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Matt Wilson, Executive Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle welcomes workers back to the office after a labor dispute and strike in 1994. He talks about a temporary change in the sections they can produce. He introduces another official, the Chronicle's legendary Editor, Bill German.
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| 01:00:36 36.37 |
German speaks with the employees and expresses his happiness to find all the employees together again and tells them how much the paper needs them and appreciates them.
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| 01:01:23 83.79 |
WSs and CU's the Chronicle's employees gathered in the room listen intently to German speak, they laugh and applaud him. German tells stories about the experiences of the strike on the newspaper and the lessons learned. He expresses how delighted the paper is in having the employees back. The employees applaud enthusiastically.
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| 01:04:55 295.32 |
Matt Wilson talks about the paper needing to be rebuilt and the physical limits. He introduces Dave Hymans, Director of New Operations.
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| 01:05:23 323.35 |
Dave Hyams talks to the room of employees about production issues facing the Chronicle after the strike.
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| 01:06:40 400.23 |
Wilson continues to speak with employees about the paper's production and changes for the next few weeks. WSs and CUs around the room of the employees. CU of an employee taking photos.
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| 01:07:55 475.37 |
A male employee speaks up on behalf of the employees and states how strong the Newspaper Guild is and how they are all proud of how the union members performed during the strike and that there's no room for nursing grudges and harboring hostilities. Loud applause by all and the meeting adjourns and employees got back to work.
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| 01:09:12 552.32 |
Various shots of employees talking with each other, all seem happy.
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| 01:10:14 614.24 |
A reporter unseen talks with Bill German about the feeling there would be rancor amongst them which German flatly denies.
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| 01:11:02 662.91 |
The talking head male employee who spoke earlier interviews with unseen reporter and states he was trying to convey hope and optimism as well as moving beyond the strike to build the paper turning it into the best they can.
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| 01:16:36 996.02 |
WS the San Francisco Chronicle news room, reporters and journalists at their cubbies.
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| 01:17:32 1052 |
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