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NOTES 17 Workers and labor unions have long recognized the vital role of new technology in maintaining the health of the industry. Nevertheless, this industry, along with the rest of U.S. industry, has not yet developed adequate means of ameliorating the impact of wide swings in employment. It is vital to maintain mechanisms that will foster continued worker acceptance of new technology. The efforts of foreign governments to stabilize employment are thought by some panel members to have been detrimental to productivity and effectiveness. Others believe that improvement in morale and receptivity to change create a net advantage. There is agreement, however, that three areas need urgent attention: 1. Retirement securityâIt is now possible for a worker to spend his entire career in the industry and never accumulate enough time with one employer to qualify for an adequate pension, an inequity that is counterproductive. 2. UnemploymentâManagement, workers, and the government have a responsibility to develop mechanisms for minimizing the impact of unemployment and for addressing the problem of the "migrant" skilled workers. 3. TrainingâRapid technological changes place a premium on developing new skills and ensuring that workers share equitably in the fruits of technology. NOTES 1. Throughout this book "recession" refers to the economic recession of 1980â1981. 2. Throughout this book the more generally used designation of Research and Development (R&D) will be used as an approximate synonym for the term Research and Technology (R&T) used within the aviation industry.