Sentences with phrase «first work stoppage»

At the 1964 All - Star Game, which was to be played in Boston, Heinsohn, now 64, orchestrated what nearly became the NBA's first work stoppage.

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First some of them deleted their accounts when the ride - hailing company did not honor a one - hour work stoppage called by New York cabbies at John F. Kennedy International Airport to protest Pres. Trump's controversial immigration order.

Economic growth in the first quarter retreated due to what we feel were transitory issues, including headwinds from a rising dollar, work stoppages at West Coast ports and harsh winter weather, leading to a 0.7 % drop in the US gross domestic product during first - quarter 2015.1 We still maintain, however, that the two main pillars of the US economy — consumer spending and corporate earnings — will continue to be supported by moderate economic growth.

Police commissioner Bill Bratton for the first time called the recent decrease in the number of arrests and summonses by city officers «a pretty widespread work stoppage,» in an interview on NPR's «All Thing Considered.»

The first seven - week shoot was plagued by payment problems to cast and crew members prompting work stoppage delays.

But by February of this year, the two First Nations secured a «major work stoppage» on the dam in advance of presenting arguments for an interim injunction.