Show Press Service Strike Nears Hears NEW V YORK Dec 29 UP UP- UP Telegraphers in United Press news bureaus across country are arc planning planning planning plan plan- ning to go out on strike at midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night Thursday in an attempt to cripple U. U P P. service to newspapers and radio stations and enforce their demands The walkout would be the he first against a major news service service ce in inthe inthe inthe the United States Authority to I call the men out was given to officers officers officers cers of the U. U P P. chapter of the Commercial Telegraphers union A F L in a strike vote counted last week Negotiations Neg on a new contract I for 1949 1919 ended earlier this month when a federal arbitrator awarded the telegraphers wage increases ranging from to 1150 per week He Hc den denied ed the unions union's damand damand da- da mand for a pension plan to be fi financed financed financed fi- fi entirely by the company Salaries now average for a hour hour week The union membership rejected the arbitrators arbitrator's award The rhe United Press agreed to accept the award contingent on Its acceptance by bythe bythe bythe the union The union membership then voted in favor of or a strike Negotiations between the union and the two other American news services services Associated Associated Press and International International International In In- In- In News Service Service are are forthcoming Officials of the United Press said they intend to l keep the service service service ice operations to all clients regardless regardless regardless regard regard- less of union action |