Chronicle - On Strike

DateSeptember 20 1989

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AbstractChronicle; On Strike: Walking the Line; Mike Barnicle provides background on the Eastern Airlines strike; employees are interviewed; the experience of the striking workers is reported; the positions of both sides are part of the story; black screen breaks with some audio interruptions; Andria Hall reports on NYNex and the striking workers there; the employment needs of the tech industry are described; the need for high tech in medicine, for example, are also described; health insurance as a perk of employment is discussed; Barry Bluestone is interviewed about the strikes and union struggles; the question of national health care is part of the interview; lottery number; upcoming show on surviving with AIDS;

OtherIn the studio Peter Mehegan, Mary Richardson;