Word: threats
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...agreement by preparing to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act. In the past the miners defied Taft-Hartley, and their acquiescence now is uncertain. But the President selected a board of inquiry to determine if a national emergency existed. Affidavits were drawn up certifying that the strike posed a threat to national health and safety, and plans were reviewed to go to federal court, should the vote be no, to seek an injunction for an 80-day cooling-off period. Additional injunctions would be sought against as many as a dozen particularly troublesome locals to make sure that their members returned...
...think so. The problem with a threat is that you've got to be ready to come through with the "or else." You also have to believe that neither party wants the "or else." You couldn't be sure of that. Another point to remember is that it was unnecessary to threaten the negotiators to get them to come to an agreement. They reached an agreement, which was rejected by the U.M.W. bargaining council. To whom, then, should we have addressed the threat...
...human effort to deal with crushing statistics: India's population (now over 620 million) will reach 1 billion by the year 2000. During Desai's first nine months in office, on the other hand, there were only 636,000 sterilizations, the lowest rate in a decade. The threat of dictatorship has receded, but the conflict between traditional democracy and the things India must do to save itself remains unresolved...
...Crimson does not pose a serious threat to championship-seeking competitors, but boasts several individuals who could earn a berth in the NCAA finals...
Garrison said Suffolk County District Judge Theodore Glyn's ruling of "continuance without finding" shows that in Massachusetts, unlike New Hampshire, the courts are responsive to the threat of nuclear power." He added that the judge told the demonstrators he was personally sympathetic to their cause...