Word: withe
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The laborers-members of Local 877 of the International Union of Operating Engineers-rejected their contract Monday because it provided for a pay raise of only 65 cents an hour, compared with raises of 92 cents and $1.02 in skilled trades.
"They are definitely going to be graded up," one union member said yesterday. He said that any helper who thinks that he should be promoted could file a grievance with his shop steward, who would bring it up before the committee.
The rejected contract will be returned to the council, which will negotiate the disputed points with Harvard, Donald Berry, a member of the council, said yesterday. Berry said that he did not feel the dispute would delay formal ratification of the other contracts, which is scheduled for Monday.
Until last year, the Crimson reigned supreme, but on the Schuylkill River last May the Quakers overwhelmed the Crimson eight, Harvard, however, climbed to the top again with an impressive one length victory over Penn at the Eastern Intercollegiate Sprints the following weekend.
Four oarsmen are returning from last year's boat, including captain and strokeman Dave Harmon, Dick Moore, Rod Peterson, and Kim Kiley. Seven of the eight members of last year's undefeated freshman crew have returned and, along with several junior varsity rowers, are now competing for the four available...