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...City Council overrode the 4-per-cent cap by a two-thirds vote when the only option seemed cutbacks too harsh to accept. That decision should allow the city to give its workers raises, but it will also mean a tax rate $30 to $50 higher than last year's, officials warn...
...quiet this year on the labor front--almost silent, in fact. The University fashioned a contract proposal with a catchy nickname: the "10-9-8," signifying a three-year deal with successive 10-, 9- and 8-per-cent wage increases...
...very least, Landau argues, non-compliance rates will match 1973-74 levels of about 10 per cent. "Even if there's only a 5- per-cent non-compliance," one Senate aide points out, "you'll still have a possibility of 200,000 felony cases." This time, moreover, Canadian officials have promised to barricade the roads leading north. Analysts point out that the administration has not made careful plans in case of massive non-compliance. The Justice Department is not equipped to catch up with large numbers of non-registrants. Even if it did find all the offenders, one lobbyist points...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Fund came close to its 80-per-cent participation goal for the Class of '80 with 74 per cent of all seniors pledging to give to the 1980 Senior Solicitation...
...University and Local 26 recently concluded contract negotiations, with the union membership ratifying the offer of a three-year deal including successive 10-, 9-and 8-per-cent wage increases a week...