New McDonnell Douglas contract approved by UAW
In Long Beach California a Douglas labor contract with the UAW was approved by over 6,000 members of Local 148. The deal includes a 5.5 percent first year wage rise, 3 percent annual increases for two years, quarterly cost of living raises, and retroactive pay. Canadian workers ending their strike and expected back to work today.
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Douglas pact okayed by union membership
The Canadian plant builds wing sets for DCI aircraft in Long Beach. Members of Local 148 approved a Douglas pact after a Canadian strike laid off 4,465 workers two weeks ago. All laid off are to return, with subsistence pay for layoffs between January and June 1972.
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Japan Makes Concessions on Trade for U S in Talks
Japan will cut tariffs on 30 items and lift import quotas on four in a bid to ease Group of Ten discussions in Washington. Japanese Customs Bureau Director Katsura Akahane said reductions could be in place by April 1972, and suggested Japan would lower sales and import tariffs if the United States agrees to cut its 10 percent import surcharge on Japanese goods.
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United States
Union approves Lockheed contract amid strikes
About 3,700 IAMAW members voted to accept an 88 month deal with Lockheed Aircraft Corp. ratified in multiple California sites. The agreement raises pay to a top of 5.64 per hour and adds a five day paid holiday over Christmas and New Year. In a separate move, roughly 100,000 Southland construction workers are returning to work after Teamsters Local 420 ratified a three week strike settlement with three employer associations.
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