September 2017 – Was it worth the years of struggle? By all accounts, yes. Continue reading “13 Years After Vote: Point Park Faculty Wins First Contract”
It Worked!
September 2017 – Thanks for the training. It worked!” That’s what Jill Bleed said after union activists at the Associated Press signed up 18 new members over the summer. Continue reading “It Worked!”
After 565-Day Strike, Halifax Journalists Ratify Contract
September 2017 – “It was an endurance test of almost 19 months, but the Halifax Typographical Union stood its ground on the key issue of job security.”
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Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Milwaukee
Milwaukee Guild Ratifies MOA
September 2017 – Members of the Milwaukee Guild ratified a Memorandum of Agreement in July that permits the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MJS) to use content generated by a suburban weekly, Community News (CN), and awards union representation of CN employees to the Guild. Prior to the agreement, CN employees were not represented by a union. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Milwaukee”
Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Sarasota
Sarasota Herald-Tribune Interim Agreement
September 2017 – In August, members of the Guild unit at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune ratified an interim agreement with their employer, GateHouse Media, resolving issues that required a quick turnaround. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Sarasota”
Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Waterville
Waterville Ratifies Initial Contract
September 2017 – Members of the News Guild of Maine at the Waterville Morning Sentinel ratified an initial contract with their new employer, MTMA (MaineToday Media Acquisition), based largely on the union’s contract with the paper’s previous owner. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Waterville”
Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Pekin
Pekin Workers Ratify Contract
September 2017 – Guild members at the Pekin Daily Times ratified a two-year contract with the paper in July that will continue a wage freeze that has been in place for more than a decade and reduce severance payments. The Illinois paper is owned by GateHouse Media. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Pekin”
Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Utica
Utica Minimizes Impact
September 2017 – The Utica Guild entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in September that minimizes the impact of outsourcing copy editing and design work from the Observer Dispatch newsroom in New York to the GateHouse Center for News and Design (CND) in Austin, TX, effective Oct. 9. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Utica”
13 Years After Vote to Unionize, Point Park Faculty Wins First Contract
Aug. 31, 2017 – More than 13 years after they began their quest for a union contract, full-time faculty at Point Park University in downtown Pittsburgh ratified an agreement by a vote of 96 to 6 on Aug. 28.
By all accounts, the result was worth the years of struggle. The full-time faculty won major improvements and built a solid foundation for the future.
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Pay Gaps Persist for Women, Minorities in Nation’s Newsrooms
Aug. 17, 2017 – Women and minorities earn less on average than their white, male counterparts at some of the nation’s most prestigious newspapers, according to analyses presented at a recent conference of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Pay Gaps Persist for Women, Minorities in Nation’s Newsrooms”