Word: wages
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Whoa there, brother," an older man answered. "You make a pretty good wage...
...election law can guarantee contracts. Only 60 of the more than 200 growers at whose ranches UFW won elections last year have signed contracts. In order to achieve decent working conditions, the union must be able to negotiate effective contracts, contracts that ensure a grievance procedure, a living wage, a union hiring hall to protect fair employment on the pesticides, clean drinking water and sanitary facilities, a medical plan, and so forth. The new law requires the owners to bargain "in good faith" with the union chosen by the majority of workers, but that is as far as it goes...
...been the best of seasons for the sophomore. At one point during a game against UConn, Hooft was the tallest player in a Harvard lineup that had to wage battle against a Huskie lineup that included a 6-8 forward, 6-10 center, and a 6-10 forward. Hooft has taken a beating...
...mood correctly. Sadlowski had become something of a liberals' darling by portraying himself as a lance bearer for the downtrodden, a champion of militant bargaining with the industry who would also work for social change through unionism. But basic Steelworkers average about $8 an hour, hardly a depressed wage; many live in the suburbs, and few are disposed to left-leaning politics. Surprisingly for a third-generation "mill rat," Sadlowski turned many workers off by referring repeatedly to "the shop floor," an expression that mill hands...
Perhaps-but many problems with the prenotification strategy remain to be worked out. Union leaders wonder how they can reasonably be expected to notify the White House of coming wage boosts that must be negotiated with management. Businessmen are generally dubious about anything that smacks of controls, and some fear prenotification may be a step in that direction. Others are willing to talk increases over with the Administration in advance-provided that they are asked to do so. Many say they have not been...