Word: wages
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That conclusion had seemed unlikely earlier last week. Though the Chamber had made an offer of improved fringe benefits, it refused to discuss wage hikes above the 15%-to-23% range that it had unilaterally put into effect before the walkout began three weeks ago. After a perfunctory show of hands at the 31 affected gold and coal mines, the all-black National Union of Mineworkers rejected the offer...
Fearing further escalation, the government dispatched a negotiator to meet with Chung and union leaders. It marked the first time that Seoul has intervened since the wave of strikes began in July. After a session of several hours, Chung agreed to recognize the new unions, promised to conclude wage talks by Sept. 1 and reopened his plants. In Seoul, teary-eyed labor representatives toasted their boss with beer and serenaded him with the company song...
...disabilities who are ready and willing to work. My son is 20, mentally retarded and gainfully employed at McDonald's in Bakersfield, Calif. His functioning level and self-esteem have shot sky-high, and his employer has a dependable, capable employee who is happy to be working at any wage...
...page report indicates that the wage gap between male and female workers is far more entrenched than generally perceived, despite women's growing participation in the labor force. Women still bring in only 68 cents to the $1 earned by men, an inequity that is closing only about a penny a year...
Disneyland has sent "presentation teams" to Los Angeles-area schools to tout the advantages of summer jobs at the giant amusement park. The teams have plenty to offer: wages of $4.25 an hour or more, well above the $3.35 minimum wage; free entry to the park during non-working hours; the right to request or occasionally refuse specific shifts. And any employee who refers another gets to enter a monthly raffle for a free TV set. Even so, as of last week 200 of Disneyland's 2,000 or so summer jobs were still unfilled...