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National Rail Walkout Seen After July 15
Chicago June 22 AP A nationwide rail tieup looms as switchmen set Sunday as a strike date against five lines and two unions gain freedom to strike July 1 The lack of wage gains and hours reforms fuels the threat amid disputes over 40 hour weeks and pay scales for yard workers and locomotive crews.
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