Word: waging
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...imminent collapse in order to obtain the bankruptcy court's permission to cancel a union pact. What it must show is that the labor contract unduly "burdens" its prospects for recovery and that it has made "reasonable" attempts to bargain with the union for deferred or smaller wage increases or other money saving measures. Only then can it be altogether freed by the court from its labor obligations. The court also ruled, 5 to 4, that a company may cancel its union contracts the moment it files for bankruptcy, rather than waiting for a court to rule...
Divinity student Kathryn K. Stevens, who will be joining Dorman on the trip said, "I feel like I'm ready to wage peace and this program sounds closer to it than anything else I've heard...
...argument against implementing a system of equal pay for jobs of comparable worth [Feb. 6] because such a system would be prohibitively expensive reinforces the position of those in favor of such a measure. Your article states that raising the wage scales of jobs traditionally held by women to eliminate disparities in the earnings of men and women would cost some $320 billion in added annual wages and increase inflation 10%. These figures show the inequities women continue to face. They also show why comparable worth is the issue of the '80s. not only for women...
...attack. Buried in the appendix of the four-volume fiscal 1985 budget is a provision that would kill the requirement. Warranties may be good in theory, one Pentagon spokesman said last week, but they should be left to the discretion of the Pentagon. Senator Andrews indicated that he would wage a defensive action: "The only way we are going to get action out of the Defense Department is to ensure there is a warranty requirement with teeth...
...Iraq never escalated beyond short exchanges of gunfire. But in the fall of 1980, not a year after Khomeini returned to Iran. Iraqi president Saddam-Hossein launched a full-scale surprise attack into Iran. Today, almost half a million people have died and the two nations continue to wage...