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...addition, it is U.M.W. policy that when just one picket from a struck mine appears at another mine, the workers there also must walk off the job. Even some union members have doubts about this tactic. Complains Fred Voithofer, 49, a miner in Greene County, Pa.: "Guys from out of state showed up and shut us down three times last summer. One had a gun. No way I'm going to argue with that kind of thing, but it's dead wrong. The company treats us well, and we shouldn't be penalized when some other company...
...Chapter Two, the belated diversionary tactic is to have Brother Leo and Jennie's best friend Faye Medwick (Ann Wedgeworth) indulge in a teasy, vaudevillian, near adulterous liaison. Wedgeworth is a lispy, New Yorky clown with Valentine's Day on the brain, and her performance is as impeccable as her body is scannable. Not to scant the men. It will take the year or so that their contracts have to run to find adequate replacements for the richly gifted Hirsch and Gorman...
Bringing the ball upcourt this season, the Crimson women will be coming from the left side. The unusual tactic is not a new twist that Carole Kleinfelder has designed for her offense, it is merely a reflection of the abundance of left-handed guards that will quarterback the women's offense...
...Hyland's view, Nixon was a tough and able bargainer. He would discuss one or two issues, set the general guidelines of U.S. policy, then leave, letting subordinates handle the details. "Avoiding the fray was a good tactic," observes Hyland, as "it is extremely frustrating negotiating with the Soviets because they insist on winning every minor point. There is endless haggling and bitterness. The atmosphere gets very tense over the nitpicking. The Soviets sometimes win the small point but lose the significant one. Still, it's a hell of a problem to turn them around. You can only...
...taking on the legal battle, though, the NLRB has guaranteed that in any further drives the hospital will not be able to use legal appeals as a delaying tactic. The Massachusetts Hospital Workers have made the way that much easier for the next unionizing drive...