Word: strikes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Saundra Graham is a tried and true progressive.She is the cutting edge of political change. She broke up the 1970 Harvard Commencement to protest Harvard expansion which threatened local residents. She stood beside members of HUCTW during their strike and their fight to unionize...
...trained soldiers armed with light, concealable weapons pose as Arabs as they prowl the territories in confiscated cars with West Bank license plates. Their tactics are often brutally simple. In Gaza undercover soldiers jumped from a car and clubbed Palestinian activists who were threatening Arab workers for violating a strike. Palestinian sources say the soldiers have also posed as members of the P.L.O. and beaten up rival Palestinians in attempts to spark internal warfare. Some of the Cherry soldiers even impersonate journalists, nabbing suspects in mid-interview. "We have done more than anyone else to restore order," boasts...
Running Backs: B.U. plays with a one-back set, preferring to keep four wideouts on the line of scrimmage. If the Terrier running backs went on strike, no one would notice their absence. Have gun, so don't run. Jay Hillman has carried the ball 97 times for 298 yards and a pair of touchdowns...
...protest, designed to draw attention to the rising incidence of cancer in areas of heavy pesticide use, is part of a nationwide relay effort, in which celebrities, politicians and students take turns fasting. UFW President Caesar Chavez began the fast this summer with a 36-day hunger strike before passing the protest effort to the Rev. Jesse Jackson...
There were scattered protests in the occupied West Bank of the Jordan River and many merchants closed their shops in both areas. Palestinian nationalist groups ordered another general strike in the occupied territories for three days starting Monday and said it would be enforced by patrols...