The Guild’s Chronicle unit has formed a Pay Equity Committee and has begun work to analyze members’ compensation and discuss solutions with management.
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Unionplus.org is like AAA meets Amazon; discounts galore
Sign up for your benefits from UnionPlus.org. The website is chock full of links to vendors offering great discounts and the variety is amazing.
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The Guild has moved (temporarily)
We have temporary digs in Berkeley:
Pacific Media Workers Guild
c/o UPTE, CWA local 9119
2855 Telegraph Suite 310
Berkeley CA 94705
Merc and East Bay members hold second combined session with DFM
Guild negotiators from the BANG-East Bay and San Jose Mercury News met with Digital First Media management in a joint session to discuss the company’s proposed consolidation of the two bargaining units.
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Guild ratifies leadership for 2016-2017 term
Guild leadership set in last Saturday’s General Membership meeting. New officers serve for two years beginning Jan. 1.
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‘Tis the season – buy union
As the holidays approach, you may be wondering how to change your purchasing decisions for the better. We suggest patronizing union-friendly businesses and/or buying union-made wherever possible. Here’s the “411” on a website that has many answers for you: Labor411.org
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Calling all nominations for Local and unit leadership
Calling all nominations for Local and unit leadership! Nominations close during the General Membership meeting on Nov. 21.
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Guild leadership nominations open Oct. 17
It’s time to start thinking about who you’d like to nominate for our Local 39521 executive board and unit leadership positions.
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St. Giles teachers review proposal that includes seniority and union security
Your bargaining committee met with St. Giles’ lawyer. The Director remains on maternity leave. However, the Company did offer some “non-economic” proposals that agree with us on some important points, which we hope will make more space to discuss bringing health benefits and pay for all work to our members.
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Guild awards Russ Cain scholarships on anniversary of his birthday
The Guild has selected three recipients for the Russ Cain Memorial Scholarship funds: Laura Amador (daughter of Santa Rosa Press Democrat member Doug Amador), Savanna Birchfield (daughter of IGA unit leader Angie Birchfield) and Gracie Garcia (daughter of IGA member Rene Garcia).
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Newly organized language teachers launch contract talks
Language Teachers United met on Friday with St Giles Management to begin collective bargaining.
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Fresno Bee copy editors “move” to Sac Bee
McClatchy Company has consolidated the editorial production of eight of its papers today with the virtual move of Fresno copy editors to the Sacramento headquarters. This consolidation includes the Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, the Merced Sun-Star and four weeklies. The “move’ affects eleven hourly employees at the Fresno Bee. While the Fresno copy […]
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Service award winner embodies best of labor, Guild ideals
Rebecca Rosen Lum of the Pacific Media Workers Guild is the latest winner of the Guild’s prestigious Charles B. Dale Service Award. Although she wasn’t able to pick up the award in person at the CWA Convention, local leaders delivered it to her. “I couldn’t have been more stunned – or more thrilled – to win […]
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ESL teachers unionize!
In a vote of 16 to 5, teachers from St. Giles International in San Francisco, an English language school, voted Tuesday for Guild representation.
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