Word: guilds
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Record editorial employes. The financial pages of both papers were dropped. And Dave Stern, whose papers woo the workingman, cast about for ways to institute a pay cut on the Post, without colliding with A.F. of L. unions in its mechanical departments, or the American Newspaper Guild, whose contract with the Post was the first to be signed in Manhattan. By persuading the A.F. of L. unions to let their men treat the matter as individuals rather than as unionists, Publisher Stern got a "10% "kickback" out of 97% of the Post's mechanical employes.* They agreed to lend...
...means willing to consider 10% loans an individual rather than a union matter, Guild leaders stood up to Publisher Stern even when, last fortnight, he threatened to close down the Post in 48 hours. Then Mr. Stern did some telephoning. That he telephoned President Roosevelt, told him he was tired of running a New Deal organ at a loss and needed help, has been denied. But Publisher Stern did telephone John L. Lewis, to whose C.I.O. the Guild belongs. In subsequent telephone conversations with Guild officials in Manhattan, Mr. Lewis muttered something about "the White House." He advised the Guild...
...long and earnest defense of the Times's right to print whatever it likes unless there is "clear and imminent" danger to the Government or the courts. A brief in support of the Times was also filed by the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (leftish...
...years ago, when Baritone Lawrence Tibbett and 114 other highly paid opera stars and concert artists formed the American Guild of Musical Artists and called it a labor union, humbler musicians had to laugh. But a year later, Baritone Tibbett's dress-collar union acquired an A. F. of L. charter and set about organizing opera from top to bottom, from $1s-a-week spear-carriers to prima donnas. Soon A. G. M. A. had negotiated agreements with Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl, the itinerant San Carlo Opera, the New York Hippodrome Opera, and most of the smaller...
...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...