The World - News from May 21, 1985
The Swedish government and a striking civil service union reached agreement on a new wage package, ending a labor dispute that closed airports and cost the nation $77 million a day in foreign trade for 18 days. A compromise two-year contract proposed by mediators will give about 262,000 union members a 2% pay hike, about $19 a month. Customs officials, air-traffic controllers, teachers and bureaucrats were seeking a 3.1% raise.
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