Word: federationist
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Labor Becomes Impatient. Productivity has been rising faster than labor costs, which went up 3% in manufacturing last year. The pressures of unemployment have moderated union demands, but there are signs that labor is becoming impatient. The current issue of the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s monthly magazine, American Federationist, says that the productivity rise "justifies and even requires higher wage increases than have been occurring in the past several years." Everyone concerned expects a showdown next April, when the United Auto Workers are due to reopen their contract with an industry that is setting new highs in production and profits...