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Murphysboro Press Union Reach Two Year Contract
The Murphysboro Typographical Union Local 217 and newspaper management secure a two year contract. It establishes a 38.54 hour week first year and a 37.5 hour week second year with a 10 cent per hour wage increase each year. The old rate was 2.65 dollars per hour. Negotiations continue with Murphysboro Local 418 of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America. A union spokesman spoke on the agreement.
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Murphysboro Local 418
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