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Broad claim! By Teresa Weaver Garrwcock Staff Writer Graduates of broadcast nalism are denied good opportunities in South C because of the absen unionization in the broadi industry, according to a USC student. Vance Butts said he deci wouldn't be able to earn ficient salary in broadcasts chose to remain in the state dropped out of the Colli Journalism just sho graduation to take a job construction worker with Plastering Co. Having held temporary pc with several broadcasting s in ho ctoto Rnttc foolc he All LI IV/ ovatv, iiUiVO IVVIO IIV very strong practical knowl broadcasting. He worked audio engineer, producer, c operator and reporter for 1 TV in Mount Pleasant, and reporter for WSCQ-FM ir Columbia, and WUSC/WL' at USC. ' The unions a wise enough realize th< because of h factors the create ... th* might be mo than a sm* station cou bear' Richard Ur< THE BROADCASTING is very good, but you ca anything with it in this sta now. The answer to that pro to unionize," Butts said. Non-unionized stations t have low salaries, undefin requirements, and few on/?nr/^inrt A Datftr* attui uin^ iu uuuo. Richard M. Uray, USC casting professor, said there unionized television or stations in South Carolina because of economic reason; Estimating that only 20 stations of a total of 180 in th have staffs of more than sons, Uray said most of stations don't have the fi ability to pay their em] union wages. "THE UNIONS ARE enough to realize that bee the factors they create s work conditions, pay scale forth, they might be more small station could bear might conceivably be kill goose laying the golden egg said Dick Coulter, vice presid general manager of WIS Columbia, agreed many sta the state are financially ui keep up with union salar dards. He said for stations i pn a slim profit margin affiliation could be devasta Coulter added, "We're a the going rates and we | people as much as we possi The reason for unionizati arises when people dissatisfied." WIS-TV < between 110 and 114 peo cording to Coulter. Doug Smith, vice presid general manager of WFB " MfeH -l. .J - , cast job 9 IV/iUlCl Greenville, said ti three unsuccessfu t jour- unionize in the 25career the station. The h arolina said, was in Decen ce of the vote was six casting unionization, former THE FACT that ded he unionization r< a suf- management and ig if he relationships," Smi so he Butts termed th ege of beginning broadca; rt of state as shocking. 1 ? as a increase the pay Miles national level, accc is to unionize th >sitions ployees. He estim tat ions ween 75 percent ar : has a eligible personnel edge of of the idea of union as an afraid to take any a :amera losing their jobs. WCBD- "if they (broi was a ployees) could all g i U/oct u: J J ? ?!??? . "WV II1UUCII JJlrtCC UIIC rR-FM 'let's go union' and union, I think the gi ?: of people would go f >re Uray said anyone fear is a major to unionization is jus a * with the procedu union affiliation. be THE BROADCA ? Y that has employee pi/ consider the p "Y unionization must notice to the N Relations Board, ?// Uray. At that poi notifies the man discussions are taki Uray explained t law, all jobs in the j 91/ r 1 1.. ** ? n wicu; nuuuuy is The next step is t degree appropriate labor m't do planation of bene ite, not union system. blem is There are three casting unions, acc end to T^e American 1 ied job Television and Ra( fringe involves employee responsibilities are broad- speech. The 1 ; are no Brotherhood of Ele< radio arK* National mainly Broadcasting Ei 5 Technicians ar , or 30 technical unions. ?e state 20 per- After discussions 1 hosp nmnno ctatinn f?m nancial vote is favorabl ployees becomes the barga the employees, Ur* is not acceptance 1 I wise vote, the union ? ause of move out with the ;uch as that no retributioi and so cised by the mana than a Jhey MillfilLlI ing me Uray lent and atlantic i >-TV in liable to CandV( working |1 Count ' un'on ===== ATLANTIC If ware ol My can! BloW Hi r Trl Water * market b USC stu lere have been any employ 1 attempts to negotiations year history of ist attempt, he "UNIONI loer ijf/b, wnen very muKy -to-one against there are safeguards.' and employi there is no harassment jflects good explained, good working Butts said thsaid. difference e salary for a unionized ?t person in the unionized sU rhe only way to Heaie,,',he 'The L >rdsr.g to Butts, e station em- dogrB ated that bet- id 80 percent of yOOO are supportive C3n 't ization, but are ction for fear of W/th idcasting em- StBtQ. et together in a night and say wake up and be ... . . , reater majority in the state r?r it -hpiiH attract quali j believing that ^ beginniri deterrent to aun!0,"^: ;t not familiar uch as 50 re of gaining beginner i position, acc would be nic STING station t0.a?krthe s who want to & from. ossibility of reserve in first submit market to p ational Labor income, that tn#?n vnn rp according to :?J ? nt, the NLRB [rom a sour. agement that ,;sa1^, .. ng place. Smith said hat by federal J13 "tn-v '01 station are then out-of-s hired or fired. Many. o bring in the n?" u,nlon e union for ex- f^,e to Purs' fits under the "'"le regime he said. major broad- butts f ording to Uray. degree of Federation of necessary fc iio Announcers rights of the s whose main He said a n in the area of unionized st nternational job descrip :trical Workers employees Association of different dut igineers and e basically , a vote is taken ployees. If the e, the union lining agent for ly said. If there of the union by ind the NLRB understanding i can be exer gement against / gl he Ways I nrds Power I leak. n dent ^ ee involved with the ZATION is always Uray said. "But Kni If .in lci lain wuut in ' Both the employee er are protected from or pressure, Uray he believes the large between salaries in stations and nonitions is a major factor k rrt QW/I O c /f l/OUI/HOd"if e is very F5 bu< you (?: ? do ?*"?>"? R)ma it in this 1 f Vance Butts > q inahilitv tn lrM>n nr ty broadcasters. ^ ig broadcast person at station could make as W ? percent more than a I M n a non-unionized I m ording to Uray. "That |j e to get, but you have I lestion, 'Where do you B If fhoro ic onnilrth nf o I M A I kllVI V A O VIIVU^II V* U advertising in that rovide that additional :'s fine. If there isn't, ^ having to pay monies ^ :e that doesn't exist," I WFBC-TV has never able recruiting people >tate for employment. le prefer to work in a nvironment, and be I ue their goals with as I mtation as possible," I EELS that a certain I regimentation is I >r the protection of the I broadcast employees. B lajor problem in non- I ations is very vague |j tion, often requiring B to perform several ies. ^ 1 m mi && H am, raefii uiiie*? 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