Word: winningâ
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Dates: during 1972-1972
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...issue is the rising expectations of government employees. Teachers, government clerks and other civil servants in the past struck a tacit bargain under which they accepted relatively low pay in return for easy work, short hours, job security and relatively high pensions. Now they are demanding ?and increasingly winning???wages just about equal to those in private industry. The effect on budgets has been catastrophic. In New York City, the number of public-school pupils rose 16% during the past decade, but school spending zoomed 207%, largely because of higher teacher salaries...
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