Word: strikes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Rakowski cited her policies as a precedent for another government assault on the outlawed Solidarity movement. As part of Rakowski's new economic reform program, the government announced, it would close down on Dec. 1 the famous Lenin shipyard in Gdansk, whose workers gave birth to Solidarity during a strike in 1980. Its 11,000 employees, including Solidarity's founder, Lech Walesa, a shipyard electrician for 21 years, would be forced to find jobs elsewhere...
...Yale--whose support staff union is often compared to HUCTW--the first contract was settled only after 15 months, 91 bargaining sessions and a 10-week strike...
...union and the University cannot agree on key contract points, the process coud drag on for more than a year, and may even result in a strike, according to labor experts. Furthermore, workers could petition the National Labor Relations Board after one year to decertify the union if a contract is not reached...
...Harvard can't just give them everything theyare asking for," said one employee, who requestedanonymity. "Something will have to be given up,there may even be a strike and how do we know thatwe will gain more than we lose...
...wives and children of elected officials are fighting the pressure to be - perfect and learning a tough lesson: how to strike a balance between private needs and public expectations...