A spokesman for Local 1707 of the Community and Social Agency Employees, AFL-CIO said today that, “barring any last-minute changes,” the reported threat by the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Greater New York to cancel its summer programs for youngsters has been averted. At negotiations yesterday between the Federation and the union, said Erik Strong, a “formula on wages” was reached that will be presented to the union membership Wednesday for approval. “The emergency is over,” he told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The union has been negotiating with the Federation’s 21 group-work agencies, which include associated and independent agencies, YW-YWHAs and the Educational Alliance. On a separate front, Local 1707 is involved in contract negotiations with the Federation’s case-work agencies.
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