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”
Nov. 28, 2017 – Frank J. Santafede, a long-time NewsGuild leader, died on Nov. 15, 2017, following a brief illness. He was 80 years old. Continue reading “Frank Santafede, Long-Time Guild Leader, Dies at 80”
September 2017 – Arnold Amber, a visionary journalist, union leader and humanitarian, died on Sept. 4. He was 77 years old. Continue reading “In Memory: Arnold Amber”
By Myra Kreiman
September 2017 – The current political environment endangers our union, the labor movement and all that our nation has done during the last 150 years to protect workers and their families. Continue reading “Retirees: Older & Bolder”
Aug. 21, 2017 – With President Trump’s attacks on journalists as a backdrop, the Guild’s August conference took on a sense of urgency. Delegates discussed the best ways to respond, approved a resolution to Defend the Right to Report, and urged its adoption by the CWA convention that followed. Continue reading “Guild Conference Calls for Action”
Why isn’t there a retirement plan my local can negotiate that doesn’t require me to sock away too much of my pay, leave me subject to wild swings in the markets, and that guarantees me a monthly income for life? And why can’t the plan be just as attractive to my company with fixed costs like my 401(k) plan?
Now there is. Continue reading “A Retirement Plan That Provides Security, Stability, Lifetime Benefit? TNG-CWA APP”
By Myra Kreiman
I had been given a month’s grace past the “leave by” date after taking a buyout, to see current contract negotiations through to conclusion. The party was over, arranged for me by a longtime friend and colleague at her duplex near the Hudson Street digs of Newsweek magazine, then owned by The Washington Post Company. Celebrating with me were co-workers, editors, reporters and writers I had worked with and advocated for as unit chair of our union. Continue reading “Retirees: Protecting Our Futures — We are Older AND Bolder”
