The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • 2

City Fire Affirms 2A The VIchlla Eagle Mn4tr Mwalai Pwcmkar IS IMS saying town stand on the issue management had 10 pm (City fire alarms (roof Say to 10 pm "marked to meet with the members of Local 271 "We have had a hard time even getting them to read the proposed Conley said He added that the last meeting was held with management two weeks ago I The contract prepared for KEDD-TV is "almost with proposals signed tor' stations which are unionized Cdnley said The contract calls for a raise for the engineers plus a job security clause KEDD-TV i engineers said am Kellogg street and Block? ley drive leaves on fire am 730 Osage Ava garage fire- am 3343 Palisade Are trash fire pm 1000 block ton Ifatthewson avenue grins fire pm 17 8 Leonine Are trash fire pm 1501 i iroadvlew Ave house firej 1800 8 Mosley Ave trash fire pjn 715 8 Tcjpeka Ave cat In a tree pm 3443 Prince 8t lint In a floor furnace 135 8 Parlvood Lane lint In a floor GOMIE FOR A WONDERFILLED LOOK IN THEIR GIVE THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW PARKER YU" PEN iVi BRILLIANT 1 DECORATOR COLORS ALL YOUR PURCHASES ON ONE LOW I 'I Regularly Priced at $8995 Intentions of the engineers at 4 the time they (the engineers) walked North said "That was the first I knew of the striked "It was a fine time for them to walk out with all the fine Sunday night programs coming North was referring to several top flight programs seen over the National Broadcasting affiliate on Sunday nights The general manager added that the station could go back on the air with other personnel doing the engineering work North said later howeveF that ho attempt would be made to "go back on the Sunday night He also said he would have nothing to say concerning an approximate time of resuming transmissions until "I have talked to Mai-! colm' -(W Malcolm' president1 of Local 721) Statement Challenged Any possibility of others doing the engineering work was disputed by Conley who said all the licensed engineers with the FCC had walked off the job He also said that reopening the station would be in direct of! provisions of the National Labor Relations Board Conley said the NLRB certified the engineers to negotiate for a-contract "about five after the engineering members ofi KEDD-TV voted in the affirms-1 live to become unionized The election Conley said was held on July 27 1953 Immediately following the walkout the engineers started picketing the only access road to the station which- is located at 2815 37th St North Jane Webster receptionist for KEDD-TV was kept busy an swering a flood of inquiries from television viewers apparently hear or see the -announcement when thfe station went off the air Vote Taken Conley said the engineers In the other two stations in this area are not unionized He added however that the engineers of KTVH Hutchinson and Wichita had voted to join the union North confirmed this by saying KTVH is in "the same hassel we are in' The general manager said an attempt to organize the projec tionists at KEDD-TV "some time was unsuccessful Conley stated the Engineers Walk Out Sunday at KEDD-TV Engineers of KEDD-TV walked off the job at 4 pm Sunday shutting down the operations of one of the three television stations in the Wichita area A meeting between management and striking engineers got underway at 10:30 pjn Sunday It was still going on early Monday A management spokesman said he believed "everything could be settled in time for Monday's schedule of programs by the station Bad- was charged by both union officials and management in statements made by both sides Involved in the argument Forrest Conley of Fort Worth Tex said' the strike was called because management was guilty of "bad faith in negotiating a contract with the nine engineers of KEDD-TV Conley is international representative of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers AFL Counter Claim Stanley Durwood of Kansas City Mo: president of KEDD-TV countered that the union acted in "bad faith" when the engineers Walked -off the Job without "giving advanced a Durwood added that negotiation session between union and management was scheduled for Thursday Conley said the walkout took place just as the engineers were changing shifts The television station had just concluded the Picture" when a soeciallv prepared tape recording -and was given viewers The recording and told the station's television audience that- the "KEDD-TV engineers were going on due to a breakdown in negotiations with management A proper slgno'ff as prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission was made according to the engineers John North vice- president and general manager of KEDD-1sTV termed the walkout a 'I received a telegram7 of the NO MONEY DOWN PAY I hf '55 T-NB'GdBW COMRllETIE Woods Does It Again and just in time for Christmas giving Woods cuts a flat $20 from the regular price of this 1954 CE swivel top cleaner Everything you need fer easy fast dean- ing Make her happy this Christmas with the Sweeper she's always wanted -i Supply Limited So Phone Write or Shop in Person Today! 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