Many of the priests joined in campaigns for improved pay and conditions and the movement became prominent in the industrial unrest of 1952 and 1953.
The bulk of the additional money would be to pay for unexpected increases in health care and fuel costs, as well as for improved pay and benefits enacted last year.
A claim for improved pay for prison officers was presented in May 1938 through this mechanism, and on 1 June 1938 won a 10% pay increase.
The union went on strike last week for improved pay, benefits and working conditions.
By many accounts, the level of musicianship in Broadway pits has risen, partly because of shrinking opportunities for classically trained players and partly because of improved pay and benefits.
The union has consistently fought for improved pay, benefits, and job security for its members, and it has resisted efforts to vary teacher pay based on performance evaluations.
February-April - Liverpool Chinese seamen strike for improved pay.
Their demands were concerned with improved pay and conditions, and better treatment in general.
A long strike and march to Austin resulted in improved pay and conditions for workers in south Texas.
In the first few years thereafter, ASLEF negotiated improved pay and conditions of service for its members from the new train operating companies.