Feb. 22, 2018 – NewsGuild-CWA members at Jacobin, a Brooklyn-based online and print socialist magazine, overwhelmingly ratified a first contract between the company and The NewsGuild of New York. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Jacobin Members Approve First Contract”
Feb. 22, 2018 – Employees of the Chicago Reader unanimously ratified a one-year contract in October, resolving a lengthy labor dispute that began under its previous owner, Tronc. The members of the Chicago News Guild reached the deal with the labor-friendly investor group that purchased the Reader and the Chicago Sun-Times in July. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Chicago Reader Staff Makes Big Gains”
Feb. 22, 2018 – Union members at The Daily Beast overwhelmingly ratified a two-year contract between the company and The NewsGuild of New York. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Daily Beast Employees Ratify Contract”
Feb. 22, 2018 – NewsGuild members at Thompson Reuters voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract in December, after three years of intense negotiations with management. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Reuters Workers Vote Yes on Contract”
Feb. 22, 2018 – Members of the New York Times unit of The NewsGuild of New York ratified a four-year contract in December that covers much of the newsroom and business staff. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Four-Year Agreement Ratified at NY Times”
Feb. 22, 2018 – Contract settlements around the Guild cover employees at the Bakersfield Californian, Lexington Herald-Leader, Bowling Green (Ohio) production plant of Dow Jones, Florida AFL-CIO, Chicago AFT, RLM Arts and DLR International in Ottawa. A database of collective bargaining agreements is available for local leaders. Contact your local president for information on how to access them. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Bits”
By Myra Kreiman
Feb. 22, 2018 – President John Kennedy’s axiom, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your county,” applies to union members.
As active employees, we were called to support our union brothers and sisters. When we retired, the adjusted axiom became, “What can my union do for me?” Continue reading “Retirees: What My Union Can Do for Me”
