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August 1994

Negotiated changes in State and local government contracts, 1993

Michael H. Cimini

The net effect of negotiated increases, decreases, and freezes in settlements was a record-low increase in wage rates for the 1.7 million public-sector workers covered by 1993 settlements. This article profiles changes in State and local government contracts brought about by collective bargaining during 1993.

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