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The reason for this disparity, says Wernick, is the vast increase in so-called "nonproduction" workers, which corporations often fail to take into account.

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Between 1947 and 1957, nonproduction workers increased by 1,400,000, or 55%, v. only a 125,000, or 1%, increase in production-line workers.

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The I.U.E. conceded management's right to make time studies on nonproduction workers in principle, while Westinghouse agreed to restrict them in practice.

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But gross national product has declined less than 1%, total employment has increased by half a million, and nonproduction jobs are up 1,500,000 over a year ago.

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After dawdling for months he was dropped for nonproduction.

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