thursday, november 9, 1978
daily nebraskan
page 3
Unions giving British news people headaches speaker
The greatest threats to the British press today are
breakdowns in labor-management relations, according to
British journalist, Rodney Bennett.
Bennett spoke to a group of journalism students and
instructors Wednesday.
Since last January, every English newspaper has lost
millions in revenue from strikes, Bennett said.
"It has become so serious that Times newspaper. . .,"
he said, "has threatened quite conclusively that unless
settlement is reached by Nov. 30. . .The Times will cease
publication."
He said this would have serious political implications
because the loss of a national paper such as the Times
would deprive the country of an essential mass commun
ication channel.
He said another union refused to set the type on an ed
itorial by the Times which said, "The unions are bringing
the country to its knees." Management responded by
saying this was a breach of contract and they could be
fired.
Deadlock results
The situation eventually resulted in a deadlock, and the
Times had to suspend publication for a few days, he said.
Also, he said, the typesetters sometimes will "malici
ously" set a sentence or phrase incorrectly.
Bennett also described the training programs for journ
alists in Britain today.
He said there is no journalist in training in Britain
today "who is not working in industry or guaranteed a
job."
He said the training programs heavily emphasize on-the-job
training. Then, if the journalist wants to specialize
in a particular field they can go through academic courses.
He said there also is a pre-entry system which trains
persons who already have degrees to be journalists.
'Bounced' by unions
"We have this preposterous situation where the unions
have bounced us about."
For example, he said, an average reporter on Fleet
Street would make between $16,000 and $20,000. An
editor would make between $20,000 and $30,000.
But, a printer, who according to him is an unskilled
worker, would make between $30,000 and $45,000.
Bennett said many of these labor-management
problems have been caused because management has been
weak.
Official denies Marienau's allegations
By Brenda Moskovits
Lancaster County Election Commissioner Bill Davidson
denies telling ASUN President Ken Marienau that the
reason he would not register voters on campus was
because the League of Women Voters registrar would be
unqualified.
"Nowhere did I say they were not qualified," David
son said. "I was not going to use them or anybody
else."
Marienau still says that Davidson told him that the
women could not serve because they were not qualified.
Marienau contacted Davidson's office about setting up
a registration booth and when Davidson refused to do so,
he contacted the League of Women Voters.
League President Ann Bleed said about 30 women were
qualified to register voters but that Davidson told her that
if a booth were set up at UNL, one would have to be set
up at other schools.
Davidson said he also received requests for regis
tration booths from Nebraska Wesleyan University
and a Lincoln high school.
Bleed said the league offered to register at all the sites.
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Davidson said the university deserved no special favors,
pointing out that the election office, six blocks from
campus, is open all year.
"I'm getting a little sick of you people down at the uni
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He said a new election commissioner will probably
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Davidson also said that illegal requests for absentee
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