JRC Contracts Extended.
March 27, 2012 Guild members, Today, all three of our JRC contracts, the Delaware County Times, The Pottstown Mercury, and the Norristown Times Herald, have been extended for an additional 90 days with a no layoff guarantee over the 90 days, and if layoffs were to be announced, the earliest they could occur would be […]
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Newspaper Guild will challenge the lay-offs announced today by Philadelphia Media network.
Dear Guild member, This morning the Guild received notice from Philadelphia Media Network that it plans to lay off 19 members on March 31. Those targeted for layoff are: Two full-time Inquirer reporters, three part-time Inquirer reporters, four part-time Inquirer copy editors, one part-time Inquirer artist, one full-time Daily News reporter, one part-time Daily News […]
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Buyout offer extended to March 14
Dear Guild member, By now you should have received a notice from Philadelphia Media Network Senior Human Resources Director Chris Bonanducci that the company’s buyout offer, open to fulltime employees at the Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com has been extended to March 14. In a Wednesday afternoon meeting, Guild leaders asked the company that in […]
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Philadelphia Media Network journalists speak out for editorial integrity
Contacts: Craig McCoy (cell: 215-313-6813) Joseph Tanfani (cell: 267-443-3496) Wendy Ruderman (cell: 215-313-3161) ———————————— As Philadelphia Media Network goes up for sale, hundreds of journalists at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com have signed a public statement insisting that the integrity of news reporting at the papers and web site must be guaranteed. In […]
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Newsroom combination at Inquirer, Daily News, Philly.com to result in elimination of 37 positions.
Dear Guild member, This afternoon Guild leaders met with Philadelphia Media Network officials including the editors of the Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com to hear the company’s plans for “One Newsroom.” These plans include the devastating reduction in force of 37 positions. The company identified that its combined newsroom functions could result in layoffs in […]
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Grievance over two recent contract violations
Dear Guild member, On Tuesday, the Newspaper Guild filed a grievance over two recent contract violations involving stories partially or entirely removed from Philly.com without the advance knowledge of the writers. Article 35, Section A of our contract states that in the event of any retraction: “The employee involved will be consulted prior to the […]
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Plans to combine functions
Dear Guild member, Guild leaders met yesterday with management from the Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com, as well as Human Resources, to hear about the company’s plans to soon combine functions of the three enterprises, beginning with the sports departments. Management argued that our journalists should no longer be focused on competing internally but with […]
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New York Post reports Inquirer, Daily News are for sale
Dear Guild member, The New York Post reported this morning that Philadelphia Media Network, which owns the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com, is up for auction with a major investor, Alden Global, planning to exit. Here is a link to the story. We are working to find out more about this situation and have […]
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Guild certified as the exclusive bargaining agent for Restaurant Opportunities Centers
Dear Guild member, I am very pleased to announce that yesterday the Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia/Communications Workers of America Local 38010 won a historic election at the Philadelphia office of the National Labor Relations Board. By unanimous vote the Guild was certified as the exclusive bargaining agent for all Restaurant Opportunities Centers coordinators in […]
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Bring Us the Decider
You ever talk to that bored-looking teenager at the counter and realize you’re getting nowhere because this kid either doesn’t know the answers, or isn’t authorized to answer? Well, that’s where we are folks. We’ve asked to see the manager. Seven months in, and now using a federal mediator and we still have yet to […]
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