Conference of Newspaper Unions, AFL-CIO; Unions walk out.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1994--One year after their contracts expired ex·pire v. ex·pired, ex·pir·ing, ex·pires v.intr. 1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired. 2. , the eight unions representing employees of the San Francisco Examiner The San Francisco Examiner is a U.S. daily newspaper. It has been published continuously in San Francisco, California, since the late 19th Century. History 19th century The beginning of the Examiner is a topic of some controversy. , Chronicle chronicle, official record of events, set down in order of occurrence, important to the people of a nation, state, or city. Almanacs, The Congressional Record in the United States, and the Annual Register in England are chronicles. , and Newspaper Agency announced a strike effective 10 p.m. Tuesday. The unions made their announcement after four days of around-the-clock negotiations following months of talks. Officials from the unions, which represent 2,600 daily newspaper workers, said they were forced to strike because the employers refused to make even moderately reasonable proposals on pay and working conditions. "We've put more than a year of effort into reaching a equitable equitable adj. 1) just, based on fairness and not legal technicalities. 2) refers to positive remedies (orders to do something, not money damages) employed by the courts to solve disputes or give relief. (See: equity) EQUITABLE. settlement," said Doug Cuthbertson, chairman of the Conference of Newspaper Unions. "But the employers left us no choice. At almost every turn, they rejected our requests for a fair wage and job security of the workers who write, produce and distribute San Francisco's two daily papers." When the strike was announced, one of the key issues separating the two sides was management's demand for potentially unlimited ability to make distribution changes that would eliminate full-time jobs by creating "combination" jobs that load double and triple duties on drivers. Other full-time jobs would convert to part-time slots with fewer benefits. The employers also rejected a minimal 3.5 percent annual raise for employees who have seen inflation far surpass salary increases. "The union proposals in no way were a reach for the moon," said Steven Chin, spokesman for the conference. "On every issue, we sought reasonable solutions." With the strike in effect, all the newspaper employees will be walking the picket line or performing union tasks such as working in the commissary COMMISSARY. An officer whose principal duties are to supply the army with provisions. 2. The Act of April 14, 1818, s. 6, requires that the president, by and with the consent of the senate, shall appoint a commissary general with the rank, pay, and emoluments or setting up family welfare arrangements. The unions began production of their own newspaper. The San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Free Press, and planned to publish at least once a week during the strike. CONTACT: Conference of Newspaper Unions, AFL-CIO AFL-CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL-CIO in full American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations U.S. , San Francisco Steven Chin, 415/398-8900, ext. 2503 |
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