A THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
Dear Guild Friends,As we head into a holiday that puts the focus on gratitude, I just wanted to thank each and every one of you for being such supportive, resilient and caring members.At The Inquirer, you came together to help inform the best contract we’ve secured in more than 20 years.At some of our newer […]
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Your well-being
Dear Friends, 9/11. George Floyd. COVID. Depending on how long you have worked at The Inquirer, these are just some of the traumas you have had to endure while doing your job. I’m just back to work today after a short vacation and wanted to acknowledge the trauma now gripping the world and many of […]
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CONTRACT IS RATIFIED
Dear Guild members, The Inquirer unit of the NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia voted Thursday to approve a three-year contract that provides economic improvements for members each year of the deal, greatly enhances parental leave, codifies the company’s DEI policies, and maintains the current rate of health care costs for the life of the collective bargaining […]
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INQUIRER CONTRACT DETAILS AND NEXT STEPS
Dear Guild Members: We are delighted (and relieved) that the NewsGuild-CWA Contracts Committee in Washington, D.C., this morning “enthusiastically” approved our contract tentative agreement, allowing us to move forward to the ratification vote. With that, we are cleared to provide some of the highlights of this tentative agreement. Before we get to that, please plan […]
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CONTRACT DEAL REACHED!
Dear Guild Friends, We have a deal!! (No sense burying the lede.)And it is the best contract the Guild has reached with The Inquirer in at least 20 years.So put away those picket signs and get ready to vote!The deal we have reached must first be reviewed by the NewsGuild-CWA contracts committee in Washington. I […]
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INQUIRER EMERGENCY MEMBERSHIP MEETING June 5, 2023 2pm
Dear Guild Members: Recent developments in bargaining require an emergency general membership meeting at which the possible need for certain actions will be discussed. Your attendance is imperative. So let’s gather on MONDAY, June 5, at 2PM. Please use this Zoom link: Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84785097725 Meeting ID: 847 8509 7725One tap mobile+13052241968,,84785097725# US+13092053325,,84785097725# US Dial by […]
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ACTION TAKEN TO PROTECT MEMBERS
Dear Guild Members: Just a quick note to inform you that the NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia has asked our attorney to request immediate protection of members against any data breach resulting from the cyberattack at The Inquirer. A letter has been sent to Tom Zipfel, vice president of labor relations, which says in part that […]
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STILL NO MEANINGFUL ANSWERS
Dear Guild Members:It is with a mix of dismay and frustration that I write this 10 days after Inquirer management announced “anomalous activity” that forced the shutdown of some of our systems, prohibited us from working in the office for a week and spawned all sorts of fears about the compromise of employee data, from […]
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INKY CYBERATTACK
Hi all. I just wanted to check in to acknowledge the many concerns about not hearing anything definitive from The Inquirer about whether personal data has been compromised in the cyberattack. The company has insisted it has no answers on that yet. As I told the New York Times reporter when he asked me about that, I […]
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GUILD PENSION SAVED!!
Dear Guild Members, It is with delirious delight that Bill and I bring you news hot off the presses that our pension fund’s application for $292,173,268 from the American Rescue Plan HAS BEEN APPROVED. And it gets even better: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is granting an additional $4,002,193.82 in interest (from the application submission date) for […]
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