Word: unionize
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...final sweetener in the attempt to attract Christians to official church programs, the government is planning to print a revised edition of the Bible, the so-called "Union" translation of 1919. The New Testament portion is promised for next spring. That news should be encouraging to American evangelicals, who have had a special feeling for China as a missionary field for more than a century. How many copies will ever reach China's Christians remains a question. Meanwhile, one observer of the scene in Hong Kong remained optimistic about the Chinese church. Citing a Chinese proverb, he said...
...fail safe" mechanism that prevents clients from playing anything but the message he has programmed into them. Still, many Americans would undoubtedly be outraged by any secret at tempts to influence their behavior for better or worse. As Aryeh Neier, former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, puts it, "People have a right to go about their business without being subjected to manipulation they don't even know about...
...rebates that appear to be boosting car sales, Chrysler Corp. chiefs are expected this week to give Treasury Secretary G. William Miller their promised plan of sacrifice and salesmanship for the company's survival. As a gesture to a Government from which they are requesting aid and a union from which they want concessions, Chrysler's two top executives announced last week that they are becoming $1-a-year...
...when Congress debates the case for federal aid, legislators are likely to listen less to business skeptics than to the auto union, Chrysler suppliers and politicians from states in which the company has operations. Many have been lobbying hard for Chrysler. Whatever the economic merits or demerits of aid, the decision probably will be made on grounds of saving jobs and winning votes...
Medical Area workers voted to reject District 65's bid to represent them in July 1977 after a three-year campaign by the union...