06/15/1984
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"It is my belief that the parties should be free to negotiate and implement changes in the railroad retirement system as part of their normal collective bargaining."
"I hereby report on the pay adjustments I ordered for the Federal statutory pay systems in October 1982."
"The Budget Resolution adopted by the Congress last June, which I supported, anticipated an increase of 4 percent this October in support of our economic recovery program."
"Restoring the rail industry's pension to the private sector as proposed would free rail labor and management from inappropriate Federal intrusion in their affairs."