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New York Labor Chiefs Nix Pay Hike Out By The Associated Press
New York City union leaders rejected a 6 percent wage increase to save 13,000 city jobs as Beame faced fiscal pressure and tax options. Pennsylvania's state workers massed pickets while welfare and unemployment staff seek higher pay. In California, Connecticut, and elsewhere, broad public worker strikes pressed for better wages and conditions amid negotiations and injunction considerations. County and municipal unions pushed for wage gains and improved retirement terms with varying outcomes across states.
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