Word: strike
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...UMPS ARE BIASED. Pitchers carp about an elf-size strike zone and umpires who call close pitches in the batters' favor. "Borderline pitches make the difference," says White Sox starter Alex Fernandez, "and the umps don't give us those calls. They don't make guys swing the bat." Instead, hitters can wait for that fat one. Speaking of which...
That does not preclude compromise, however. Fenster says McArthur is also able to strike a balance between his convictions and the faculty's beliefs...
...cold rain, Cornell's running game dominated as the Big Red won, 27-0. It was a whopping loss, a major strike against the Crimson's confidence. But as the team walked away in the rain that day, damp and depressed, there was hope. There was the Game...
Clinton, responding to increased protests and a hunger strike by activist Randall Robinson, announced a new U.S. policy in early May. The policy states that Haitians caught on the high seas by the Coast Guard will not be returned to Haiti, but rather will be granted asylum hearings...
...alumna of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, I was appalled to learn that the Harvard Club of New York has become the latest employer to try to force health care cuts on its employees. I urge you to settle your strike with Local 6 HERE with a decent contract that honors the hard work and dedication your workers give to the Club and its members...