**Date:** 1967-07-27
**Source:** Uniroyal Union
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Wage increases over the par-ed will totaL 40 cents an hour, with a 15 cent increase this year, July 1, 1968 and 10 cents on June 30, 1969. Skilled trade employes will receive an additional 10 cents an hour this year.
Sources indicated that al-though the wage differential be-tween tire and non-tire employ-es was not eliminated, the raises for both groups are the same.
The rubber workers have scored a “first” in major indus-try with the achievement of an 80 per cent guaranteed annual wage.
Although it could not be learned Wednesday the details of the agreement with B. F. Goodrich and Goodrich, it is benefits were at least as ‘with Firestone, if it is ben-efits would just as 52 weeks for employees with five years of service, and up to four years for employees with 25 years of serv-ice.
Under the old c o n t r a c t, employes were guaranteed 65 per cent of their regular wages in the event of a layoff. Company-paid life insurance will be in from $6,500 to $7,500 under the new contract as against the old contract to $7,500 under the new contract.
Hospitalization benefits under the new contract were doubled from 365 to 730 days. Pension payments were in-creased from $3.25 to $5.50 per month for each year of service. Employees who retired after July
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