Manuscripts

Departments - Employee Relations - Update

Description: 2 items: Management Bulletin, 9/26/1991, on "a new employee publication--Update, a timely periodic report on developments affecting our working lives"; one issue of Update, 10/24/1991, including "Message from the Publisher," by David Laventhol, and company news briefs such as "Circulation - still Number One," "Sexual Harassment Policy," "Staffing Update," etc.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1991
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
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Departments - Employee Relations - Union Campaign - 1991

Manuscripts

6 items. Materials include: two editions of a so-called "Times Union Bulletin" headed "UPDATE," (one undated, the other 12/5/1991), the Dec. 5 issue refers to Publisher David Laventhol as "the bald-headed race track tout from Long Island... foisted upon us two years ago," continuing to remark that he "more closely approximates Attila the Hun than Tom Johnson or Otis Chandler,"; pre-election memo to "All pressroom employees," 11/13/1991; memo, 11/27/1991, to "Management personnel"; two flyers from Los Angeles Newspaper Guild, including union registration cards to fill out and mail.

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Departments - Employee Relations - Staffing

Manuscripts

1 item: line chart showing "Los Angeles Times Staffing (FTEs) [Full-time employees]." The chart covers the time frame 1950 - 1993. The 1950 total was approximately 1,800, staffing rose until about 1989, when the newspaper had approx. 8,500 FTEs, then began to descend

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Departments - Employee Relations - Employee Clubs and Organizations

Manuscripts

9 items: 3 programs for LAT Bowling League banquets, 17th (1944), 26th (1953) and 27th (1954); LAT tear sheet, 5/6/1934, "Times old timers," with group photo and name list of long-time employees; "1958 Times-Mirror Softball League Circulation Statistics"; description of three 1958 TM Softball League Playoff games; one Management Bulletin, 10/30/1989.

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Departments - Circulation - ABC Southern California Newspaper Comparison

Manuscripts

Approx. 40 sheets of information, in various combinations of circulation information for all southern California newspaper, from very small ones (Tulare Advance-Register, circulation. 5,200, 3/31/'65) to LAT (circulation. 830,000, 3/31/'65). 1 other item in folder--LAT "Timely Bulletin: total circulation and subscription /copy cost of Southern California ABC newspapers," publication date 2/1977. All compiled by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

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Departments - Presentations and Sales Development

Manuscripts

Approx. 25 items. Materials include: various memos and correspondence related to the "Message from the Publisher" videotape, 1987 (of Tom Johnson); multi-section "Presentations and Sales Development - Year to Date Report, 7/20/1987; selection of Presentations Update(s), fairly complete collection monthly from late 1988 through 1990.

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Departments - Employee Relations - Company sponsored events

Manuscripts

Approx. 30 items. Materials include: approx. 15 Employee Bulletins, 1983 - 1990, announcing fund-raising events, food drives, career fairs, etc.; 3 Management Bulletins, 1986 - 1990, announcing an employee appreciation day related to circulation gains, LAT Service Awards, etc.; info related to PLUS, LAT's substance abuse education program; LAT Employees Dugout Derby Contest, 1990

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