Yes, & as Doug Henwood has noted, at that time, the bennies were a way of increasing the cost of loosing a job.
On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 11:14:54AM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > Michael Perelman wrote: > > Wartime controls prevented the raises. The promised bennies were a way of > > getting around the regulation of wages. > > that too. But there were limited controls during the heyday of the > UAW, i.e., the 1950s and 1960s. > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own > way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
