The polls are about to open. Guild members can vote on the proposed 2005-2008 contract from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. today in the Grant Library downtown. Today is also the last day for absentee ballots to be postmarked. If the vote is not close enough for the […]
We interrupt this discussion of the next contract to turn to an increasingly important provision of the current contract: turnaround pay. When the local news desk recently posted the weekend schedule for the first quarter of next year, many reporters found themselves assigned at least once to the 4:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. night police […]
In one of the liveliest contract debates in years, some Guild members are turning to mass communications to deliver their message. Many of us have seen flyers from one member advocating a “no” vote on the contract and e-mails from another member advocating a “yes” vote. Both of those individuals are speaking for themselves, not […]
While much discussion about the proposed new contract is understandably focused on the 1.5% across-the-board raise, changes in the minimum wage scales are expected to bring larger guaranteed raises to about one-quarter of our bargaining unit. The Guild leadership estimates that nearly 70 of the approximately 270 workers covered by our contract — ranging from […]
The proposed new contract has sparked a vigorous and healthy debate among the Guild’s membership. One important question is what would happen if the membership votes to reject the contract. As the Guild Bargaining Committee reported at last Monday’s membership meeting, management has said that if the contract is not ratified by Dec. 31, the […]
Guild Bargaining Committee members will conduct seven informational sessions to answer questions on the proposed new contract leading up to Thursday’s ratification vote. Contract briefings will be held at noon and 6 p.m. Monday and at noon and 6 p.m. Tuesday, all in the Deck View Conference Room on the 4th floor downtown; noon Monday […]
Through Saturday, 34 absentee ballots have been mailed out to members, including every Guild member who works at a bureau. Anyone who won’t be downtown Thursday and wants to vote should request an absentee ballot pronto from Bob Helbig.
Negotiators for the Milwaukee Newspaper Guild and Journal Sentinel Inc. reached tentative agreement on a new four-year contract today. Guild members will vote on the deal on Thursday, Dec. 15. Downtown workers will vote in the Grant Library. Absentee ballots will be provided for bureau workers and anyone who won’t be around on that day. […]
Negotiations have reached a crucial point. All Guild members are urged to come to Monday’s membership meeting for an important discussion on where things stand and where we go from here. That’s noon Monday on the second floor of Turner Hall. Lunch will be served. As usual, the meeting is open to members only.
The next meeting of the Milwaukee Newspaper Guild will be on Monday, Dec. 5 at noon at Turners. Can’t go and want to know what happens? Contact the officers or your steward for the 411.