Word: wages
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...five typesetters, who joined the strike on May 6, have not yet formulated any specific wage demands. They say they should receive a larger pay boost than the printers because they are farther behind area rates...
John B. Butler, Harvard's director of personnel, does not dispute these wage statistics...
...says Harvard's superior fringe benefits must be considered along with wage rates...
...that Harvard's medical plan is superior, but the number of vacations and holidays permitted is less than or equal to the number given by other area employers. Overall, Harvard offers a slightly superior package of fringe benefits, but these do not come close to compensating for a wage deficiency of 20 to 25 per cent, the workers...
LIKE the Nixon administration, Harvard likes to ask those who can afford it least to bear inflation's burdens. This year, 36 members of the Graphics Arts International Union, with wages ranging from $110 a week for some typesetters to $240 a week for certain classes of pressmen, are striking for 10-to 14-per-cent wage increases...