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Labor's volatile year 1968 spurs wary hopes for 1969
United States labor faced a year of massive bargaining and protests in 1968 with wage gains averaging 6.6 percent for 3.4 million workers, widespread strikes, and major public sector walkouts. AFL-CIO leaders warned of unemployment and antiunion moves as relations with the Nixon camp soured.
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