Word: union
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hullabaloo over labor-reform legislation, it appears that someone has been overlooked. I refer to the rank-and-file unionist. Without his support, no union boss could afford the elaborate retinue of thugs, lobbyists, and shysters that Hoffa commands. Yet the union members never question Jimmy's methods, so long as he gets results...
...seems to me that union members should be held individually responsible for the be havior of their representatives. Perhaps the threat of a substantial fine might arouse a keener interest in how the votes are counted and how the money is spent...
...cosmic flight has been made from the earth to another celestial body." The Soviet moon rocket, with a last-stage weight of 3,342 Ibs., treated against bacteria so as not to contaminate the surface of the moon, carried red pennants and a hammer-and-sickle emblem inscribed "The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics...
...Council of Churches meeting in Rhodes last month (TIME, Aug. 31 et seq.). There will be an unofficial conference in Venice next year between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox theologians to discuss points of agreement and disagreement between the two churches. The main-and massive-stumbling block to possible union: recognition of the Pope as head of the church...
Nevertheless, only a small step was taken toward a settlement. Management agreed to refer work practices and other local issues (TIME, Aug. 24) to labor-management subcommittees in the twelve major struck companies, thus agreeing with the union's stand that these are local problems that should be handled on the local level. "The strike has now reached a critical stage," said Labor Secretary James Mitchell, "and the next few days will determine whether we get a reasonable settlement or whether the strike will be further drawn...