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UE and IUE led an alliance of unions which broke the back of Boulwarism, GE's aggressive 20-year-long policy of "take-it-or-leave-it" bargaining.Boulwarism was named for Lemuel Boulware, the company's vice president of labor and community relations, who devised the strategy in reaction to UE's success in the 1946 strike, and to capitalize on the bitter divisions, after 1949, in the ranks of GE ...
Electric strike. Electric strike with monitoring contact. An electric strike is an access control device used for door frames. It replaces the fixed strike faceplate often used with a latch (also known as a keeper). Like a fixed strike plate, it normally presents a ramped or beveled surface to the locking latch allowing the door to close and ...
1969–1970 General Electric strike; I. International Union of Electrical Workers; R. Republic Windows and Doors
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1971 Northern and Central California construction strikes: 1971 California: 64,100 [48] 1974 Western Electric strike: 1974 63,000 [62] 1975 New York City teachers strike: 1975 New York City: 63,000 [60] 1960 General Electric strike: 1960 nationwide 63,100 [33] 1980 Petroleum strike: 1980 nationwide 62,000 [4] 1949 Ford Motor Michigan strike ...
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The Pacific Electric Railway strike of 1903 was an industrial dispute between Mexican tracklayers and their employers on the construction of the Main Street streetcar line in Los Angeles. The dispute began on April 24 when the workers, known as the "Traqueros", demanded higher wages to match those of the European immigrants working on the same ...
A fast-moving brush fire that erupted Tuesday in Los Angeles threatened homes and sent thousands of residents fleeing, prompting city and state officials to declare a state of emergency.