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ASL VIs testify about union busting before NLRB
Four ASL video interpreters provided evidence at an NLRB hearing of how far Purple Communications was willing to go to block workers from exercising their right to form a union.
Court interpreters reach tentative agreements
The California Federation of Interpreters has reached tentative agreements in two of the three regions bargaining new contracts. CFI, a unit of the Guild, represents about 850 interpreters employed in California courts.
Bay News Rising student union reaches agreement with the Guild
The Bay News Rising Student Union and the Pacific Media Workers Guild reached a collective bargaining agreement Tuesday after an hour of negotiations.
Contract talks begin at San Jose Mercury News
Guild proposal reflected concerns from a member survey, recent small-group meetings and an internal analysis of payroll data. Since 2008 members have suffered a 14.25 percent loss in inflation-adjusted dollars, increased to 16.1 percent with inclusion of lost vacation.
Purple Communications Bargaining Bulletin #6
Three days of negotiations over the past week led to a few new agreements and a much better understanding of key remaining issues for the bargaining teams.
Federal mediator brought into Chronicle negotiations
A federal mediator was brought into the Chronicle-Guild negotiations in a renewed effort to settle terms of a new labor contract at the newspaper.
Bay News Rising — Student Summer Program
Bay News Rising has kicked off its 2013 summer session. A program created by the Guild, Bay News Rising teaches college journos to report on labor, and how to ask for what every journalist deserves -- a fair wage.
For more information, check it out here.