Archive Report
Archive Report
Labor Unrest Across the Nation
Strikes Against State and Local Governments
At city halls and statehouses across America the picket line has become the visible symbol of a major and growing concern of government. Labor turmoil in 1975 centers not in private industry but in government itself, especially at the local and state levels where public officials face shrinking or depleted treasuries on the one hand and are confronted with rising employee militancy on the other. The nation's economic ills can be held at least partly responsible for both sides of the problem. Recession and inflation have taken their toll of public revenues and the public employee's paycheck. Almost inevitably these days, higher pay for public employees means higher taxes will follow, and all signs indicate ...