Evening star., 1947-11-23
Chicago and Detroit
Papers Near Normal
After Printer Dispute
BY the Assoeiofed Press

Publication schedules of news
papers in Chicago and Detroit were
nearly back to normal yesterday
after editions in both cities were
delayed because of contract dispute
with locals of the AFL International
: Typogra phical Union.
r Members of the Chicago Typo
graphical Union have called a meet
ing today to discuss the breakdown
in negotiations with the publishers,
and Woodruff Randolph, ITU Presi-
dent, arranged to visit Detroit to-
morrow
: The first editions of the Chicago
morning papers. the Tribune, and
the Sun, were late, yesterday, but
composing room operations returned
to normal later at all the city's
newspaper plants. Union members
agreed to put their Identification
marks on the type they set-the
issue that led to a work stoppage
on the morning Sun and afternoon
Times for several hours Thursday
night and Friday.
Delaying Tactics Charged,
Conditions we're returning to near
normal at Detroit after the Times
reported its first Saturday and early
Sunday editions were late. The
Detroit Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation charged that showdown" and
delaying" tactics by the Detroit
Typographical and Detroit Mailers
unions had disrupted editions sched-
ules of the city's newspapers for
five days. The unions denied these
: charges.
The National Labor Relations
Board has issued formal complaint
charging the ITU with unfair LABOR
practices. The complaint, based on
charges of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, accuses the
union of insisting on continuation of
closed shop clauses in new agree
ments although the Taft-Hartley
law prohibits the closed shop. The
ITU also is charged with SLOW
down" feather bedding" and re-
fusal to bargain collectively.
A NLRB trial examiner will hear
bIlC SClllp1dlllG Oll DCCClllUCl ., at
indianapolis, ITU headquarters.
The TITUS Chicago contract ex-
pired October 81, most other con-
tracts expire before December 81.
williams Issues Statement.
Cranston Williams, general man.
ager of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association. said in New
York that the NLRB would effec-
lively end what he termed the
illegal activities" of the ITU in
seeking to compel newspapers to- do
business with it "in defiance Of the
laws of the land"
Commenting on the complaint is
sued by the labor board, Mr. Will
liams said in a. statement:
This is not" the time nor the
place to discuss the complaint issued
by the National Labor Relations
Board against the ITU and its chief
officers.
Says Record Will Be Made.
";Since the enactment of the labor
management relations act, that one
union among all the unions with
which newspapers have contractual
relations, has attempted to compel
publishers to do business with it in
open violation and open defiance of
the laws of the land.
Now that the labor board has
issued its complaint, the record of
the unions activities and of its Off
GERS activities will be made.
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and effective order will be entered
that will put an end to the TITUS
Illegal activities.
From here on out; the ITU and
its officers can tell their story to The
board"
Randolph Hits Publishers.
Mr.. Randolph, replying to allega-
tions of the Chicago Newspaper
Publishers Association that the
unions mo contract" policy did not
indicate it intended to bargain in
good faith, said in a statement that
the Chicago publishers have not
bargained in good faith
You have not yet offered a COM
plete proposal of a contract or other
means of settlement r-l-'~', c~-,
sibly be accepted" Mr.. Randolph
said.
You know full we'll you Tc~~4.~>.I
a proposed contract from the union
but constantly keep that fact out of
your letters and kilograms, he
added.
You expose your part in con-
spiracy to use the National Labor
Relations Board to club the union
into submission and acceptance of
your dictated contract when you say
charges filed with the board will be
withdrawn if the union surrenders
to the publishers"