Word: waging
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Management and the workers union compromised on the wage issue by agreeing to a one-time cash bonus for waiters that increases in value with seniority. Greg Roberts, a waiter at Ferdinand's and shop steward of the union, said that a waiter with more than five years experience would receive a $200 bonus, while one with six months to a year on the job would...
...workers had sought a 25-cent increase in their $2.01 hourly salary. Their new contract does not include a raise, and although the workers say they are happy with the settlement, they add that they plan to press for a wage hike when the contract expires in a year...
...union objected to a proposed exchange of sick days for a wage increase, as well as adjustments in shift schedules and health benefits, according to John Murphy, a negotiator for Teamsters Local 122, which represents the striking workers...
...picketing earlier in the day, union members said they sought a 25-cent wage hike from their $2.01 hourly wages, along with a more comprehensive benefits package. The union rejected management's first contract offer...
...realistically, a small group of glib policy-makers cannot wage a battle of such magnitude without engaging the support of the forces who will be carrying out those policies--the teachers...