Partial layoffs spread as workers swap pay for jobs
As unemployment climbs, workers from cops to journalists adopt partial layoffs, accepting four day weeks, pay cuts, or alternating weeks of work and unemployment. In Georgia about 75,000 in 45 firms use this system, while unions and firms in other sectors implement similar measures to preserve jobs amid a fragile economy.
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AP News
Georgia
Orwis Coward
Baxley Veneer and Cleat Co
Baxley
Washington Star
Newspaper Guild
Guild
Ohio liquor dealers seek crackdown on illegal bottle clubs
The Ohio Licensed Beverage Association urges the state liquor director and Governor Rhodes to curb after hours bottle clubs operating in cities and churches. OLBA alleges unfair competition and calls for grand jury action or federal help if state action stalls.
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Ohio
Ohio Licensed Beverage Association
Harold Rickert
OLBA
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Clifford E. Reich
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James A. Rhodes
US Attorney's Office
Chan Cochran
Rhodes
Reich
Ohio General Assembly
Wages rise seen in 1975 labor contracts
William Usery of the FMCS says 4.7 million workers will be covered by new contracts in 1975 with basic wage increases likely from 4.0 to 12 percent. About 800 contracts with 1,000+ employees expire next year, affecting 2.5 million workers in major contracts and 2.2 million under smaller ones.
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William Usery
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Usery
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