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Inflationary Pressures Building
A last minute wage agreement averts a steel strike but leaves inflationary pressures unresolved. Steel price hikes follow a three year 31 percent wage rise pattern, with U.S. Steel already announcing an 8 percent increase. Economists call for presidential leadership or an incomes policy to curb inflationary psychology as productivity dips threaten cost resilience.
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New York
U.S. Steel
George Meany
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Labor Department