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The director of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, noting that Teamsters have ÛÏdone especially Û¢wellÛ at the bargaining table throughout the decade, said yesterday that the government will intervene in next yearÛªs national trucking negotiations to assure a moderate settlement.</br></br>Barry P. Bosworth, speaking to a group of trucking industry officials who will be involved in the talks, did not set out the limits of the governmentÛªs intervention in either the Teamsters negotiations or other major industry contract talks that will follow next year.</br></br>He conceded that earlier government involvement in labor negotiations has been ÛÏless than satisfactoryÛ and at times the government intervention ÛÏhas acted to worsen the inflation pressures.Û That was a reference to the. last-minute entry by the Carter administration into the coal talks.</br></br>Most analysts think the administration pressured coal industry officials into accepting a higher wage and benefit package than they bad to because it waited to long to act.</br></br>Bosworth told trucking industry officials yesterday that it is ÛÏnaive to believe that the government can stand aside in negotiations that are so fundamental to the health of the economy. The economic implications of your settlement will extend far beyond your own industry.Û