2015 Guild Officer nominations, and free movie tickets
Dear Guild Member, we have three announcements:
1) At last night’s Rep/Assembly-Gen Membership meeting, the following slate was nominated for the 2015 Inquirer/Daily News/Philly.com Guild Executive Board.
Howard Gensler – President
Dan Rodgers – Secretary
Eric Churn – Treasurer
Cindy Burton – Vice President
Melanie Burney – Vice President
Maggie O’Brien – Vice President
Brian McCrone – Vice President
Jonathan Tannenwald – Vice President
Diane Mastrull – Inquirer/Daily News/Philly.com Unit Chair
John Robinson – Inquirer/Daily News/Philly.com Unit Vice Chair
Regina Medina – Inquirer/Daily News/Philly.com Unit Vice Chair
Vernon Clark – Representative Assembly Chair
The By-Laws of The Newspaper Guild/CWA-Local 38010, state the following:
Section 3 (d) – In case only one (1) eligible member has been nominated for an office, and that
member has indicated acceptance of his/her nomination within the time limits and in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws, and that no petition to nominate another candidate has been received within five (5) working days, no election need be held for that office and the member who has been so nominated shall be deemed elected.
Nomination by Petition:
Section 3 (e) – Following a nomination meeting, other candidates may be nominated and placed on
the ballot by petition of 5% of the membership in good standing. (Local elections – 5% of membership in good standing representing two or more units.) Such petition must be in the hands of the Election Committee Chairperson by 6 P.M. of the fifth working day following the nomination meeting.
IF NO PETITIONS ARE RECEIVED BY 6 P.M., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014
THE ABOVE NOMINEES WILL BE DEEMED ELECTED FOR 2015.
DFM (DELCO, NORRISTOWN, POTTSTOWN & TRENTONIAN) UNITS ELECT THEIR OFFICERS IN NOVEMBER.
2) Guild President Howard Gensler and Guild Executive Director Bill Ross will be on the radio today from noon-1 p.m. on the WWDB 860 AM Radio show, “Today in PhillyLabor.” It’s a weekly talk radio show that presents a positive and dynamic look at the labor movement throughout Philadelphia & vicinity.
3) The Guild has free tickets to a screening for the movie, “Pride,” next Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 pmat International House, 37th and Chestnut streets. It’s a pro-union comedy-drama based on the British coal miner strike during the Margaret Thatcher era and the London LGBTQ group that offered surprising help to a small town of conservative Welsh miners. The movie is a real crowd pleaser and opens in theaters on Oct. 10. To see it first, email the Guild. The first 100 people get 2 tickets.
Thanks. In Solidarity,
Rita Dooling
Office Manager &
Election Chairperson
