Labor Dispute Imperils The London Observer
Date: 01 July 1980
Special to The New York Times
Labor dispute is threatening London Observer; last-ditch negotiations are set between Observer's management and unions; owners are trying to cut back losses and costs of production, and unions are resisting cuts in staff and demanding higher pay in return for greater production (S)
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Gannett Ordered to Return Paper to Former Owner; Decision Called Outrageous Ex-Owner Has No Comment Contract Held Breached
Date: 01 July 1980
Federal District Judge Santiago Campos orders Gannett Co to return Santa Fe New Mexican to newspaper's former owner, Robert McKinney; says his decision is based on verdicts by 6-member jury, which ruled that Gannett had breached employment contract that McKinney received when New Mexican was absorbed by Gannett in '76; Gannett chairman Allen H Neuharth says company will appeal judge's order (M)
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11 Newspaper Unions Win Pact
Date: 01 July 1980
Representatives of 11 unions and 4 newspapers in San Francisco Bay area have tentatively agreed to new 3-year contract; unions represent nearly 5,000 workers at San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune and San Jose Mercury-News (S)
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