Courts Eastern strikers
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The historic strike of 8500 machinists at Eastern Airlines has aroused the sympathy of working people around the country. Tens of thousands of trade unionists-—who are angry about attacks on their own living standards— have turned out for rallies and mass picket lines on behalf of the Eastern strikers.
Frank Lorenzo-chairman of Eastern's parent company, Texas Air Corp.—asked members of the International Association of Machinists (IAM, which includes mechanics, clerks, cleaners, and ramp-service workers) to make substantial concessions. He demanded pay cuts as high as 56 percent, cuts in pension benefits, and work-rule changes.
Following a government-ordered 30-day "cooling-off" period, the machinists walked out on March 4. Immediately, the Eastern pilots and flight attendants refused to cross the machinists' picket lines. Their solidarity-unprecedented in recent years-—