Word: wildcats
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...labor shortage has given button-sewers and shoe-stitchers a bit of bargaining power for the first time. Factory owners cannot replace disgruntled employees as easily as they once could; wildcat strikes can cripple output for days or weeks. Almost imperceptibly, workers are starting to win concessions. As many as 3,000 employees at Shenzhen-based electronics manufacturer Haiyan staged a walkout in October to protest salaries that were below minimum wage; they were enticed back to the factory floor by a raise and the promise of back pay. A month later, 1,000 employees of the Shanlin electronics factory...
...know we had, obviously, a real tough time with their guy,” Wildcat coach Walt Kyle said, “and our guy was real tough as well...
...Wildcat Andrew Sarauer followed with a quick goal that upped the pressure, but Lederman knotted the shootout two skaters later with a shot that bounced off Tarkki’s glove and into the goal...
...Wildcat Andrew Sarauer followed with a quick goal that upped the pressure, but Lederman knotted the shootout two skaters later with a shot that bounced off Tarkki's glove and into the goal...
...keep it in the trophy case, and I didn’t even shoot it,” said Wildcat captain Ben Sturgill, whose team is now off to its best start since the 1963-64 season...