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Dear Carl,
<p>I think the <b>Harvard Boys Do Russia</b> was one of the better things
I've read on that subject.
<p>Your email pal,
<p>Tom L.
<p>Carl Remick wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Re: "... according to the USIA report, Russians
who are members of a
<br>trade
<br>union or are active supporters of one or another political party are
far
<br>more
<br>likely to participate in demonstrations than those who do not.
<br>Over the last three years, the presence of a trade union in a workplace
<br>"more
<br>than doubles" the likelihood that those employed there will participate
<br>in
<br>strikes or other forms of protest."
<p>How extensively unionized is Russia at this point? Also, could
Tom
<br>Lehman or someone else in the know provide any information on what,
if
<br>anything, American unions are doing in terms of monitoring, liaising
<br>with or aiding Russian unions?
<p>Carl Remick</blockquote>
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