Russ Maki is the Milwaukee Newspaper Guild’s newest steward leader. The Guild’s Executive Board has appointed Maki, a night copy editor, to take charge of contract enforcement, membership, mobilizing and stewards for the copy desk, night design and graphics desks, opinions staff, national desk and downtown metro editorial assistants. He replaces restaurant critic Carol Deptolla, […]

Negotiators for the Milwaukee Newspaper Guild and Journal Sentinel Inc. reached tentative agreement this week on new contract language that recognizes the importance of continued staff training as the nature of our jobs change with changing technology in an evolving newspaper industry. Under the contract provision, the company would be required to give the Guild […]