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Although the union rep had not even been voted in by the rank and file, and had never held a union meeting, he immediately tried to take control of the impromptu walkout. "I know that I haven't been that good a union rep," he said defensively, "but this show of support is so strong that now we really have something to go in with, but let's go back to work, and we will work this thing out later...
...didn't take long for Nilon to greet the vendors next morning with more deals of going back to work and negotiating later. The union rep arrived with a high card from the mythical local's down town office, but he didn't play his hand until after Nilon spoke. Nilon immediately began threatening everyone with pink slips and court injunctions. Then the union rep took over and introduced his friend from downtown, who startlingly declared that he was against the strike, and it was the vendor's tough luck if Nilon fired people. Of course, he insisted...
Although almost all members of Congress were relieved that Nixon had resigned, several were disappointed at his speech. Rep. Robert F. Drinan (D-Mass.), said that Nixon had left "all of the important questions unanswered...
Hogan said that inflation would be Ford's "number 1 problem." Rep. Peter Domenica (R-N.M.) predicted that to control it the new president would pursue a "tough, conservative fiscal policy, bordering on austerity...
...Rep. John J. Moakley (D-Mass.) said that he thought Nixon did the right thing. "Now that he's resigned, I think we in Congress can turn all our attention to America's equally grave economic situation. I'm personally looking forward to working with President Ford on programs that will put people back to work, reduce the cost of living and reverse an inflation that threatens the very fabric of our society," Moakley said...