February 07, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 109) • Page Image 1
…Unioi By SARA FITZGERALD By a close vote, the membership of Local 1583 of the American Federa- tion of State, County, and Municipal Employes (AFSCME) yesterday rati- fied its new contract with the Univer- sity. The vote, 555 for ratification and 504 against, approved a three-year con- tract providing a cost-of-living adjust- ment and an approximately 26 per cent average wage increase over the life of the contract. Union president Charles McCra...…