishing the ceiling, other unions can muster strong arguments against...
Woodcock, who succeeded Walter Reuther as head of the mammoth 430,000-member UAW, spoke on the eve of today's SDS-University Action Group demonstration at Seymour Chevrolet in support of the auto workers...
...agreed that such a right would be guaranteed by a bill developed by the late Walter Reuther's "Committee of 100" assorted public figures. The bill was introduced by Senator Kennedy last August and is a sweeping reorganization of the country's health system. Essentially an expanded Social Security program, it would create a national health insurance system for all Americans. To meet an estimated price of $57 billion in its first year of operation -less than the nation's current medical bill-the plan would derive 40% of its funds from federal revenues, 35% from...
...days when the first assembly line started rolling. In fact, the conditions that so depress Belcher are not as bad as they once were. Under union pressure, companies have made some improvements. Shifts are a bit shorter now than the 3:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. stint that Walter Reuther worked at Ford in 1927. Over the years, the union has won regular relief breaks, the system of roving relief men, and doors on toilets. Some workers who do especially dirty jobs such as painting, now get company-paid special clothing. Many plants now have enclaves away from the line...