WASHINGTON, Oct. 10—Job slowdowns by printers and photoengravers at Washington's three daily newspapers—The Washington Post, The Evening Star and The Daily News—are beginning to have serious ef fects.
Contracts of the Washington Newspaper Publisher Associa tion with Columbia Typographi cal Union Local 101 and Wash ington Photoengravers Local 17‐P expired at midnight Sept. 30.
The chief Issue in negotia tions with the printers is the newspapers’ practice of accept ing display advertising for which the type has been set elsewhere. The printers have an agreement with the publish ers that alL such type must eventually be set again in the print shop of the paper publish ing the advertisement. This duplicated type, called “bogus,” is then thrown away.
The printers contend, how ever, that not all such adver tisements are reset, a situation they say endangers the jobs of some members. They want a new contract that gives them authority to reset all prepared advertising before it appears in print.
In addition, the printers are asking for a four‐day week and a pay increase of $50 a week. The publishers have offered a raise of $33 a week over two years.
The photoengravers are ask ing a $60‐a‐week raise over two years.
Printers now earn $190 to $201 a week, depending on the work shift, and photoengravers earn $6 more than the printers on each shift.