It was another good year for Journal Sentinel staffers in the Milwaukee Press Club’s annual contest. Eight staff members picked up four first-place and three second-place awards, including one three-person team that shared two awards. For the third time in four years, the Guild paid entry fees for members who requested it, following the company’s […]
The Milwaukee Newspaper Guild is looking for an Executive Board member and a Webmaster. That can be two different people, but they both would be replacing Mandy Jenkins, who has been handling both jobs. Jenkins, a JS Online producer, is leaving for a job at the Cincinnati Enquirer. Last fall, she was elected to her […]
The Guild’s next quarterly membership meeting will be at noon Tuesday, March 27, on the second floor of Turner Hall. We’ll have an update on pending grievances and discuss any other concerns members want to raise. And we’ll have lunch, too. All dues-paying members are welcome.
March 31 is the deadline to apply for the scholarships offered by the Communications Workers of America’s Joe Beirne Foundation for the 2007-’08 school year. The CWA, the Guild’s parent union, is offering 30 college scholarships of up to $3,000 each to CWA members, their spouses, children and grandchildren, including the dependents of retired, laid-off […]
Open enrollment has started at Journal Sentinel Inc. Employees have until Feb. 16 to select their health care options for the plan year starting April 1. But it’s not always that easy. For one thing, the packet we received at our homes doesn’t actually mention what the premiums are going to be or where to […]
Once again this year, the Milwaukee Newspaper Guild will sponsor entries in the Milwaukee Press Club’s annual contest. The Guild board voted last week to sponsor up to two entries in the contest for each Guild member. Here are the basics: Entries are $20 each. For more information on the contest and to obtain entry […]
You can start 2007 with a bit more cash in your paycheck, thanks to the Milwaukee Newspaper Guild contract. Effective Dec. 31, wages rose 1.5% for every bargaining-unit member who has been on the payroll at least three months. Those raises should show up on the second paycheck in January. At the same time, minimum […]
On Monday, Dec. 11, thousands of Newspaper Guild members and other supporters stood up for quality journalism by demonstrating against the job cuts that have plagued the news industry. More than 44,000 news industry employees have lost their jobs over the past five years. At least 34,000 of them worked at newspapers alone. These cuts […]
Journal Communications recently sent out letters declaring the company would cut off retiree health insurance for any current employee who hadn’t turned 50 by the end of this year. But many workers didn’t realize those letters came in two versions: one for those under 50 and one for those over 50. If you read the […]
Here’s the latest scary trend in journalism. But it’s not the only reason to be concerned about the future of newspaper jobs. As industry consolidation and cost-cutting efforts lead newsrooms to slice staffs, the international Guild has declared Dec. 11 a day to stand up for journalism.