After the United Auto Workers' biennial convention in Los Angeles cli maxed last week, the 3,000 delegates crowded to the podium to congratulate Leonard Woodcock, 63, on his election to a third term as president of the powerful 1.4 million-member union. But the solidarity was deceptive: only 24 hours earlier, tempers had flared in a free-swinging floor debate over his reelection.
Woodcock, a reserved and owlish unionist, asked for a change in the U.A.W. constitution extending the terms of all officers from two years to three. That way, he can be sure...
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