Union's call for increased wages, e.g. (6)

I believe the answer is:

demand

(Other definitions for demand that I've seen before include "Urgent or peremptory request" , "Imperious request as for payment" , "Claim as due or just" , "Ask peremptorily or call for" , "Madden (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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