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May 1987

Major labor contracts in 1986 provided record low wage adjustments

John Lacombe, Joan Borum

Negotiations again focused on efforts to curb labor costs and save jobs by providing small wage increases, wage decreases, and wage freezes; many settlements provided lump sums instead of wage increases or to offset decreases.

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