Strike from New York newspapers in 1962/1963

When the New York newspapers walked out in New York City in 1962/1963 , four major daily newspapers - including the New York Times - were on strike for 114 days from December 8, 1962 to March 31, 1963 , while five other publications also failed to appear due to lockouts . In addition to wage increases, the unions called for regulations in cases of the introduction of the automation of printing machines.

Coalition structure

There were ten unions and nine newspaper publishers organized in the Publishers Association in New York . The unions formed two camps: The Newspaper Guild comprised editorial and commercial employees, while the craft unions represented printers , dispatch workers, semi-skilled machine printers , cliché manufacturers , engravers , delivery staff, paper workers, machinists and electricians. It was a state of affairs without a collective agreement . The trade unions terminated the collective bargaining agreements as soon as the existing agreement permitted this and maintenance of power or prospects of power offered. There could be an agreement with nine unions, but not with the tenth. This requires individual negotiations with this union before newspaper printing can resume.

Walk out

On Nov. 1, 1962 shortly after midnight led The Newspaper Guild a walk out from the printing works of the Daily News from. Guild Vice President Thomas J. Murphy said the Daily News was the union's first target because it was where the union encountered more anger, more excitement, more problems, more arguments and more union hostility from management. The Daily News continued to be printed on the New York Journal-American presses from November 2, 1962 .

The conflict between the Daily News and its employees was resolved upon mediation by US Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz : wages were increased by USD 4.25 per week in the first year and by USD 3.75 per week in the second year. 1.5 million copies of the nation's leading edition of 2,075,000 copies were printed in this printing house.

On December 4, 1962, the negotiators for the nine major newspapers made an offer to increase wages and perks by $ 8 within two years if changes in working procedures that reduced the cost of the newspapers were accepted. The union negotiators turned down the newspapers' offer the following day, calling instead for a $ 16 weekly wage increase over two years. Acceptance of this condition was assumed by midnight on December 8, 1962. Representatives of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (United States), including Frank H. Brown and Stephen Schlossberg, attempted to mediate on December 6, declaring a public interest in an agreement.

The strike, however, began at 2:00 a.m. on December 8, when workers in the New York Typographical Union , led by President Bert Powers , worked for the Daily News , New York Journal American , The New York Times and New York World-Telegram & Sun went on strike.

Workers at the New York Daily Mirror , New York Herald Tribune , New York Post , Long Island Star Journal and Long Island Daily Press were locked out by members of the New York Publishers Association .

Recipients switch to other information media

The New York Review of Books premiered on February 21, 1963 during the strike. Its first editions had a circulation of 75,000 copies during the strike, before falling to 50,000 to 60,000 copies after the strike. The Brooklyn Eagle's circulation rose from 50,000 to 390,000 copies before shrinking to 154,000 copies before being hit by a newspaper delivery strike on June 27, 1963 .

WABC-FM developed a broadcast format during the 114-day strike that preceded that of WINS as the first broadcaster to broadcast an all-news broadcast format in New York City.

Leonard Andrews, who worked for a credit card company, Uni-Serv Corporation, reached out to readers in a publication he created called The New York Standard . Largest of several alternative newspapers published during the strike, it had a top circulation of more than 400,000 copies and had over 67 issues.

Were on strike

Locked out

The New York Post withdrew from the New York Publishers Association and ended the lockout on March 4, 1963.

The arbitration verdict of the Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner Jr. and the employment agent Theodore W. Kheel became the basis for an agreement that ended the strike. Kheel pointed out that contracts for all ten newspaper unions would expire at the same time in 1965, and stressed the importance of addressing simmering labor issues.

aftermath

An analysis conducted by the New York Times showed that the nine affected newspapers lost more than $ 100 million in advertising and distribution revenues and that the industry's 19,000+ employees lost $ 50 million in wages.

After the labor dispute, both the New York Times and Herald Tribune doubled their price to 10 cents, which contributed to a decrease in circulation sold. By September 30, 1963, the circulation of six New York daily newspapers had fallen 11.9% on weekdays and 8.3% on Sundays, based on reports from the Alliance for Audited Media . It was not until the murder of John F. Kennedy in November 1963 that newspaper sales could be revived.

The Hearst Corporation sold subscribers and goodwill of The New York Daily Mirror to the Daily News . The Daily Mirror management indicated that the strike had exacerbated existing problems for the company, which led to the suspension of the journalistic unit . Cue magazine (now part of The New Yorkers ) saw its weekly circulation jump 35,000 a year after the strike began, and TV Guide saw its circulation jump 350,000. Time magazine's circulation in New York City rose 10%.

arbitration

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52 Labor Relations Reporter: News and Background Information p. 273	52 Labor Relations Reporter: News and background information p. 273
Accord in NY Newspaper Strike; Other Settlements International Typographical Union (ITU) and newspaper publishers accept proposal advanced by Mayor Wagner to end three-month-old strike; settlements in retail field Tentative agreement was reached last week to end the three-month-old New York City newspaper strike upon terms proposed by Mayor Robert F. Wagner.	Agreement in New York newspaper strike; Further enclosures The International Typographical Union (ITU) and the newspaper publishers accept Mayor Wagner's proposal to end the three-month-old strike. Settlement in detail: Last week, a preliminary agreement was reached York to the three-month-old New newspaper strike at the suggestion of Mayor Robert F. Wagner to end.
Publishers of eight closed dailies and leaders of the International Typographical Union accepted the proposed formula, which reportedly fulfills the union's three main objectives: A common expiration date in contracts held by the 10 newspaper unions, job protection against automation, Reduction in the workweek from 36 ¼ to 35 hours.	Publishers of eight closed daily newspapers and leaders of the International Typographic Union accepted the proposed formula, which reportedly fulfills the Union's three main objectives: A common expiration date in contracts of the 10 newspaper unions, Protection of workplaces from automation, Reduction of the working week from 36 ¼ to 35 hours.
Resumption of publication awaits ratification of the settlement by members of ITU Local No. 6, settlement of a strike by the Maiers and Stereotypers , and acceptance by all newspaper unions of a common contract expiration date. The publishers are trying to persuade the Newspaper Guild , whose contract expires October 31, 1964, to extend this termination date to coincide with the proposed expiration dates of the craft unions' contracts. The Guild, however, has asked for a wage raise in return for reopening its contract.	Before the resumption of printing operations, the members of the ITU branch no. 6 confirm the settlement, the Maiers and Stereotypers settle a strike and all newspaper unions accept a joint contract expiration date. The publishers are trying to persuade the Newspaper Guild , whose contract expires on October 31, 1964, to extend this termination date to match the proposed expiration dates of the union contracts. However, the guild has requested a wage increase in exchange for withdrawing the termination of their contract.
strike, weekly rates were $ 141 for a day printer, $ 146 for a night printer, and $ 151 for a printer on the early morning "lobster trick". lobster shift n (ca.1933): a work shift (as on a newspaper) that covers the late evening and early morning hours - called also lobster trick lobster	Strike, weekly rates were $ 141 for a day printer , $ 146 for a night printer and $ 151 for an early morning printer "Lobster Trick"
On the automation issue, the printers received a guarantee that no one will be laid off as a result of automatic typesetting of tables and price quotations of stocks and bonds traded on the New York and American Stock Exchanges.	When it came to automation, printers were guaranteed that by automatically setting tables and quotes for stocks and bonds traded on the New York and American Stock Exchanges, no one would be fired.
In exchange for the job ^ protection clause, publishers may use perforated paper tape generated by the Associated Press and UPI to activate machines setting type for those tables.	In return for the job protection clause, publishers can use paper tape produced by the Associated Press and UPI to enable the type of setting on the machines for these tables.
One printer will monitor one to three automatic typesetters, whereas one man is needed for each manually operated machine.	One printer monitors up to three automatic typesetters, while one man is required for each manually operated machine.
A newspaper using "outside tape" has to make a payment to the union. Printers who work three or less days a week, or "extras," will get $ 3 a day more than regularly employed printers.	A newspaper using Outside Tape must make a payment to the union. Printers that work three or fewer days a week, or "extras," get $ 3 more per day than normal busy printers.
In the second year of the contract term, printers who fill in for regular printers at their requests, or "substitutes," will not have to work as many days during a year to be eligible for holiday, jury duty, bereavement, and sick leave benefits. In the second year, the 36 ¼-hours work week will be cut by 1 ¼ hours.	In the second year of the contract, printers that are used on request or as "replacement printers" for regular printers no longer have to work as many days a year to qualify for vacation, jury service, bereavement and sick leave benefits. In the second year, the 36 ¼ hour week is shortened by 1 ¼ hours.
The printers, who traditionally are allowed 30 minutes a day to wash up, promised to reduce this to 15 minutes so that productivity will not suffer when the work turns is reduced by 15 minutes.	The printers, which traditionally have 30 minutes a day to wash, promised to cut that time down to 15 minutes so that productivity would not be affected if the work speed was reduced by 15 minutes.
The publishers agreed to pay an average of $ 2.38 a week per fully employed printer to the union's pension fund. In the second year, employees will get three days' sick leave, instead of one.	The publishers agreed to pay an average of $ 2.38 per week to the union's pension fund for every full printer. In the second year, employees receive three sick days instead of one working day.
WAGE-FRINGE COST	Non-wage costs
The publishers estimated that the two-year package would cost them $ 6.51 a week per employee during the first year, and $ 6.12 per employee the second year.	The publishers estimated the two-year package would cost them $ 6.51 per week for the first year and $ 6.12 per employee for the second year.
This estimate excludes the cost of the 1 1/4-hour reduction in the work week. During the negotiations, the publishers contended that the shortened work hours would cost them $ 5.15 a week per printer.	This estimate excludes the cost of the 1 ¼ hour reduction in the work week. During the negotiations, the publishers claimed the reduced hours would cost them $ 5.15 per week per printer.
Five minor issues remain to be settled between the publishers and the ITU. These relate to retroactivity to December 8, 1962, for ITU members who continued working on the Long Island Press during the shutdown; retroactive sick leave and vacation credits for all union members; the setting of all reproduction copy "left on the hook" last December 8; reemployment of all members who were working on December 8; and settlement of contract grievances existing at the time of the shutdown.	There are still five smaller questions to be clarified between the publisher and the ITU. These relate to the December 8, 1962 retroactive effect for ITU members who continued to work on the Long Island Press during the shutdown; retroactive sick leave and Vacation credits for all union members; the suspension of all reproductions "left on the hook" last December 8th; Reintegration of all members who worked on December 8th; and settlement of contractual complaints existing at the time of closure. (Disciplinary clause)

Remarks

↑ Murphy largely because the typographers had a far greater ability to shut down the industry. Thomas Joseph Murphy was bom in Manhattan on Sept. 24, 1906, the son of Thomas Francis Murphy and Elizabeth McCollough Murphy. His father died when he was 3 years old. His father died when he was 3 years old, and as a boy he took odd jobs in grocery stores to help support his mother and sister. Mr. Murphy never finished high school, and, according to family members, took a job working for the circulation department of The New York Times right after dropping out of school. He became active in the Newspaper Guild in the late 1930's, and in the early 1940's he served as a negotiator. In 1943, he became the first paid business agent of the New York Guild and from 1945 to 1947, he was its secretary-treasurer. Associated Press. 1965 Thomas J. Murphy Mr. Murphy married Elizabeth Clark on July 14, 1945, and they raised two children. She died in 1969, and, his children said, Mr. Murphy married again in 1975 to Nancy O 'Sullivan, who died a decade later. He is survived by a daughter, Nancy Back of Staten Island; a son, Joseph Murphy of Middlesex, England, and three grandchildren. September 17, 1998 By ANDREW POLLACK, cf. Arno Press, The New York Times Biographical Service, 1998, A compilation of current biographical information of general interest. P. 1520

Individual evidence

↑ Kihss, Peter. "Daily News Struck by the Guild; Talks at Other Papers snarled; Daily News Struck by the Guild; Talks at Other Papers snarled" , The New York Times , Nov. 1, 1962. Accessed January 18, in 2009.
↑ Kihss, Peter. "Daily News Journal Uses Plant; Talks Continue in Guild Strike; Executives Put Out Paper; Press Conference Called Action by Mayor" , The New York Times , November 2, 1962. Accessed January 18, in 2009.
↑ Kihss, Peter. "News Strike Ends with a Raise of $ 8; Pact Ratified After 9 Craft Unions Urge Rejection - Publication Resumes Severance Pay Granted; Other Settlements Due; Both Sides Thanked Joint Union Meeting; 'Right' Is Questioned; Further Meeting Set" , The New York Times , November 9, 1962. Accessed January 18, 2009.
↑ Kihss, Peter. "City Papers Offer Printers $ 8 Raise; Cut in Plant Costs Asked Union Trims a demand" , The New York Times , December 4, 1962. Accessed January 18, in 2009.
↑ Kihss, Peter. "Paper deliverers Reject Offer Of $ 8 raise in 3-Year Contract; Union Asks $ 16 Spread Over 2 Years Negotiations Pressed With Other Craft Groups as Deadline for 7 Nears" , The New York Times , December 5, 1962. Accessed January 18, in 2009.
↑ Kihss, Peter. "US Intervenes in Paper Dispute; Mediator Calls Printers and Publishers to Talk Today" , The New York Times , December 6, 1962. Accessed January 18, in 2009.
^ New York Typographical Union, Trade Typesetter Agree on Automated System Bertram A. Powers, president of New York Typographical Union No. 6, and Daniel Haberman, president of The Composing Room. Inc .. pose for an unusual
↑ February, 25, 1964, (Wall Street Journal, February 21, 1964.) NEUTRAL EMPLOYEES SUFFER USUAL FATE OF INNOCENT BYSTANDER IN DEFENSIVE LOCKOUT Non-striking employees have no grounds for claiming they are victims of an unfair labor-practice if they suffer unemployment because of a defensive lockout by an employers against strikers, according to a January, 28, 1964 ruling of the US Court of Appeals. The issue arose during the 1962-63 newspaper strike in New York City when members of the New York Publishers Association closed. The issue arose during the 1962-63 newspaper strike in New York City when members of the New York Publishers Association closed down operations. Members of the Mailers Union, not otherwise involved in the strike, were thrown out of work and were denied relief by the NLRB which called the shutdown a defensive lockout. The NLRB decision was upheld by the Court which said: "... to make unlawful a defensive lockout because it may ultimately result in lose of work for neutral employees in crafts different from that of the striking union would seriously limit the instances where the defensive lockout could be legitimately used. ”(IRC Currend News, January 31, 1964). The Center, News Letter, 1964, nZrnAhULGewKHZ11B2sQ6AEITDAE p. 18 [1]
↑ United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, p. 1101
^ Gene Ruffini, Theodore Kheel, Harry Van Arsdale, Jr .: Labor's Champion: Labor's Champion, p.167
↑ Staff. "TALKS TO RESUME IN PAPERS 'STRIKE; Publishers and Printers Will Meet With Mediator Today --Wirtz Asked to Act Others Halt Publication; Talks to Resume in Papers' Strike" , The New York Times , December 10, 1962. Accessed January 18, 2009.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Staff. "Newspaper Strike Changed Many Habits but Left No Lasting Marks on Economy; WALKOUT BEGAN YEAR AGO TODAY Publishers and Unions Have Made Little Progress on Bargaining Methods More Local News on TV Strike Called Mistake Common Expiration Permanence Missed Cue and TV Guide Up Times Shows Loss No Sales Tax drop " , The New York Times , December 8, 1963. Accessed January 17, in 2009.
^ In December of 1962 a newspaper strike hit New York. WABC-FM was actually an all news station for a short time. This promo ran on WABC-AM in an effort to promote "expanded news" by the ABC New York outlets to feed "one tenth of a news hungry nation", [2]
↑ Martin, Douglas. "Leonard EB Andrews, Buyer of Wyeth Art, this at 83" , The New York Times , January 12, 2009. Accessed January 17, in 2009.
↑ Bureau of National Affairs, Labor Relations Reporter: News and Background Information, Incorporated, 1963, p. 273 [3] [4] p. 273

[1] Murphy largely because the typographers had a far greater ability to shut down the industry. Thomas Joseph Murphy was bom in Manhattan on Sept. 24, 1906, the son of Thomas Francis Murphy and Elizabeth McCollough Murphy. His father died when he was 3 years old. His father died when he was 3 years old, and as a boy he took odd jobs in grocery stores to help support his mother and sister. Mr. Murphy never finished high school, and, according to family members, took a job working for the circulation department of The New York Times right after dropping out of school. He became active in the Newspaper Guild in the late 1930's, and in the early 1940's he served as a negotiator. In 1943, he became the first paid business agent of the New York Guild and from 1945 to 1947, he was its secretary-treasurer. Associated Press. 1965 Thomas J. Murphy Mr. Murphy married Elizabeth Clark on July 14, 1945, and they raised two children. She died in 1969, and, his children said, Mr. Murphy married again in 1975 to Nancy O 'Sullivan, who died a decade later. He is survived by a daughter, Nancy Back of Staten Island; a son, Joseph Murphy of Middlesex, England, and three grandchildren. September 17, 1998 By ANDREW POLLACK, cf. Arno Press, The New York Times Biographical Service, 1998, A compilation of current biographical information of general interest. P. 1520

[2] Kihss, Peter. "Daily News Struck by the Guild; Talks at Other Papers snarled; Daily News Struck by the Guild; Talks at Other Papers snarled" , The New York Times , Nov. 1, 1962. Accessed January 18, in 2009.

[3] Kihss, Peter. "Daily News Journal Uses Plant; Talks Continue in Guild Strike; Executives Put Out Paper; Press Conference Called Action by Mayor" , The New York Times , November 2, 1962. Accessed January 18, in 2009.

[4] Kihss, Peter. "News Strike Ends with a Raise of $ 8; Pact Ratified After 9 Craft Unions Urge Rejection - Publication Resumes Severance Pay Granted; Other Settlements Due; Both Sides Thanked Joint Union Meeting; 'Right' Is Questioned; Further Meeting Set" , The New York Times , November 9, 1962. Accessed January 18, 2009.

[5] Kihss, Peter. "City Papers Offer Printers $ 8 Raise; Cut in Plant Costs Asked Union Trims a demand" , The New York Times , December 4, 1962. Accessed January 18, in 2009.

[6] Kihss, Peter. "Paper deliverers Reject Offer Of $ 8 raise in 3-Year Contract; Union Asks $ 16 Spread Over 2 Years Negotiations Pressed With Other Craft Groups as Deadline for 7 Nears" , The New York Times , December 5, 1962. Accessed January 18, in 2009.

[7] Kihss, Peter. "US Intervenes in Paper Dispute; Mediator Calls Printers and Publishers to Talk Today" , The New York Times , December 6, 1962. Accessed January 18, in 2009.

[8] New York Typographical Union, Trade Typesetter Agree on Automated System Bertram A. Powers, president of New York Typographical Union No. 6, and Daniel Haberman, president of The Composing Room. Inc .. pose for an unusual

[9] February, 25, 1964, (Wall Street Journal, February 21, 1964.) NEUTRAL EMPLOYEES SUFFER USUAL FATE OF INNOCENT BYSTANDER IN DEFENSIVE LOCKOUT Non-striking employees have no grounds for claiming they are victims of an unfair labor-practice if they suffer unemployment because of a defensive lockout by an employers against strikers, according to a January, 28, 1964 ruling of the US Court of Appeals. The issue arose during the 1962-63 newspaper strike in New York City when members of the New York Publishers Association closed. The issue arose during the 1962-63 newspaper strike in New York City when members of the New York Publishers Association closed down operations. Members of the Mailers Union, not otherwise involved in the strike, were thrown out of work and were denied relief by the NLRB which called the shutdown a defensive lockout. The NLRB decision was upheld by the Court which said: "... to make unlawful a defensive lockout because it may ultimately result in lose of work for neutral employees in crafts different from that of the striking union would seriously limit the instances where the defensive lockout could be legitimately used. ”(IRC Currend News, January 31, 1964). The Center, News Letter, 1964, nZrnAhULGewKHZ11B2sQ6AEITDAE p. 18 [1]

[10] United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, p. 1101

[11] Gene Ruffini, Theodore Kheel, Harry Van Arsdale, Jr .: Labor's Champion: Labor's Champion, p.167

[12] Staff. "TALKS TO RESUME IN PAPERS 'STRIKE; Publishers and Printers Will Meet With Mediator Today --Wirtz Asked to Act Others Halt Publication; Talks to Resume in Papers' Strike" , The New York Times , December 10, 1962. Accessed January 18, 2009.

[Recap1963-13] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Staff. "Newspaper Strike Changed Many Habits but Left No Lasting Marks on Economy; WALKOUT BEGAN YEAR AGO TODAY Publishers and Unions Have Made Little Progress on Bargaining Methods More Local News on TV Strike Called Mistake Common Expiration Permanence Missed Cue and TV Guide Up Times Shows Loss No Sales Tax drop " , The New York Times , December 8, 1963. Accessed January 17, in 2009.

[14] In December of 1962 a newspaper strike hit New York. WABC-FM was actually an all news station for a short time. This promo ran on WABC-AM in an effort to promote "expanded news" by the ABC New York outlets to feed "one tenth of a news hungry nation", [2]

[15] Martin, Douglas. "Leonard EB Andrews, Buyer of Wyeth Art, this at 83" , The New York Times , January 12, 2009. Accessed January 17, in 2009.

[16] Bureau of National Affairs, Labor Relations Reporter: News and Background Information, Incorporated, 1963, p. 273 [3] [4] p. 273