SCOPE OF AGREEMENT, DUTIES AND DEFINITION OF TERMS. 1. This Supplement Agreement applies to and is limited in its application to all staff radio and television news writers employed by the Company, New York, NY, excluding staff continuity writers, writers employed principally for writing for electrical transcriptions, special events (other than writers regularly doing ordinary news writing work) or publicity, or for writing principally for short wave, experimental broadcasting or for other experimental purposes, or for monitoring duties and department heads, managers, news editors, assistant managers and all other supervisors as defined in the Act. The term "Staff Radio and Television News Writers" (herein called "News Writer" or "News Writers") shall mean all persons employed on the staff of the Company in New York City on salary to write news material designed for broadcasting on live or recorded (film or tape) news programs or news inserts on programs, or special events when such person regularly does ordinary news writing work, or auditions therefore. With respect to News Writers, the term "write" shall include re-writing, condensing or otherwise treating news material secured by the Company from news associations and from the Company's own and other sources such as teletype, newspapers, magazines, personal interviews, etc. The Company will not ask News Writers to write commercial copy. 2. The Company agrees to notify the Union promptly after the employment of any news writer hired under the terms of this Agreement. Such notification shall include placement of the Employee on the salary escalator. 3. The Company agrees that except in news emergencies, department heads, news editors, managers and assistant managers or other supervisors as defined in the Act will not write news material. However, the Union agrees that nothing in this Agreement covers those persons who write material solely for their own use and do not write material for use by others. 4. It is agreed that the scope of this Agreement is without prejudice to any claim which may hereafter be asserted by the Union or the Company that the bargaining unit be different, or wider in scope or larger in extent, but no such claim shall affect the validity of this Agreement.
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SCOPE OF AGREEMENT, DUTIES AND DEFINITION OF TERMS. 1. This Supplement Agreement applies to and is limited in its application to all staff radio and television news writers employed by the Company, New York, NY, excluding staff continuity writers, writers employed principally for writing for electrical transcriptions, special spe- cial events (other than writers regularly doing ordinary news writing work) or publicity, or for writing principally for short wave, experimental broadcasting or for other experimental purposes, or for monitoring duties and department heads, managers, news editors, assistant managers and all other supervisors as defined in the Act. The term "“Staff Radio and Television News Writers" ” (herein called "“News Writer" ” or "“News Writers"”) shall mean all persons employed on the staff of the Company in New York City on salary to write news material designed for broadcasting on live or recorded (film or tape) news programs or news inserts on programs, or special events when such person regularly reg- ularly does ordinary news writing work, or auditions therefore. With respect to News Writers, the term "“write" ” shall include re-writing, condensing or otherwise treating news material secured by the Company from news associations and from the Company's ’s own and other sources such as teletype, newspapers, magazines, personal interviews, etc. The Company will not ask News Writers to write commercial copy.
2. The Company agrees to notify the Union promptly after the employment of any news writer hired under the terms of this Agreement. Such notification shall include placement place- ment of the Employee on the salary escalator.
3. The Company agrees that except in news emergencies, department heads, news editorsedi- tors, managers and assistant managers or other supervisors as defined in the Act will not write news material. However, the Union agrees that nothing in this Agreement covers those persons who write material solely for their own use and do not write material for use by othersoth- ers.
4. It is agreed that the scope of this Agreement is without prejudice to any claim which may hereafter be asserted by the Union or the Company that the bargaining unit be different, or wider in scope or larger in extent, but no such claim shall affect the validity of this Agreement.
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Samples: National Agreement
SCOPE OF AGREEMENT, DUTIES AND DEFINITION OF TERMS. 1. This Supplement Agreement applies to and is limited in its application to all staff radio and television news writers employed by the Company, New York, NY, excluding staff continuity writers, writers employed principally for writing for electrical transcriptions, special spe- cial events (other than writers regularly doing ordinary news writing work) or publicity, or for writing principally for short wave, experimental broadcasting or for other experimental purposes, or for monitoring duties and department heads, managers, news editors, assistant managers and all other supervisors as defined in the Act. The term "“Staff Radio and Television News Writers" ” (herein called "“News Writer" ” or "“News Writers"”) shall mean all persons employed on the staff of the Company in New York City on salary to write news material designed for broadcasting on live or recorded (film or tape) news programs or news inserts on programs, or special events when such person regularly reg- ularly does ordinary news writing work, or auditions therefore. With respect to News Writers, the term "“write" ” shall include re-writing, condensing or otherwise treating news material secured by the Company from news associations and from the Company's ’s own and other sources such as teletype, newspapers, magazines, personal interviews, etc. The Company will not ask News Writers to write commercial copy.
2. The Company agrees to notify the Union promptly after the employment of any news writer hired under the terms of this Agreement. Such notification shall include placement place- ment of the Employee on the salary escalator.
3. The Company agrees that except in news emergencies, department heads, news editorsedi- tors, managers and assistant managers or other supervisors as defined in the Act will not write news material. However, the Union agrees that nothing in this Agreement covers those persons per- sons who write material solely for their own use and do not write material for use by others.
4. It is agreed that the scope of this Agreement is without prejudice to any claim which may hereafter be asserted by the Union or the Company that the bargaining unit be differentdiffer- ent, or wider in scope or larger in extent, but no such claim shall affect the validity of this Agreement.
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Samples: National Agreement