Interstate General Media ownership again requests early bargaining, concessions from the Newspaper Guild.
Dear Guild member, Guild leadership met this afternoon with Interstate General Media co-owners Gerry Lenfest and Lewis Katz, at their request. Mr. Lenfest and Mr. Katz spoke of the dire financial situation facing the company, and reiterated management’s recent request that the Guild bargain a concessionary contract now, despite the fact that […]
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IGM seeks early bargaining, significant concessions from Guild. Guild says see you later.
Dear Guild member, Earlier you received an email from Interstate General Media CEO Bob Hall about the company’s dire finances and anticipated losses for 2012. We understand that revenue is down, but also question why a group of successful local businessmen did not anticipate this possibility when they bought the company in April and pledged […]
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Guild grieves Interstate General Media’s unilateral increase in parking fee without bargaining.
Dear Guild member, The Newspaper Guild filed a grievance with Interstate General Media Wednesday evening immediately following CEO Bob Hall’s announcement about the $137 parking rate. That announcement of course followed three previous bulletins from the employer that the rate would be “less than $100 per month.” A copy of the grievance follows: “The Guild […]
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Delaware County Times members ratify 18 month agreement.
After a difficult round of bargaining, Guild members approved an 18 month contract with the Journal Register owned Delaware County Times. The Guild fought back the employer’s proposal on ousourcing Guild work, and an attack on contractual benefits, mainly sick time. “Keeping our work here, was our main goal.” Said Guild Executive Director Bill Ross.
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Guild challenges parking rates announced by Philadelphia Media network.
Dear Guild member, You should have received a note from Philadelphia Media Network about parking at the new 801 Market St. location. As the company’s parking fee at the new location could be more than double the $44 a month members are paying now to park at 400 N. Broad St. the Guild will file […]
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Inquirer, Daily News, Philly.com
Challenges in Philly, But Guild ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Andrew Beaujon — June 21, 2012 — Poynter.org In a memo to staff of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com, returning Philadelphia Media Network Publisher Bob Hall says a report of $4 million profit didn’t take into account “items such as interest, taxes, depreciation, etc., and that […]
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Health and Welfare Fund update
Guild members, A QUICK, BUT IMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE NEWSPAPER GUILD HEALTH & WELFARE FUND Some members said they had not read the recent email about the health and welfare fund’s open enrollment deadline which also contained the information below so we wanted to resend it. On May 31, we completed our first year under […]
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Local wins 2012 TNG-CWA organizing award.
Congratualtions to the staff and Executive Committee for greenlighting successful organizing drives at JRC owned The Trentonian, and Restaraunt Opportunities Centers in Philadelphia, New York, Washington, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, and New Orleans.
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Pension website up and running
Dear Guild member(pensioner), Those of you who are pension eligible, that is, who had five years of service before the pension fund was frozen in 2009, will be receiving a letter shortly from the United Independent Union/Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia Pension Plan via fund administrator Benefit Processing, Inc. The letter contains a unique user […]
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Inquirer wins Pulitzer Prize for school violence series.
Dear Guild member, Congratulations are in order for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Guild members and reporters John Sullivan, Susan Snyder, Kristen A. Graham, Dylan Purcell and Jeff Gammage on winning the Pulitzer Prize for public service. They share the honor with colleagues Sterling Chen, Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel, Thom Guarnieri, Michael Placentra, Avery Rome, David Swanson, Ron Tarver, […]
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