Word: patterns
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Over & beyond all that was the matter of the national welfare. "A wage increase in steel," the fact-finders reasoned, "would be urged as a pattern to be followed in other industries; this in turn might well cause price dislocations . . . interruptions to production might ensue." Steel workers themselves "would run the risk of losing more than they had gained." Said the board: "In general, it seems desirable at this time to stabilize the level of wage rates . . . the union [should] withdraw its request for a general increase in rates...
Items in the pattern of puppetry...
...dollars by selling in the U.S. and the balance by selling such surpluses as grain and timber to Britain and the rest of the world. Because of the dollar shortage, Britain and many another customer have slashed their purchases in Canada, and have thus ripped apart the historic pattern of Canadian trade. This week, three Canadian cabinet ministers are in Washington for the U.S.-British economic talks (see INTERNATIONAL), hoping eagerly for some near-miraculous solution that will avert the crisis Canada faces in her dwindling dollar supply...
...Effect & Pattern. With all the testimony in, the board retired for a fortnight to draft its recommendations. Though neither side has to accept the findings, they are bound to have a potent effect; the side that flouts them may well have to fight public opinion in case of a strike. The steelworkers have set a Sept. 14 deadline for an agreement-or a strike...
...agreement would set a fourth-round wage pattern for all industry. The C.I.O. autoworkers, already set to strike against Ford for similar demands, are dragging their feet. So are John L. Lewis' mineworkers, whose contract has expired. All told, more than 1,500,000 unionists are watching to see if it is peace...