Word: workers
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...suggested in the following portfolio of intimate photos by David Douglas Duncan, Picasso remained Picasso: an indefatigable worker, a lover of mischief and pranks, quirky, increasingly aloof, mercurial, yet often remarkably generous and warm. In Viva Picasso, a book to be published by Viking next fall, Duncan describes how, in the course of preparing some Picasso canvases for photography, he took a swipe with a feather duster at a 1938 self-portrait-and smudged a part of the canvas. Writes Duncan: "I spent the whole morning dabbing with spit-moistened Kleenex trying to reduce the damage, to clean away...
...average worker stops working...
Whatever their personal rivalries, the country's new leaders are not expected to clash over ideology or basic policy. They are all Tito loyalists, committed to his basic principles: a federal political system for maintaining Yugoslavia's national unity, the unique system of worker self-management of factories that characterizes the country's maverick brand of Marxism, and strict nonalignment between East and West. Says one French diplomat: "The country's leadership and people will unite at the slightest hint of Soviet menace...
...broad view of his new job. He intends to use his seat as a "pulpit of advocacy." In an unusual statement to Chrysler shareholders in this year's proxy statement, Fraser said he plans an active part in discussions on nearly all topics, including worker health and safety, plant closings, new products and major investments. But he says that he will not participate in any company discussions on pay negotiations. Says Fraser: "I believe my activities will advance the interests of the broad Chrysler community-shareholders, workers, suppliers, dealers, consumers and the public...
...settling critical labor issues as it struggles to upgrade the quality of cars and to replace its gas guzzlers with a new generation of fuel-efficient models. Moreover, Eraser's new post could prove a trail blazer for management-labor relations in other American industries, ensuring that the worker's viewpoint gets an adequate hearing at executive levels. Says he: "Maybe the adversary relationship is precisely what is wrong with the American labor movement." In any case, Eraser's trial run in Chrysler's red brick headquarters in Highland Park, Mich., will certainly have an impact...