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Office workers push for higher pay and unionizing step
Karen Nussbaum of Working Women outlines a 1980s push to organize female office workers like industrial unions. She notes wages averaging 10 000 dollars with 3 million earning under poverty, and describes local campaigns in banks, the creation of District 925 with SEIU affiliation, and public campaigns including a Boss Day contest in Cleveland to spotlight wage inequities.
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Atlanta
America
Karen Nussbaum
Working Women
Nussbaum
Harvard University
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Local 925
District 925
Service Employees International Union
Afl-Cio
Connecticut
Washington
California
Maryland
Cleveland