Employers plan tougher stand on labor talks in 1988
Washington based survey of 215 companies with expiring contracts shows 99 percent plan wage rises of 4 percent or less next year and 9 percent aim for 2 percent or less. With unemployment at 5.9 percent and productivity gains, employers press for restraint while unions face reduced clout in coal and trucking.
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