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The World - News from March 25, 1985

Strikes and lockouts spread across Denmark in the first major work stoppage in 12 years. Many Danes were left without heating, ferry and air service and newspapers. The dispute followed the collapse of five months of negotiations between the Assn. of Employers and the National Federation of Trade Unions over union demands for a 35-hour week and annual pay raises of 5% to 6%.

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