Word: boycotts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...teachers "organized" in a grand union, but while they confined themselves to legal means they effected nothing. So the Union teachers proceeded to "boycott" the graduates of the chancellor who had refused to join the union and to swear to its statutes and to pay its assessments...
...This "boycott" they enforced by refusing to teach the chancellors' pets in the higher branches of learning, and by refusing to let their pupils attend the readings of the non-Union teachers. The chapter and chancellor of Paris, seeing their lawful authority thus obstructed, proceeded to imprison the Union teachers, and as a final sentence, excommunicated the recalcitrant masters. Then they strengthened their union more and more. When the masters who were excommunicated appealed to Rome, the Pope recognized these unions as corporations and thus practically gave the teachers the upper hand. These corporations became faculties in the thirteenth century...
...students of Georgia University have organized a strong boycott against several of their boarding places...
...Harvard Union last evening debated the question: "Resolved, that the boycott is a legitimate weapon of labor." Mr. Platt, '88 opened for the affirmative and Mr. Sternbergh, '87 for the negative, followed by Mr. Proctor, '89, affirmative, and Mr. McAfee, '88, negative. From the floor, Mr. Saunders spoke on the affirmative and Messrs. Garrison, '88; Merriam, '86 and Stanton, '87 on the negative. Mr. Knapp, '87 presented the report of the library committee on the reading-room. He said the reading-room was not in as prosperous a condition as could be wished, and advised its separation from the Union...
...Harvard Union meets to-night at 7.30 in Sever 11. The question for debate will be: "Resolved. That the Boycott is a Legitimate Weapon of Labor." The principal disputants are: affirmative, Edmund Platt, '88; J. H. Proctor, '89; negative, P. L. Sternbergh, '87; French McAffee...