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wAP102 520 FREEPORT- DOW- CHEMICAL COMPANY SAYS HOURLY EMPLOYES LOST MORE THAN EIGHT (M) MILLION DOLLARS IN WAGES AND BENEFITS DURING THE RECENT STRIKE AT DOW'S PLANT IN FREEPORT. HOWEVER, UNION OFFICIALS ARGUE THAT THE COMPANY FIGURE IS MISLEADING EtAUSE MANY STRIKES WORKED OUTSIDE FREEPORT DURING THE 12-WEEK STRIKE, REPRESENTATIVES OF EIGHT UNIONS AND THE COMPANY FINISHED SIGNING : A NEW THREE-YEAR CONTRACT YESTERDAY. THE COMPANY SAID INCREASES IN WAGES AND BENEFITS, NOT A HIGHLY CONTESTED ISSUE IN THE STRIKE WHICH ENDED LAST WEEK ,1WILL RESULT IN AN ADDED SEVEN PER CENT COST FOR DOW THE FIRST YEAR. 07:34A CS 0 9-21- 72 -