Word: strikes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...YORK--Eastern Airlines filed for protection from creditors in bankruptcy court yesterday, the sixth day of a Machinists strike, blaming pilots for a "cash crisis" that paralyzed the nation's seventh-largest airline...
...move came a day after Eastern insisted such a step remained a last resort in the airline's effort to endure the strike, which had strong support from pilots and flight attendants and was costing Eastern an estimated $4 million...
Lorenzo and Bakes pledged that all creditors would be paid in full; shareholders would receive "fair value"; passengers would be protected; and as many employees as possible would return to work. Eastern had 31,200 employees before the strike...
Bush said that if the Machinists try to shutdown rail service later this week he will askCongress to ban such secondary boycotts. He saidthe strike should be settled through bargaining,but no talks are scheduled...
Meanwhile, Eastern has just 1500 employeesstill working, down from 31,200 before the strike,Leonard said