The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 21, 1979, Page Page 4, Image 4
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.
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