Word: workers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sjare election" that followed the student-worker demonstrations of 1968, the Gaullists and their allies hit their peak, with 46% of the vote and 359 Assembly seats. Under more "normal" conditions in the last regular election of 1967, they won 43% of the vote and a one-seat majority...
...OTHER FOUR CHARACTERS are just as assured. Susan Ehrlich's Sandra is an appropriate mixture of the fun-loving and the affably neurotic; Joe Mobilia's Arnold--the social worker with his heart in his glasses--is perfect; and David Goldbloom, as Leo Herman, plays what amounts to a certifiable chipmunk with energy and a brilliant voice. Ira Fink's picture of Murray's brother bears an uncanny resemblance to Dick Van Dyke, and is probably better at hamming...
Europe, in short, looks prosperous and to a large extent is prosperous. And it is no longer only the privileged who share the wealth. A decade ago, a skilled worker in France, Germany, Italy or Belgium was likely to have ridden a bicycle or motorbike to work. Today he owns-or is saving to buy-a Volkswagen, Fiat or Citroen. He is almost certain to have a TV set (black-and-white, not color). He almost certainly has a savings account; and if he is lucky, he lives with his family in new, subsidized housing-architecturally undistinguished, but more comfortable...
Strength. When workers are fired, they are rewarded with generous severance pay: a month's pay for each year worked is common. Thanks to the strength of the trade unions, it is becoming even harder to lay off unwanted workers. In West Germany, for example, the Bavarian metalworkers union has just negotiated what may be the ultimate in job security-and a model for other unions. A worker who is either 55 years old and has been with the same company for 20 years, or is 50 and has been with it for 25 years, cannot be fired...
...treats wounds, gives injections and teaches patients to inject themselves. He also draws blood, instructs diabetics and heart patients in proper dietary practices and provides post-operative care. Juanita Woods, 37, a Greenville, S.C., psychiatric nurse, offers even more specialized services. She works with a minister and a social worker to provide psychological counseling to patients who might not otherwise see psychiatrists or psychologists...