Newspaper Talks Here Snagged on Fate of Substitute Printers as Automation Spreads
Date: 11 April 1974
By ALLAN M. SIEGAL
single most important issue involved in current negotiations between NY Times, NY Daily News, NY Post and ITU is that of automation and job guarantees for part-time printers; automation measures which papers plan to utilize include optical scanner and video terminal which would simplify and could eliminate jobs performed by linotype operators and proofreaders (M)
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Post Talks in Recess
Date: 11 April 1974
Negotiations between Washington Post and reprs of about 900 striking editorial and commercial employes are in recess on April 10; Fed Mediation and Conciliation Service reprs Nicholas Fidandis repts substantial differences still exist between Newspaper Guild and paper (S)
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TIMES PRINTERS APPLY PRESSURE; Court Order Served on Union After Meeting Delays Work Times Printers Apply Pressure; Union Is Served With a Show-Cause Order Some Ads Not Set Contract Violation Charged Package Offer Made
Date: 11 April 1974
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
ITU Local 6 pres Bertram A Powers and other union leaders on April 11 are directed to show cause in NYS Sup Ct why they should not be found in contempt for holding 90-min union meeting at NY Times during working hrs on April 10; showdown between union and Times, NY Daily News and NY Post appears to be approaching; work interruption follows by a little more than 2 hrs union's announcement that its members had voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike at time to be decided by exec council of ITU; Times obtains ct order contending that Powers and other leaders violated injunction Times obtained last fall enjoining interference by union with its operations; Powers says, after order was served on him in Times bldg, that he does not plan any further union meetings before ct hearing, except for brief one to explain to printers that show-cause order had been issued (L)
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Printers Are Voting in Favor of a Strike; Living Costs Cited Did Not Ask Vote Union View of 'Action' Kheel in Touch Some Alternatives A Key Question.
Date: 10 April 1974
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
ITU Local 6 pres Bertram A Powers on April 9 says repts from 125 commercial shops show 1,570 votes for strike against NY Times, NY Daily News and NY Post, and 314 against; says there is no likelihood of strike by printers in next few days since ITU has responsibility for setting strike date; says that local, if strike vote is affirmative, will be free of its old contract and also free of injunctions enjoining interference with operations at Daily News and NY Times; sources close to situation rept they expect either Times or News to be target for union's pressure tactic, probably starting on April 10 or 11 (L)
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LEFTIST MAGAZINE CLOSED BY PERON; It Reflected Cuerrilla Views and Denounced Officials President Embarrassed
Date: 10 April 1974
By JONATHAN KANDELLSpecial to the New York Times
Argentine Pres Juan Peron on April 9 orders closing of left-wing magazine, El Descamisado; editor Dardo Cabo attributes shutdown to 'those who want to create a climate of chaos and subversion to stifle the voice of loyal Peronism' (S)
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GUILD-POST TALKS FAIL IN WASHINGTON
Date: 10 April 1974
Negotiations between Washington Post and Newspaper Guild reprs are recessed on April 9 with no progress reptd toward new contract to end 2-day old strike; Fed mediator Nicholas Fidandis comments (S)
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U.P.I. Walkout Ends As Employes Back Contract in 2d Vote
Date: 10 April 1974
Wire Service Guild members on April 9 vote to end their 23-day-old natl strike against UPI and to return to work on April 10; contract provisions noted (S)
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Mobil Attacks A.B.C. on TV Oil Special; Statement Called Wrong
Date: 10 April 1974
By BARBARA CAMPBELL
Barbara CAMPBELL
Mobil Oil Corp files 22-page paper with Natl News Council, alleging 32 'particularly inaccurate or unfair' statements in recent ABC TV news special 'Oil: The Policy Crisis'; requests investigation of program, calling it 'shoddily researched;' several complaints noted; council will decide whether to conduct hearing on Mobil's complaint after preliminary investigation (M)
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