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...University distributed a booklet to supervisors, listing things they "cannot" say, such as "Was that a union organizer you were speaking with?" and what they "can" say, such as "I am troubled by the tactics of certain union organizers. In some cases they seem to me to be pressuring and harassing support staff." The University draws too fine a line between these remarks--both are tantamount to coercion...
...meetings with supervisors and in the booklet, the University advocated that bosses criticize the union and told them a number of ways to do so. These tactics put supervisors between a rock and a hard place, forcing them into unsure legal situations and unfair ethical relations with their employees. Moreover, many supervisors support the union effort or just don't want to be involved on either side. Supervisors--themselves employees who must answer to other supervisors--should not be forced to tow the administration line, or fear that their jobs are endangered because of their opinions...
...Hampshire, leading up to primary night, the AARP mailed out 250,000 pieces of literature detailing the candidates' positions on Social Security, long-term health care and other incendiary issues. One booklet was called You Can Select the President -- a brash enough claim, until you consider that in 1984 a total of 101,000 Democrats voted in the primary and that the AARP has 145,000 members in New Hampshire alone. A $250,000 television ad campaign aims to get out the gray vote. "The old folks," says Political Consultant Thomas Kiley, "are showing more political muscle in this election...
...article in the December 9 Crimson on an information binder for the presidential election incorrectly said that a candidate's information was left out of the packet. Sen. Paul Simon (D-III.) is represented in the booklet...
...Democratic and Republican candidates asking them to provide phone numbers, campaign contacts, internship opportunities, and other information for students who want to work for a presidential campaign. Sen. Paul Simon (D-III.) was not an announced candidate at the time and is not represented in the booklet...