Word: uaw
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Suslow, director of international affairs for United Auto Workers (UAW), said the government's failure to act would result in "a total recession in the American industry" adding that the Chrysler and American Motors corporations would be forced to shut down...
...Teamsters and the rest have become more toadyish than ever, barely squawking when plants close down, doing nothing when presidents decide to put the lower class on welfare so the middle class won't have to suffer inflation. Lane Kirkland, the new George Meany, collects art. Doug Fraser, UAW, sits on the board of Chrysler...
...noticeable absence of organized labor groups at the convention suggests a potential hindrance to the party's growth. Despite Commoner's favorable attitude towards labor (he called for automobile plants owned and operated by the United Auto Workers (UAW) and work-owned steel plants at the convention), the Citizens' Party has not attracted much support from liberal labor organizations...
...this point most unions, with the notable exception of the UAW, have either ignored or actively opposed participation programs...
...cases, a managerial strategy to increase participation and improve the quality of working life in such a way as to avoid unions, of course, the reaction of many unions is going to become even more negative. Of course, there are a few union leaders like Irving Bluestone (vice president. UAW) who see that unless the unions take an active role, unless they own these participative projects, they're going to be on the further defensive and lose...