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Major labor contracts in 1986
provided record low wage adjustments
Joan Borum
Social science research analyst, Office of Wages and Industrial Relations, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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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