The New Normal According to DFM
Guild members, What a difference a day makes. Today in negotiations at the Delaware Country Times, company negotiators as expected, took aim at job security, including seniority on layoff, but also seeks concessions in severance, overtime, vacation, sick leave, loss of the 401k contribution, and a host of other issues. After eight hours […]
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Bargaining begins at the Delaware County Times
Guild Members: Flexibility was the main theme today during our first round of negotiations today with Digital First Media management. Proposals were exchanged by both parties during the four hour session. The company’s proposals centered on their need for flexibility with proposed changes in hours of work, overtime , vacations, job security and […]
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#Newsmatters day
May 4, 2016 Guild members, Please join us this Friday, May 6, by participating in the Guild’s national day of action at DFM newspapers – #NewsMatters Day – as we transition to a more public phase of our campaign against Digital First Media and Alden Global Capital. On Friday, we’re […]
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(KRONOS) TIME IS ON OUR SIDE
In response to the Kronos memo you received earlier today, Guild leaders met with the Company to discuss implementation and ramifications. When this new system begins: You will be required to fill out your own Kronos digital time cards honestly and accurately. If you are a newsroom employee, you should be paid for […]
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IF YOU NEED A DOCTOR DURING THE SNOW STORM
Guild Members, With the major snow storm expected to hit our area this weekend access problems to health care because of the storm may occur so we want to remind you that you and your family members have 24/7 immediate access to consult a doctor with Teladoc. When you’re not sure if what you are […]
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DFM WORKERS UNITED
Hi all, Website editor and reporter Julie Reynolds just posted a great story on our www.dfmworkers.org, our campaign website. http://http://dfmworkers.org/2016/01/22/hard-copy-hard-times/ Please take a moment to read it, then share via Facebook and Twitter.
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Digital First Media workers unite to fight for fair contracts
Full story from Digital First Media Workers. Today we are launching a national, coordinated campaign to win fair contracts with wage increases for the nearly 1,000 Guild-represented employees of Digital First Media. The campaign will build on the strength of our 13 bargaining units at DFM publications and online news sites across the United States, united […]
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DFM ANNOUNCES LAYOFFS
Guild Members, Late last Thursday evening the Guild was notified that Digital First had planned to announce 7 layoffs of Guild members across our 4 papers on Friday, December 12. Sadly, this comes only months after profit sharing checks were issued, and as we start to prepare for coordinated bargaining across the cluster […]
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GUILD: COMPANY LIED ABOUT PENSION
Guild Members, On Monday the Guild filed an Unfair Labor Practice Charge and grievance against Philadelphia Media Newspapers, LLC charging the Employer with bargaining in bad faith during the 2015 collective bargaining negotiations. The Executive Board of the Guild has taken this serious action because it has been brought to our attention that the […]
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HOLIDAY REMINDER
Guild Members: As the holiday approaches, we want to remind you that under the collective bargaining agreement between the Newspaper Guild and Philadelphia Media Network you are entitled to: Article 16.4 – If the paid holiday falls during an employee’s vacation, or on an employee’s regular day off, the employee will receive a […]
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