Evening star., 1953-11-29
Strike Of Engravers
Halls Publication Of
6 New York Papers
(Continued From First Page)

Print Pre-Dated Editions.
All morning newspapers, after
turning out their regular edi-
tions. worked through the night
and printed and circulated pre-
dated Sunday editions.
That means that, tomorrow
morning. readers can buy their
regular papers containing the
usual magazine, classified and
other inside sections, but with
news sections containing only
such news as tranSpired up to
the small hours this morning.
Such events as football games
and other happenings during the
day will have to go unreported
coming too late for the pre-
dated editions.
Starting Monday, there will be
no editions of any Of the struck
papers unless the dispute is
settled in the meantime.
The walkout came in the midst
of the Christmas shopping sea-
son when newspapers get their
heaviest advertising business Of
the year.
Buy Advertising Space.
The struck papers have pur-
chased advertising space in the
Herald Tibune to print their
news in that newspaper Monday.
They will divide the stories
among themselves to avoid
duplication.
Radio Station WOR sent tele-
grams to the managing editors
of the struck papers, Offering
facilities for the struck papers to
broadcast news digests and fea-
lures.
Most New York radio station
expected to increase their news
coverage if the strike continued
for any length Of time.
CBS-TV said it would telecast |
Q full hour of news locally to-
morrow starting at II am. 1t
also said it would telecaSt news
solidly from 7 am. to $50 am.
each day from Monday through
Saturday, or as long as the strike
lasts. These are in addition to /.
its usual news programs.
Each of the three struck morn
ing newspapers bought four
pages of advertising space in the
Herald Tribune for Monday. The
Times said it would continue to /
do so every day for the duration |
Of the strike.
Explain Situation.
THE struck newspapers, in
their pre-dated editions for to-
morrow morning. printed page
one boxes explaining to their
readers that the news sections
had been printed ahead OF the
usual deadline.
The Sunday News box said its
news section consequently docs
not contain it's usual up to the
minute news and sports results.
Advertising also is curtailed."
The New York Enquirer, a
weekly tabloid that appears on
Sundays, announced it would
publish as a daily for the dura-
ton of the strike.
The Newark IN. j. News,
across the Hudson River, said it
would print extra copies of its
Sunday edition but only for dis
tribution in New Jersey.
Several district newspapers,
the Brooklyn Eagle. the Long
Island Press and the Long Island
Star journal, were not affected
by the strike. Their photoen-
craving is done under separate
contracts which have not eX-
pired.
Contract Expired Oct. 81.
Members of the photoengravers
union get $120 a week for day
work and $131 for night work.
Their contract with the six news
papers, through the Newspaper
q Publishers Association of New
York City. expired october 81.
They said that, as against their
demand for SIS weekly pay in
crease, the publishers had offer
ed a package" of $375, includ-
a pay increase, an additional hol-
iday and an added contribution
to a welfare program.
The union termed this unac-
ceptable. 1t voted yesterday,
207 to lat. against a manage
ment proposal to arbitrate.
William Mapel, president of
the Publishers Association. said |
1T doesn't make sense to me"
that the union agreed to arbi-
tration in San Francisco, but not
in New York.
Dennis Burke. president of the
striking union, said, THE last
time we went to arbitration with
the publishers an award of IL
per cent salary reduction was
made by the arbitrator even
though the publishers asked only
10 per cent"
That was back in the depres-
sion days in 1881 when pay cuts
were being accepted by the crafts
in industry.
No New Session Set.
Mr.. Burke said also the pub
fishers representatives offered
their arbitration proposal only
IS minutes before negotiations
broke of and that "the men,
bership did not have sufficient
time to evaluate the proposal"
Both Mr.. Mapel and Mr.. Burke
said no new negotiation session
had been arranged.