The resulting contract, signed in fall 2009, garnered national attention for its brevity, just 10 pages, and its establishment of a merit-based pay scale instead of guaranteed annual pay raises, prompting charter school administrators to issue a press release.

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The real merit of the deal comes from the resultant size and economies of scale, necessary to compete in an increasingly globalised steel business.

ECONOMIST: European steel