Metro reporter Kawanza Newson has returned to the Milwaukee Newspaper Guild’s Executive Board. In December, the board named Newson as an at-large member to replace day copy editor Karen Samelson, who moved up to secretary in November. Both appointments last only until the Jan. 8 membership meeting, when members will vote on filling the seats […]
The Milwaukee Newspaper Guild’s Executive Board named day copy editor Karen Samelson as secretary in November. She will serve until the next membership meeting, when members will vote on filling the term of metro reporter Sarah Carr, who was elected at the September annual meeting but who then left the Journal Sentinel for a job […]
A Journal Sentinel Inc. buyout offer has attracted 25 applicants from the newsroom, according to the company. The Milwaukee Newspaper Guild has not yet been provided with the names of the applicants. We also don’t know how many people applied companywide, although the newsroom response suggests the company met or exceeded its target of 35 […]
In the wake of a Journal Sentinel Inc. buyout offer, Guild representatives met again Thursday with Scott Zantow and Cindy Wargula from the company’s Human Resources department to get answers to a second round of employees’ questions about the buyouts. We also are continuing to discuss issues with newsroom managers, international Guild staff and the […]
Jerry Ziegler has returned to the steward leader ranks, swapping Milwaukee Newspaper Guild posts with Greg Pearson for the second time in two years. Ziegler, an assistant copy desk chief, stepped down after one term as 1st vice president to go back to the steward leader position he previously held for two terms. He will […]
Negotiators for the Milwaukee Newspaper Guild and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have agreed to reduce the management ranks by two positions. Retroactive to July 1, the vacant post of deputy features editor was removed from the list of jobs excluded from Guild contract protection. That brought the number of excluded jobs down to 54, not […]
After Milwaukee Newspaper Guild leaders received Tuesday’s announcement of the Journal Sentinel’s voluntary buyout offer, we compiled a list of questions from members. Guild representatives met Wednesday with Scott Zantow and Cindy Wargula of the company’s Human Resources Department to get those questions resolved. We do have some answers; for other questions we’re waiting for […]
Milwaukee Newspaper Guild leaders are moving swiftly in reaction to today’s announcement of a buyout plan at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Newspaper managers announced plans to offer voluntary buyouts to between 35 and 50 employees companywide, limited to workers with 10 or more years of service. But if the buyout plan doesn’t attract that many […]
Milwaukee Newspaper Guild members have elected Amy Rinard as our new president. She will succeed Jennie Tunkieicz on Oct. 1. Tunkieicz, a Racine County Bureau reporter, is stepping down after three terms as Local 51 president, but plans to remain active in the Guild. Rinard, a Waukesha County Bureau reporter, is finishing her third term […]
Ahoy, mateys! Join your Journal Sentinel crew mates on Aug. 18 for a sunset cruise on the waters of the Milwaukee River and the inner harbor of Lake Michigan aboard the good ship Edelweiss. Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served as we sail leisurely past the sights of downtown and the Third Ward and […]