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Hospital to comply with the settlement of the nurses strike earlier that year. The points of contention had been reduced to (1) an increased salary, (2) the ability to pay dues automatically to a union from their credit union, and (3) a neutral arbiter of disputes to replace the mayor. The strike ended on October 29, 1969, with the City paying $ 2 per week more, rehiring all strikers with seniority rights preserved, and creating a grievance procedure that did not involve the mayor.
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National Guard Armory, and patrolmen were stationed at the Line Street facility where union organizers encouraged workers not to report to work. A union representative said that the workers wanted better salaries, uniforms to wear at work, and a better medical insurance plan. A representative of the union said that a $ 3 hourly salary (up from $ 1.88 per hour) was expected.
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Charleston that were trying to take credit for the change that had been in the works for several months. On August 19, 1969, the city announced that garbage collection would no longer happen on
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had brought several national leaders of the Civil Rights Movement to Charleston.
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Wilcox, Margaret M. (September 25, 1969). "Workers to Lose Benefits Oct. 1".
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