Word: offing
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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"The assistant secretary of Labor, W. J. Usery, has advised me that the carriers are now prepared to sit down in real gut-bargaining sessions starting tonight and get our problems settled," Dennis explained.
Dennis' order came after U. S. District Judge John H. Pratt found the union in contempt of court and threatened it with fines of $200,000.
The unions' original demands included pay increases amounting to 40 or 45 per cent over three years and reconsideration of the railroads' proposed work rule changes which would eliminate thousands of jobs as well as speed up the work load for all employees.
The rail shutdown had immediate effects. The Post Office refused to accept any second, third, or fourth class mail traveling more than 300 miles after 4 p.m. yesterday. Six hundred thousand city commuters dependent on train travel were forced to find other means of transportation. The auto industry warned of...
To the Editors of the CRIMSON: