b'to63%morein1975forthesamephysicalvolumeofworkasperformed in1965. Plumbersandpipefitters haveagreedtoathreeyearpackageincrease of$2.27anhourunderacontractcoveringworkinthirty-fourcentral andwesternOklahomacounties.Thesettlementendedastrikeofmorethan twomonthsagainstmembersofthecontractorassociationinOklahoma City. Athreeyearagreementcallingforpayincreasestotaling$1.20per hourendedatwoweekstrikeofroofersthroughoutOklahomaandin22 northeastTexascounties.Undertheagreement,contributionstothe industryfundwereraisedinsteps. Socialtargetsandnewlawsdemandedgenerallybyunionsare: Onemillionjobsprovidedbygovernmentfortheunemployed, tobecalled11 publicservice"jobs. A$2.00minimumwage. Freeuniversityeducationswithreauiredcoursesinunion history. Guaranteesthatthefederalgovernmentwillhireeveryone thatprivateindustrywon\'t. Aguaranteedannualincomeforeveryoneplusexpansionof presentwelfareprograms. Hospitalandmedicalcareforeveryoneasamatterofright. Increasedsocialsecuritybenefitsevenforthosewhohave paidinlittleornothing. More11consumer 11lawsrestrictingbusinessoperations. OntheinitiativeofAGC,eightnationalcontractorassociationshave agreedtoformtheCouncilofConstructionEmployers.TheCouncilwill attempttoworkoutaunifiedstandonlaborandothercommonproblems. Spendingfornewconstructionbystateandlocalgovernmentsrose 9%tosome22.9billiondollarsduringfiscalyear1968,accordingtothe CommerceDepartment,withlocalgovernmentspendingincreasingby12%. AstudycompletedrecentlybytheBureauofLaborStatisticsofthe U.S.DepartmentofLaborindicatesthatemploymentofroofers,who numberednearly60,000inearly1967,isexpectedtoincreasemoderately throughthe1970\'smainlybecauseoftheanticipatedrapidincreasein constructionactivity.Newconstructionandrepairsonexistingstructures willprovidemostoftheworkforthesecraftsmen.However,dampproofing andwaterproofingareexpectedtoprovideanincreasingproportionofthe roofers\'work.Inaddition,thousandsofjobopportunitieswi.result __,,,, llfromtheneedtoreplaceworkerswhotransfertootheroccupations,retire, . ordie.Retirementsanddeathsaloneareexpectedtoresultinmorethan 800jobopeningsannually.'