Word: wage
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...climbing, the huge number of orders pouring in makes any excessive accumulation unlikely. The low points in housing and autos will probably come well before the end of the year, predicts Slichter, "so that both of these industries will be expanding in the closing months of 1956." Furthermore, wage increases are coming in dozens of industries, from aviation to steel and the building trades...
...high-flying aircraft industry, thinks that it is in a good position (order backlogs of $13.2 billion, 1955 profits of $500 million) to give 180,000 plane workers new benefits this spring. First target: Convair, whose contract "expires March 31. Asking price: a 35-hour week plus a 10% wage increase...
Brown and Dartmouth will debate the official intercollegiate topic: "Resolved: that non-agricultural industries should guarantee employees an annual wage." It will be held in the Lamont Forum Room...
...Brazil and abroad, of having made some kind of election deal with the Reds; anything he does or says that relates to Communism will be examined for signs that he is paying off a debt. And Brazil's Communists are stirring; they are under orders from Moscow to wage an intensive comeback campaign this year...
...last week in a precedent-setting decision. In a case involving Richfield Oil Corp. and the C.I.O.'s International Oil Workers Union, the court upheld a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Richfield's stock plan (jointly financed by worker and company contributions) was in effect a wage increase, thus a bargaining matter. Richfield, which will appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, argued that the ruling "permits the union to represent employees not only as employees but also in their capacity as stockholders." Many a company planning stock plans for employees will be loth to start...