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| Season Five, episode # 4 | ||||
| "All In The Family" episode | ||||
| Series: | All In The Family | |||
| Network/Country: | CBS-TV | |||
| Air date | October 5, 1974 | |||
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| Written by: | Don Nicholl, Michael Ross and Bernie West | |||
| Directed by: | John Rich | |||
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The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 4) | |||
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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. 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.
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.
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.