Congratulations recent Teladoc giveaway winner
Guild Members: Congratulations to Steve Falk, PMN Photographer , the winner of the $100.00 Visa Gift Card “ Don’t Sneeze At this Opportunity” Giveaway for activating his Teladoc account. Haven’t activated your account yet? Want to be eligible for the next giveaway? Get started here: member.teladoc.com/registration. Spend 5 minutes now so when you […]
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#NEWSMATTERS NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
Guild declares national day of action in #NewsMatters campaign One thousand NewsGuild workers at 13 newspapers nationwide stand united today as we begin a new, more public phase of the Guild’s #NewsMatters campaign for fair contracts with Digital First Media. Together, we launched a historic, coordinated effort in January after enduring years […]
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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 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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LENFEST, EGGER, TURN DOWN GUILD OFFER, WOULD RATHER LAYOFF 46 EMPLOYEES
Yesterday the Newspaper Guild made a formal offer to Philadelphia Media Network to purchase the Philadelphia Daily News. That offer was quickly rejected in a brief letter from PMN attorney Larry Weilheimer. The Guild made the offer for a number of reasons: 1) Our job is to preserve journalism jobs. By taking the Daily News […]
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IRREPLACEABLE LOSS
Dear Guild Members: In an astonishing display of misdirected management, the Company today announced layoffs that decimate what just days ago the new publisher identified as the key to our future – digital reach and our unique print brands. Of the Philly.com staff of 29, 17 Guild members will be gone as of […]
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COMPANY REVEALS LAYOFF NUMBER
The company has informed the Guild of its intent to lay off 46 Guild members effective Dec. 4. Company officials rejected the Guild’s request to meet today to find out which departments and individuals will be affected, and has requested a meeting Wednesday morning, so everyone can be left hanging for an astonishing two additional […]
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