Word: workload
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Under the Burger Court, access to the federal courthouse door is very gradually but steadily being restricted for activists seeking social change. Citing the increasing workload as a partial reason, the Burger Court has employed a variety of devices to cut back: raising procedural difficulties for plaintiffs, eliminating some fees awarded to lawyers, and demanding that civil rights advocates prove a discriminatory intent in cases of racial segregation. The Supreme Court has also insisted that more constitutional claims be heard by state rather than federal courts...
Gorski became a central issue in the talks after union spokesmen said his efforts to reorganize the force by increasing the workload of each officer and spending more money on computerized hardware and mechanical gadgetry had created "a complete lack of trust in the chief of police...
Gorski maintained that his "scientific approach" to police work was designed to "equal out the workload among the personnel," but the Patrolmen's Association insisted that the changes had resulted in a decline in the force's morale...
...facto freeze on hiring has lowered morale on the force. Union officials say there is a "deep mistrust of the chief of police" among union members as a result of the changes, and would like to see a reduction in working hours to make up for the increased workload. One union spokesman suggested that Gorski's reorganization might be part of a larger University plan "to rid itself of unionization in the police force" by driving out older members of the force and refusing to hire new replacements. The University has replied that there is "a danger of overstating...
...union's complaints about declining morale, coupled with its demands for shorter working hours to make up for the increased workload, have stalled the contract talks three times since they first opened in January. The union has been working without a contract since January...