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9/6/44
PETRILLO REBUFFED BY CHICAGO WLB PANEL IN WJJD CASE
Closely following the National War Labor Board citing James C, Petrillo to Economic Stabilization Director Fred M, Vinson for refusing to lift the record making ban and rejecting the order to call off the KSTP, Minneapolis, musicians' strike, Mr. Petrillo met with another rebuff which may eventually have Washington reper¬ cussions. The Chicago WLB Regional Panel last week recommended that the demand of Petrillo to force WJJD, recently sold to Marshall Field by the Atlass Brothers, to employ additional musicians for platter turning be denied. The case is now up to the Regional Board in Chicago, If the Board backs up the Panel, and the musicians* appeal, the War Labor Board in Washington will be further embarrass¬ ed by finding another troublesome Petrillo baby on its doorstep.
The Panel found that the present staff of musicians at the station does not have sufficient work to fill in the minimum of 25 hours per week called for in the contract with the Union, It declar¬ ed that it could see no justification in view of the manpower short¬ age in the Chicago area for giving the musicians exclusive jurisdic¬ tion over re cordturning operations.
The majority decision cited the testimony of Petrillo before a Senate Committee admitting that the principle of employing musicians as record-turners exclusively was not sound.
The panel refused to pass on the merits of the quota system under which WJJD is required to employ 10 staff musicians and which the station requested be abolished. On this question the panel unanimously agreed that the contractual arrangements between the station and the union setting a minimum of 10 musicians "should not be disturbed by governmental directive order in the absence of a strong showing of the need for such change". It recommended that the quota clause in the present contract be continued for the current year.
Regarding union demands for a three-year contract, modified later following the transfer of the station, the panel ruled that since the same corporation is the owner of the station and there has merely been a change in the ownership of the corporate stock the original agreement be continued except those questions in dispute and that the contract be for one year from the date of expiration of the last contract.
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DON LEE NET NOW NUI-ilBERS 58 STATIONS
With the addition of an outlet in Idaho and another in Washington State, Don Lee in the far West now has 38 stations. The newcomers are KRLC, Lewiston, Idaho, and KUJ, Walla Walla, Wash,
Owned by KUJ, Inc, , KUJ operates on 1420 kc with 1000^ watts, Ov'.fned by H, E, Stude baker, KRLC operates on 1400 kc with 250 watts,
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