Word: transition
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...George Orwell's 1984, the world operates as smoothly as a well-oiled machine under the dictates of Big Brother. Human problems exist, but they are quietly and successfully squelched. To talk to Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) officials, the construction of the extended subway line--due for completion in 1984--is part and parcel of Orwell's perfect world. But beneath the boarded construction loom large problems that even two Big Brothers, Harvard and the MBTA, can't handle...
...life I've been antiunion. I always felt professionals could look after themselves. But with today's economic and social problems, organizing is the best way to protect what we have." So says Joe Williford, 43, a senior contract administrator with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARIA). Williford became a union man this summer after MARIA asked its employees to surrender part of their scheduled cost-of-living raises because a delay in fare increases had led to a budget squeeze. Bus drivers and clerical workers, who are represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union, bluntly refused...
Members of the electricians' union whose work is vital to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) red line extension project, voted Saturday to avert a strike, settling with the National Electrical Contractor's Association (NECA...
...George Orwell's 1984, the world operates as smoothly as a well-oiled machine under the dictates of Big Brother. Human problems exist, but they are quietly and successfully squelched. To talk to Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) officials, the construction of the extended subway line--due for completion in 1984--is part and parcel of Orwell's perfect world. But beneath the boarded construction loom large problems that even two Big Brothers, Harvard and the MBTA, can't handle...
...OCEAN TRANSIT. The treaty reaffirms the right of passage on the high seas, as well as within the twelve-mile limits under certain conditions. It also guarantees unimpeded transit through straits used for international navigation for all ships...