Brennan faces Senate grilling over union openness
Union leader Peter J. Brennan, Nixon's nominee for labor secretary, is species of criticism for hard hat unions limiting minority membership. New York City Building and Construction Trades Council represents 250000 members across 40 crafts, with minority share estimated at two percent.
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Walter Stovall
NEW York
Peter J. Brennan
Nixon
Senate
Brennan
New York City
US Department of Labor
Donald Rodgers
White House
Europeans Seek To Raise Interest Without Dollar Flight
European money managers wage a delicate balance to raise rates without drawing dollars from the United States. A continued dollar outflow could trigger higher U.S. rates, risking America’s economic recovery and increasing consumer loan costs for cars and appliances. The piece also notes New York construction unions’ minority membership, led by Brennan, and a critical evaluation of the New York City Plan for training blacks and Puerto Ricans.
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United States
America
Europe
Belgium
Britain
U.S
Brennan
New York City
US Civil Rights Commission
Washington
Jim Haughton
Fight Back
New York Plan Spurs Mixed Reactions on Minority Training
Japanese optical experts study New York City's optical dispensers program as a model for a Fukui school. The plan aims to train hundreds yearly, but unions balk and progress varies. Debates continue as officials discuss expanding minority apprenticeship and on site training.
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New York
Japan
Ne York City
Fish taught to home on river odors in tests
Scientists at the University report imprinting migratory salmon and trout with synthetic river odors guides them home for spawning. In Lake Michigan tests thousands of tagged salmon showed higher returns when imprinted. The work could aid fisheries management in the Great Lakes and ocean releases with imprint chemicals. Australia ends defense aid to South Vietnam and Cambodian training after troops’ withdrawal.
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Wis
Great Lakes
Departments of Natural Resources
Lake Michigan
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Australia
Labor
South Vietnam
Lance Barnard
Barnard
Vietnam
Wayward Views Spark Debate On Union Jobs
Haughton criticizes minority prospects in union construction work calling them bleak. He asserts the situation remains unfavorable for minority workers seeking union jobs, reflecting a broader discriminatory stance.
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Haughton
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