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Then the "first count" begins. Ballots are assigned to candidates only where the voters have indicated a number-one preference. All those ballots which for various reasons did not indicate any clear preferences are thrown out of consideration. The valid vote is then counted to determine the minimum number of votes a candidate will need for election. (For election to the council a candidate needs one tenth of the vote plus one, since there are nine council seats; for the school committee, a candidate needs one sixth of the vote plus...
...eliminated. Under the new law, unions will have the right to negotiate anything and everything, including top level financial decisions. Strikes will be permitted on (non-wage) issues of workers' control even if there is a contract in force. The union's interpretation of non-wage questions will be valid pending a decision by the Labor Court. The employer will have the right of interpretation on wage issues for the first ten days. There may be no implementation of management decisions without first notifying and negotiating with the union. The employer must provide all information requested by the union...
...significant public event. Possibly the networks were trying to underscore their distaste for the equal-time rule by drawing attention to the fact that airing an address as newsworthy as the President's poses risks for broadcasters. In opposing the rule, the networks may well have a valid point, but blacking out the President seems to be a particularly extreme way to make...
Expressing a sentiment that ought to be valid for all European states, an East bloc diplomat last week observed...
...Catherine Hearst and to a lesser extent Randy Hearst. I was a devout Episcopalian, but there really isn't that much difference. When Bert asked me about my participation in the program, I explained that it was partly my religious feelings and he accepted it as a valid point...