Times and Guild Reach Accord On Contract, Averting a Strike; Times and Guild Agree on a Contract
Date: 12 November 1975
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
negotiators for NY Times and Newspaper Guild on Nov 11 reach agreement on new 3-yr contract, averting strike; settlement follows agreement announced earlier in day between Mailers Union Local 6 and Times and NY News; pay increases in guild and mailers contracts are similar to those negotiated earlier by Newspaper Deliverers and by Stereotypers Union Local 1--$25 a wk in 1st yr, $20 a wk in 2d and 3d yrs; higher-paid employees receive greater pay increases than those in lower-paid classifications; guild sources say that negotiating com had decided to put $1 a wk from 2d-yr increase and $2 a wk in 3d yr into pension fund; guild also negotiated provision calling for full guild shop for all new employes in its jurisdiction; Harry Fisdell, chief guild negotiator, and George McDonald, pres of Mailers Union Local 6, comment (M)
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Washington Post Impasse
Date: 11 November 1975
negotiations between Washington Post and striking pressmen recess on Nov 10 with both sides deadlocked; Fed mediator Kenneth Moffett comments (S)
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GUILD-TIMES TALK AT CRITICAL STAGE; Contract Negotiations Race Strike Deadline Today
Date: 11 November 1975
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
NY Times and Newspaper Guild continue negotiations into Nov 11 in attempt to avert strike; Times made offer to guild which guild negotiating com rejected; mediator Theodore W Kheel comments; negotiations between guild and NY News continue as well as negotiations between Mailers Union Local 6 and News and Times; Times exec vp Walter Mattson declines to comment on possibilty that Times will publish if there is strike; News pres and publisher W H James, asked if News would suspend publication if Times was struck, says circumstances will be examined; some of guild's contract proposals noted (M)
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Brazilian Bishops Accuse Authorities of Murder
Date: 12 November 1975
Brazil's anti-Communist mil regime and RC Ch have been at odds over alleged torture of pol prisoners follwing death in army prison of journalist Vladimir Herzog (S)
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Newspaper Talks: Clash of Well-Prepared Strategies
Date: 12 November 1975
By LEE DEMBART
Lee DEMBART
comment on final bargaining between Newspaper Guild and NY Times that averted strike; Times mgt waited until 6 hrs before strike deadline before making its 1st offer because it felt that guild lacked leadership; Guild said it had set strike deadline in order to force mgt to negotiate and meditiator Theodore Kheel said he continued pressure in belief that no decisions would be made by either side without it; small group of militants on guild negotiating com tried to hold off vote on settlement for as long as possible but were finally defeated; chief union negotiator Harry Fisdell and Times sr vp John Mortimer comment (M)
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TV: The 'MacNeil Report,' a Sharp Point of View
Date: 11 November 1975
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
John O'CONNOR
MacNeil, Robert, Report (TV Program): J J O'Connor revs WNET news program The Robert MacNeil Report
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Bogus Tickets Reported Printed for Sinatra Show
Date: 12 November 1975
members of Newspaper Guild reach agreement with Phila Inquirer and Daily News on contract on Nov 11 giving union pay increases of 9% over 15 mos (S)
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Reagan Sets News Parley In Washington on Nov. 20
Date: 12 November 1975
Ronald Reagan schedules press conf at Natl Press Club on Nov 20, reptdly to declare his candidacy for Repub Pres nomination (S)
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