Word: wagnerism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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This time, though, there were some important differences. Outgoing Mayor Robert Wagner, who had worked hand-in-glove with Quill during three mayoral terms, was weary and obviously bored as his last days as mayor approached. He made only a feint here and there toward seriously talking with Quill, finally left town for Acapulco 20 hours before the strike deadline of 5 a.m. on Jan. 1. Moreover, Quill, a sick man who had had several heart attacks and slept with an oxygen tank by his bedside, was under heavy pressure from his union to win bigger wage hikes than...
...slower. When a reporter asked him about his first week in office, Lindsay grinned and said, "You mean it's only been a week?" He had had so much exposure that many New Yorkers already felt that they knew him as well as they had ever known Bob Wagner...
Lindsay has been repeatedly criticized for not getting involved in the negotiations early in December. His detractors feel that even if his participation had not been able to avert the strike his inaction was inexcusable. But Mayor Wagner had objected to Lindsay's participation in city government before he took office. More important, was Lindsay's belief that the collective bargaining was an affair between the union and the autonomous Transit Authority. He rightly believed that the government should enter a labor dispute only when an impasse has stalled fruitful negotiations. On New Year's Day, however, despite all efforts...
...HOPE PRESENTS THE CHRYSLER THEATER (NBC, 9-10 p.m.). In "The Enemy on the Beach," Robert Wagner and James Donald star as two naval officers assigned to neutralize a German mine that is paralyzing Allied shipping. Color...
...previous years negotiations between the New York City Transit Authority and the Transport Workers Union have been deadlocked to the final hour. But Mayor Wagner, working closely with his city mediator, Theodore W. Kheel, and the president of the TWU, Michael J. Quill, was able to find a last minute solution...