Changes: The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 4)

"The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 4)"
	Season 5, episode # 4; # 89 overall in series (205 episodes)
	"All in the Family" episode
Series:	All in the Family
Network/Country:	CBS-TV
Air date	October 5, 1974
Production code	507 (5x04)
Written by:	Don Nicholl, Michael Ross and Bernie West
Directed by:	H. Wesley Kenney
Guest starring:	James Cromwell; Sherman Hemsley; Isabel Sanford
IMDb:	The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 4)
	Episode guide
"The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 3)"	"Lionel the Live-In"
	List of All in the Family episodes ; List of Maude episodes; List of Archie Bunker's Place episodes

Latest revision as of 10:55, 16 August 2019

The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 4) was fourth episode of the fifth season and the 89th overall episode of All in the Family. It first aired on CBS-TV on October 5, 1974. The final installment of a four-episode story arc that was written by Don Nicholl, Michael Ross, and Bernie West, the episode was directed by H. Wesley Kenney.

"The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 4)"
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Synopsis

Archie's union is finally able to negotiate a contract with Pendergast Tool & Die, ending the strike. In the union's deal - the workers still get shortchanged in accepting a flat pay rate over 3 years in the deal, instead of a cost of inflation raise escalator, which would have given them possibly much higher wages over the duration, though.

Summary

Archie's union finally negotiates a contract with his company that the workers ratify. When Mike finds out the terms - a flat pay rate for the next three years - he tells Archie that his union should have turned down the offer and started to fight for a cost-of-living escalator, especially with the onset of sky-high inflation, and that the workers are getting cheated out of higher wages to cover the inflation cost. Archie, however ignores "The Meathead", and is just glad that the strike has ended.

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+}} '''The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 4)''' was fourth episode of the fifth season and the 89th overall episode of ''[[All in the Family]]''. It first aired on CBS-TV on October 5, 1974. The final installment of a four-episode story arc that was written by [[Don Nicholl]], [[Michael Ross]], and [[Bernie West]], the episode was directed by [[H. Wesley Kenney]].
-}}
+{{Also see:}}
-'''The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 4)''' was fourth episode of the fifth season and the 89th overall episode of ''[[All In The Family]]''. The Season 4 episode first aired on CBS-TV on October 5, 1974. The final installment of a four-episode story arc that was written by [[Don Nicholl]], [[Michael Ross]], and [[Bernie West]], the episode was directed by [[H. Wesley Kenney]].
 ==Synopsis==
-Archie's union is finally able to negotiate a contract with Pendergast Tool & Die, ending the strike. In the union's deal - the workers still get shortchanged with a flat pay rate instead of a inflation raise cost escalator, though.
+Archie's union is finally able to negotiate a contract with Pendergast Tool & Die, ending the strike. In the union's deal - the workers still get shortchanged in accepting a flat pay rate over 3 years in the deal, instead of a cost of inflation raise escalator, which would have given them possibly much higher wages over the duration, though.
 ==Summary==
-Archie's union finally negotiates a contract with his company that the workers ratify. When Mike finds out the terms - a flat pay rate for the next three years - he tells Archie that his union should have turned down the offer and started to fight for a cost-of-living escalator, especially with the onset of sky-high inflation. Archie, however, is just glad the strike has ended.
+Archie's union finally negotiates a contract with his company that the workers ratify. When Mike finds out the terms - a flat pay rate for the next three years - he tells Archie that his union should have turned down the offer and started to fight for a cost-of-living escalator, especially with the onset of sky-high inflation, and that the workers are getting cheated out of higher wages to cover the inflation cost. Archie, however ignores "The Meathead", and is just glad that the strike has ended.
+==Cast (in credits order)==
+===Main cast===
+*[[Carroll O'Connor]] as [[Archie Bunker]]
+*[[Jean Stapleton]] as [[Edith Bunker]]
+*[[Rob Reiner]] as [[Michael Stivic|Michael "Meathead" Stivic]]
+*[[Sally Struthers]] as [[Gloria Bunker-Stivic]]
+===Guest starring===
+*[[James Cromwell]] as [[Stretch Cunningham]]
+===Recurring cast/characters===
+*[[Isabel Sanford]] as [[Louise Jefferson]]
+*[[Sherman Hemsley]] as [[George Jefferson]]
+==More External Links==
+*{{Tv.com episode|38196}}
+{{-}}
-''Note:'' Part 4 of a four-part story arc concerning the impact of a strike at Archie's workplace on the Bunker family. [[Sherman Hemsley]] (as [[George Jefferson]]), [[James Cromwell]] (as [[Stretch Cunningham]]) both appear in this episode.
-[[Category:All In The Family Season 5 episodes]]
+[[Category:All in the Family Season 5 episodes]]
+[[Category:All in the Family episodes]]
+[[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:All in the Family]]