LEBANON: Monotony Compensation

The 140 union-shop employees of Socony Mobil Oil of Lebanon work in a flossy new air-conditioned building in Beirut, and their pay scale ranks among the best in Lebanon, but last week they went out on strike. Reason: management's offer of a cost-of-living pay increase failed to include the soaring costs of entertainment "necessary to break the monotony of employment."

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