Word: contract
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...shrewd observer of men. Even Dizzy Dean once admitted that Gabby Hartnett was the only baseballer that was "smarter than me." But astute Owner Wrigley, well aware of the fact that brilliant ball players seldom have been successful as managers, did not give fun-loving Catcher Hartnett a new contract with his new job until the Cubs had tucked away a few victories...
...month after signing its first contract with a national press association (United Press) and its first contract with a Hearst paper in New York City (Mirror), the Newspaper Guild last week signed a one-year contract with TIME Inc., covering 350 employes of TIME, LIFE, FORTUNE, ARCHITECTURAL FORUM and the MARCHES OF TIME (radio and cinema). Some provisions: five-day, 40-hour week, with equal time off for overtime; severance pay of one and one-half week's peak salary for each six months of service up to a maximum of $5,000. Minimum wages: $20 a week...
Last week, two-year contracts governing wages and working conditions for actors and singers on sustaining CBS and NBC programs were signed by network officials and A. F. R. A. representatives. The contract affects 4,000 of A. F. R. A.'s 5,000 claimed members...
...minute broadcast in California to a high of $25 for soloists on a full-hour show in New York or on a national network. It also provides: a limit on rehearsal time (maximum 8 hours for a 60-minute broadcast); extra pay for rehearsal overtime; pay for auditions. The contract recognizes A. F. R. A. as exclusive bargaining agency for sustaining artists in the cities affected (New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco), establishes a modified closed shop.* guarantees that origination point of network programs will not be moved to cities not covered in the contract...
...like Actors' Equity Association, American Guild of Musical Artists, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Actors, Burlesque Artists Association, etc., is a branch of Associated Actors and Artistes of America. Although Comedian Cantor is A. F. R. A.'s head man, the contract was negotiated and signed by Executive Secretary Emily Holt, Associate Secretary & Treasurer George Heller. A. F. R. A. has agreements with other A. A. A. A. branches by which, for instance, Equity members may also become A. F. R. A. members by paying half A. F. R. A. initiation fee, half dues...