Word: wage
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Construction of Quincy House halted this morning as the George A. Fuller Co. refused to comply with union demands for a wage increase. Although all work is temporarily stopped on the House, the Company claims that the strike should not prevent completion by the scheduled date...
...Union does not regard the present work stoppage as a strike, since they claim most of the independent contractors have in effect agreed to the new rates since early March. The Secretary of the Union charged that the "refusal of the Fuller Company to comply with the new wage rates is tantamount to a lockout...
...Secretary commented that the company could not expect the carpenters to work for less than the going wage rate. He claimed Fuller and several other large construction companies are attempting to take advantage of "general conditions in the economy...
...WAGE FREEZE has been proposed by A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s International Woodworkers, representing 45,000 men in Northwest's depressed lumber industry...
Union demands include a wage increase of 50 cents per hour, while the management has offered a 30 cents per hour boost. At present, the carpenters earn $3.25 per hour. Under the union plan, the carpenters would draw $150 weekly, plus an additional $4 each week for health and welfare benefits...