Word: preventative
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Unfortunately, nothing has been devised so far to prevent them. New York's tough Taylor Law, which provides heavy fines and jail terms for striking public employees, failed to prevent New York City's garbage collectors or schoolteachers from walking off their jobs. Ohio's law calling for the dismissal of every public employee who goes on strike has proved equally ineffective. Ohio had more than two dozen strikes?involving police, nurses, city service employees and teachers?in a recent one-year period...
...jeopardized the city's security and economic viability. His statement was particularly significant because of the conference this week in Berlin between the Western allies and the Soviet Union over the status of the city. Brandt also declared that he would not agree to any treaty that might prevent the German people, East and West, from ultimately deciding how they wish to live together...
...Harvard Ecology Coalition participated in a Department of Public Utilities hearing yesterday in an attempt to prevent Boston Edison from raising its rates to pay for less polluting fuel...
Inside the building, several demonstrators suggested that students enter the room to prevent Shirhal from conducting interviews. Daniel A, Gensler '72 argued against the proposal and said, "I call 'violence' intimidation. If that is the policy of this group I'm walking...
...group then voted not to prevent students from entering the office to be interviewed. McKinney escorted two students through the crowd to the office, and three more were interviewed after the group voted to leave...