The Guild has added its name to supporters of a bipartisan federal shield law bill introduced last week in the U.S. House and promoted during a news conference Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Addressing the secret seizure of AP reporters' phone records, Guild President Bernie Lunzer said, "We are...
The AFL-CIO-Union Plus Dreams of Jobs and Freedom Scholarship is funded by the AFL-CIO and its member unions to help graduating high school seniors realize their dreams of a college education. The scholarships honor the 50th anniversary (Aug. 28) of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,...
Sue Ogrocki, an Associated Press photographer in Oklahoma and a Guild member, was at Plaza Towers Elementary School on Monday as children were rescued."Parents and neighborhood volunteers stood in a line and passed the rescued children from one set of arms to another, carrying them out of harm's...
After nearly five months of negotiations, the Guild bargaining team has reached a tentative contract with the Seattle Times that includes a 1.5 percent wage increase next year and a lump-sum bonus in 2015. A vote is expected within two weeks; the bargaining team is unanimously recommending...
The Guild bargaining committee at the Hawaii Tribune-Herald in Hilo met with the company in Honolulu last week to attempt to narrow the scope of negotiations to critical issues including wages, job security, health care and management rights. The union offered compromises but the only one the...
No raises for more than five years and skyrocketing increases in health care costs mean making "decisions I wish I didn't have to make," writes California court interpreter and single mom Katy Van Sant. Her story illustrates why the Pacific Media Guild-represented interpeters are fighting so...
Calling in a "MediaMixer," the Canadian Media Guild gave new Toronto-area members a chance to mingle this week with experienced staffers. They hoped for a crowd of 50. Nearly 200 turned out. "We hope this is the start of a brand-new tradition for our membership," writes CMG's director of new members, Robert Ballantyne.
Last year, Buffalo Guild members cleaned up Red Jacket River Front Park (pictured) on an April Saturday and this year they're planning to pick up litter at another shoreline location, the Ohio Street Boat Launch. The April 20 effort is "in memory of our late friend, reporter and Guild leader John 'Jay' Bonfatti," the local reports. "Jay, who died in 2008, loved the outdoors and believed strongly in caring for the natural wonders of Western New York."
A second Berger-Marks Foundation grant will allow the Pacific Media Workers Guild to offer a summer mentorship program again this year, giving 14 writers and photographers a chance to learn from Bay Area professional journalists. Photo: Project director Kat Anderson previews the program this week for students at San Francisco State University.
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April 11, 2013— Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO
Guild and CWA members joined tens of thousands who gathered Wednesday under a sea of American flags on the U.S. Capitol's West Lawn to call for reform of the nation's immigration laws. Photo: Staff members from Casa de Maryland, represented by the Washington-Baltimore local, were among many TNG-CWA members attending the rally.
Congratulations to Ben Shannon, winner of the Canadian Media Guild’s first video contest about the good that unions do. "The role of unions is something I feel passionate about, so the contest was a chance for me to express that. I am very happy that I won!" says Ben, who is a senior graphic designer for the CBC.
CWA is commending President Obama for putting forward three additional nominations to the National Labor Relations Board, and urging Senate leaders to act quickly. The nominations, together with two previously announced, would restore the NLRB to full status and will ensure that a functioning board can enforce workers’ rights on the job.
Consumer Reports magazine has become America's second worklplace to accept an innovative defined benefit pension plan that will guarantee its retirees lifetime incomes without exposing the company to unforeseen risk and volatility.
New York Guild members at Consumer Reports magazine have overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract that preserves a defined benefit pension plan and gives them a wage-increase and bonus package totaling 6 percent. Photo: Guild leaders notify CR management of the ratification vote.
