Word: welched
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...with a donation to charity; he also said he would give UNICEF an amount equal to the bill for the party (perhaps another $70,000). There was no shortage of flowers or balloons or big names, such as Princess Grace of Monaco, Ringo Starr, Michael Caine and Raquel Welch (whose cast on her recently broken wrist was quickly loaded with autographs). And there were plenty of little names, as well-including an impressive Welsh choir made up of five of Burton's brothers and three of his sisters, plus their spouses...
HSWU AND THE STRIKE at Cronin's is a better way. Conditions at Cronin's are somewhat worse than at other restaurants in the Square. The waitresses' union began at Cronin's before Thanksgiving last year, according to Patty Welch, one of the waitresses. The waitresses started meeting informally and talking about working at Cronin's and what kind of changes they would like to see made. Twelve of the 15 waitresses presented their demands to James D. Cronin, the owner of the restaurant, at the beginning of December. He refused to consider them and on December 9 the waitresses...
...waitresses picketed for four days and Cronin changed his mind. According to Welch, Cronin's lawyers advised him against signing a legal agreement recognizing HSWOC as the sole bargaining agent for waitresses at his restaurant, but he refused their advice. The waitresses' strike was really cutting down his business in just four short days...
Members of the Union decided early in the strike not to affiliate with the only local service workers union AFL-CIO Local 277, because it is not an agressive union in bargaining for its members, and according to Welch, many of its present members are dissatisfied with...
...Patricia Welch--one of the eight waitresses whom Cronin fired last week--said yesterday that the picketers will return today...