Evening star., 1948-04-23
Publishers 10 Demand
Local Bargaining
lin Fight With ITU
BY fhs Assoeiatsd Press

NEW YORK, April 23.-Oficials
of the American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association said yesterday they
are planning to push charges against
the AFL International Topographic
cal Union ito restore collective bar
gaining to the local level"
The ANPA's caSe-now before the
National Labor Relations Board
was discussed yesterday in a closed
meeting at the final session of the
associations 62d annual convention.
Cranston Williams, ANPA general
manager, said there is considerable
feeling in the association that the
ITU had violated terms of Federal
injunction issued against it last
month.
Mr.. Williams told newsmen Of a
report made at the closed session by
Elisha Hanson, ANPA general
counsel.
May Go Back to Court.
Mr.. Hanson told the publishers,
MI. Williams said, that lin view
Of the situation in several cities, in
Guiding New York City, it would
not be surprising If 1t were neces-
sary to go back to Judge Luther
Swygert to see if the union was not
violating the terms of the injunc-
ton"
His reference was to a Federal
injunction issued by Judge Swygert
March 27 at indianapolis. 1t was
asked by the NLRB in an effort to
halt strikes of AFL printers.
Earlier in the convention the pub
fishers heard that the ITU con-
Quoted 81 work stoppages against
daily papers in 1947.
Mr.. Williams said "the overall
purpose" of the ANPA case before
the NLRB lis to restore collective
bargaining to the local level"
Z In Washington yesterday an
NERB trial examiner held the ITU
guilty of violating the Taft-Hartley
Act in a case brought by Baltimore
commercial printing firms. The
examiner recommended that the
international union drop any policy
which would require its local units
to refuse to bargain. sssc3t
ITU to File Exceptions.
Gerhard Van Arkel, .ITU attorney,
said the 1TU Certainly will file ex-
ceptions" to the report. That means
the f1ve-man board must review
the case and make a decision.
Tf tLa ropnye Io ~ toy,
is supported by the NLRB, it would
apply to ITU relations with news
paper publishers as well as COM
mercial printing firms.
The ANPA's case against the ITU
was filed last fall, and evidence is
still being heard by the NLRB.
Judge Swygert's injunction is in
effect until the NLRB case is closed.
1--WE want to end the situation
whereby woodruff Randolph GTU
presidenD can say to a local that
it cannot sign contract which it
thinks is all right" Mr.. Williams
said
New, York City was a guinea pig
in this" he added. THE local here
agreed to a contract with the pub
fishers and then got a telegram
from ITU headquarters in In
dianapolis saying it could not sign
the contract or even submit it to
the membership"
Officers Reelected.
The concluding session Of the
ANPA convention reelected all its
officers for second one-year terms.
Elected were David w. Howe,
president, of the Burlington (Vt)
Free Press; Edwin S. Friendly, vice
president, of the New York Sun;
William L. Tanning, treasurer, of
the Yonkers IN. " Herald-States-
man, and j. L. Stackhouse, secre-
tary, of the Easton pa Express.
Fire directors were rejected for
two-year terms: George C. Biggers,
Atlanta Journal; j. D. Funk, Santa
Monica (CalifD outlook; B. N.
Honea, Fort Worth Star Telegram;
P. L. Jackson, Portland Oregon
Journal, and Charles F. McCahill,
Cleveland News.
The convention drew an attend
ance Of 1901, largest in ANPA's his