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Article: Talks stall; Guild threatens strike.(Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia and The Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News)
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- December 7, 2006
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Byline: Joseph N. DiStefano
Dec. 7--After talks between Philadelphia's two largest papers and their biggest union bogged down over pension issues last night, the head of the union urged management to "sober up" or face a strike as early as today. Representatives of the Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia warned evening-shift workers at The Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News to be prepared for a walkout today after yesterday's bargaining session ended. Guild president Henry J. Holcomb said in a memo that the papers' owners refused to compromise on their "desire to take full control of our [pension] fund" and stop contributions to the plan.
"The Guild has ...
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