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Fo the complete rejection by the Co-operative Union National Wages Board of its claim for an overall 73% increace in the netional salary scale for officials and departmental managert the National Union of Co=-operative Officials has submitted the issue to conciliation, This is tha first time « national claim has renchod such a deadlock, Not since the first agreoment was drawn up in 1948 has arbitration bean necessary at national level. On every other occasion when the two sides have negotiated they have oventually been able to reach some compromise or understanding..The N.U.C.0, application was first made in May and the union's case was put when a subcommittee met the National Wages Board on June 20, Jarlier this month the two parties met a second time to hear the Wagas Board's answer. The claim was totally rejected,no offer whatsoover being made.