Word: sirabella
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Dates: during 1977-1977
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...contract, employees would recieve a cost of living raise equal to 40 per cent of the federal government's cost of living standard. Donald M. Stevens, director of employee relations at Yale and spokesman for the bargaining committee said this would fall between 16 and 24 per cent while Sirabella said it would be between 11 and 17 per cent...
...Sirabella said about the discrepancy between the two figures, "He tells you one thing, we tell you the truth. Yale lies to everyone...
...Sirabella added that if the cost of living averaged above 7 per cent for each of three years, the employees would suffer a loss in purchasing power...
Dobie agreed with Sirabella that Yale's offer is significantly less than 7 to 12 per cent settlements in previous years but said the school pays 20 per cent more than other schools and New Haven businesses for comparable work...
...Sirabella said the union wanted an agreement over job security because Yale "is slashing jobs and chopping hours." Stevens said there are the same number of employees in the bargaining unit as in 1974 but admitted there were more students and part-time workers this year...