Rail Strike Talks Near Accord in Nationwide Tension
Negotiators for railway workers and management resume talks at the Labor Department amid a reported last major obstacle. Assistant Secretary of Labor WJ Usery Jr says proposed work rule revisions may settle the dispute. UTU remains the sole union resisting. others reached settlements affecting 243000 workers.
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United Transportation Union
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House Sparks First 1971 Clash Over Bond Interest Rates
The 1971 House faces its first major test on whether the Treasury may raise interest rates on long term bonds. The vote to be recorded marks a new attendance tallies procedure, with Rep. Wright Patman decrying the plan as a repeal in disguise. The bill also seeks a $35 billion rise in the public debt limit to $430 billion.
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Wright Patman
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Patman
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