GUILD BULLETIN: ABORTION ACCESS ACTION
Dear Members: I wanted to share with you a statement I and the rest of the Executive Council of the NewsGuild/CWA, of which I’m a regional vice president, adopted Thursday night. As you will see, more than 40 years ago our parent organization passed a resolution saying abortion and contraception “should be a personal […]
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YOUR CONCERNS ON INQUIRER POLICY
Dear Members: Several of you have reached out with questions, concerns and objections to the newsroom policy on political activity that was issued yesterday following the leak of the draft U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Roe v Wade. In part, it says “No outside personal, philosophical, or financial interests should conflict with staff members’ professional duties” […]
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SOME TRUTHS
Dear Guild Friends: If you’ve ever had the benefit of therapy (and I highly recommend it), you know it is as much a painful self-assessment as it is an exercise in empowerment. I would argue so, too, is “Black City, White Paper.” We at The Inquirer got things wrong over the years and hurt […]
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DISCRIMINATION GRIEVANCE FILED
The Guild has exercised its authority under our collective bargaining agreement to file a grievance against The Inquirer for violation of Article 2, which prohibits discrimination against our members. The aggrieved member, who is Black, is paid less than a white colleague with less experience performing the same job. For months, the Guild has attempted to get the […]
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2022 NewsGuild of Philadelphia Officer Elections
OFFICIAL NEWSGUILD ELECTION NOTICE THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES WERE ELECTED TO SERVE AS OFFICERS OF LOCAL 38010 FOR 2022. PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER DIANE MASTRULL DONNA STOKES ERIC CHURN 3 VICE PRESIDENTS MELANIE BURNEY AMY ROSENBERG CARL MELINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- INQUIRER/LOCAL EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFICERS FOR 2022 […]
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PENSION UPDATE
Dear Guild members: We will end this week the way we began it: with an update on where things stand with what we believe might be a full rescue of the Guild pension on its way. THE BACKGROUND: As Monday’s bulletin said, the $1.9 trillion stimulus package approved by Congress and signed by President Biden […]
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THE TEMPLE AUDIT; NO TIME TO WASTE
Dear Guild members, The Temple audit of The Inquirer documents and quantifies what has been known and, sadly, largely ignored for decades by newsroom leaders, most of them now gone. The NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia hopes the audit — and its painful accounting of inequities that have harmed employees of color and rendered The Inquirer irrelevant […]
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LAYOFF PLANS CANCELED!!
Dear Friends: Stop and let out a collective exhale: The layoffs that were planned for this week will not be happening. The Company just held a brief meeting with the two of us to say it “doesn’t make sense” to proceed with job eliminations at this time. Given the election results, the Company said it […]
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BUYOUTS AND POSSIBLE LAYOFFS
Dear Friends: We’re coming to you with news that no doubt will be nerve-wracking to some while, to others, a welcome opportunity. The Company tomorrow will be extending a buyout offer to all 55 employees in our advertising department. If at least 20 do not voluntarily apply for it, layoffs in advertising will follow. The […]
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Diane Mastrull 2017 Charles B. Dale Guild Service Award Winner
CHARLES B. DALE GUILD SERVICE AWARD NOMINATION OF DIANE MASTRULL – JULY 19, 2017 a.ward – noun 1. a prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement Charles B. Dale Guild Service Award – honor 1. awarded to Diane Mastrull, Unit Chairperson, Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia Local-10/CWA 38010 in 2017 […]
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