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January 1986

Collective bargaining during 1986: pressures to curb costs remain

David Schlein, Phyllis I. Brown, Fehmida R. Sleemi

With contracts expiring in steel, construction, and telecommunications, the bargaining calendar in private industry is heavy but relatively light in State and local government; contract talks in industry will be held against a background marked by modest settlements and few strikes.

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