Evening star., 1947-11-28
Publishing of Most Newspapers
Continues Despite ITU Trouble

-Cranston Williams, ANPA gen.
eral manager, said the request for
intervention was filed with the re-
gional NLRB which issued COM
plant on November 10 against the
ITU charging it had failed to bar
gain collectively. A hearing will be
held December IS.
Slowdowns in Detroit.
In Detroit yesterday two of the
city,s three daily newspapers were
delayed by what management
spokesmen termed a recurrence OF
slowdowns and work stoppages by
either AFL printers or mailers.
The three dailies, whose contracts
with ITU printers and mailers ex-
pired October 81 reported series
of slowdowns and Interruptions last
week. The ITU is seeking q wage
increase of SIT week under CON
ditions of employment" arrange
ment instead Of a new contract.
Today, the Detroit Times was
more than an hour late and the
management blamed a renewal Of
showdown tactics" by the union.
The News, also late, said its opera
tions were normal. Last week both
the Times and the News held up
editions If the other was delayed.
The Free Press, a morning paper,
was 80 minutes late with its first
edition and all subsequent editions
were delayed.
In Albany, N. Y, the Times Union
and the Knickerbocker News filed
complaints this week in New York
City with the NLRB charging the
ITU with refusal to bargain. They
also charged the union practices
restraint and coercion" in illegally
attempting to have employees dis
charged or to prevent their employ
ment Contracts with both papers
expired October 81, but both have
continued publishing.
All of New York City's newspapers
are covered by contract negotiated
with the ITU by the Publishers
Association of New York City. It
does not expire until March 81, and
negotiations will start on Febru-
ary /.
Boston's dailies and the ITU re-
Gently reached an agreement grant,
ing an average wage boost Of $11.76
a week, but there was no contract.
In Richmond, Va, the Richmond
Newspapers. Inc, publishers of the
News Leader and Times-Dispatch,
granted all ITU employees a $40
weekly increase. The contract had
expired September 80, but new
one was not signed. All working
conditions remained the same.
Denver Papers Uninterrupted.
Contracts with both Denver pa
pers expired October l but there
has been no interruption Of work
although no new contract has been
signed. Printers were given a pay
boost of IS week in line with in
creases granted under new con-
tracts with other mechanical unions.
No working conditions" have been
posted.
Glll &C uhllCS III
Ohio, have accepted the unions
"no-contract policy" while in Char
lotte, N. c., the two daily newspa-
pers have reached an agreement
without a contract with the ITU
but did not disclose details
The contract between the ITU
and the Louisville Courier Journal
and Louisville Times Co. expired on
April 80 and the union, declining a
new contract, posted working condi-
lions. The publishers did not accept
the conditions and there have been
no further negotiations. No work
stoppages or slowdowns have been
reported.
In Memphis, Tenn, negotiations
between the union and the Memphis
Publishing Co., publishers of the
Commercial Appeal and the Press
Scimitar, were reported progress
ing satisfactorily, with good feelings
on both sides" The present con-
tract expires early next month.
In New Orleans the Item still is
negotiating with the ITU for a new
contract and reported no interrupt
ton in work Likewise the Boise
0daho Evening Statesmen said
there have been no slowdowns after
expirati ton of its contract and dur
ing negotiations with the union.
The situation is similar between the
union and publishers of the Little
Rock Arkansas Gazette and the
Little Rock Arkansas Democrat.