Word: contracts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...contract requests a wage increase to $5, a cost of living clause, and protection for workers from pesticides used on crops. Chavez said it is possible that Church is using an illegal pesticide...
...members have been on strike for over nine months. Nine lettuce prodiucers have refused to sign the contract...
...Church contract is a pivotal point, Chavez said, adding if the compnay signed, the other growers would follow...
...Mining Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the North American Coal Company. The project was set up in such a way as to enable Falkirk to benefit from large, low-interest loans which Cooperative Power and United Power were able to obtain from the Rural Electrification Administration. The contract between Falkirk, United Power, and Cooperative Power is set up in such a way that the more Falkirk's cost of production increases, the more money they receive. The cost of the project has already increased from $536 million to $1.2 billion, and the electricity it produces is expected...
Despite the increasing unemployment, the wage-price spiral continues. One example: the autoworkers' settlement with General Motors, which will set the pattern for the industry. If inflation averages 8%, the cost-of-living escalator in the new contract will boost the average cost of wages and benefits paid to GM workers from $15 per hour to $20 over three years, for a cumulative raise...