Instead of relying on the factory's official union, each department elected two workers' representatives who negotiated on their behalf the wage hike that they wished.

作为工厂官方组织的替代，每个部门选举两名工人作为代表，在增加工资的议题上与工厂谈判。

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Under a "pact for the euro" there will be economic and fiscal workouts that will allow countries to cope better with the rigours of monetary union-including, for example, greater wage flexibility.

根据“欧元条约”，各国可以进行经济和财政政策的尝试以更好的应对货币联盟中的困难，例如增加工资的灵活性。

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The steelworkers union called the strike after failing to reach a wage agreement with company officials.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

In two weeks, the European Union will consider whether high-debt countries will be forced to take austerity measures like introducing wage cuts, employment freezes and longer working weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

It usually reflects the union wage and makes it more difficult for non-union contractors to compete for government contracts.

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The Argentine government has announced a two-month price freeze on supermarket products and is reportedly trying to limit union wage increases to no more than 20 percent.

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Ed Rendell, the city's Democratic mayor since 1992, wins plaudits from the business community for his energy, his ideas and his determination (early on he faced down union wage demands and contracted out city services in 59 different areas).

ECONOMIST: City life