A meeting with a federal mediator last Friday ended with no real progress being made in the negotiations between Purple Communications and ASLIU.
Read MoreMercury News unit ratifies contract extension
San Jose Mercury News guild members today ratified an extension of our contract through October 1, 2014. The agreement passed by a 2 to 1 margin.
Read MoreASL interpreters at Purple fight for a fair contract
During the latest round of bargaining, Purple Communications negotiators said the company is unwilling to pay video interpreters higher wages. Video Interpreters gear up on campaign for a fair contract.
Read MorePurple Communications Bargaining Update #10
Negotiations stalled this week over whether management-mandated meetings and unexpected work interruptions, like system crashes and power failures, should count against an employee’s log-in time and other performance standards.
Read MoreAmerican sign language interpreters engage in ground-breaking negotiations
Bargaining on August 6 and 7 led to a flurry of agreements on language for articles to be contained in a first contract between Purple and CWA’s Pacific Media Workers Guild.
Read MoreHawaii Tribune-Herald unit ratifies contact
Workers at the Hawaii Tribune-Herald voted Thursday to ratify a new two-year contract that includes modest pay raises but higher health insurance premiums and subcontracting that will likely lead to job losses.
Read MoreChronicle members to vote Wednesday Aug. 21 on proposed 5-year contract
After a 16-month battle with the Hearst Corp. that focused mainly on economics and health benefits, the San Francisco Chronicle Guild Bargaining Committee is recommending members ratify a new 5-year contract.
Read MoreSan Jose Mercury News management wants status quo
The Guild has proposed a 3 percent wage increase in each of the next three years, a fifth week of vacation after 15 years of service, and resumption of an employee 401k match, as well as other improvements that would begin to restore wages and benefits we have lost in recent contracts. The company continues to reject any economic increases, based on lagging ad revenue.
Read MoreBay Area News Group management has nothing new to say
Your Guild bargaining unit offered a new approach Thursday on some of the core issues in our negotiations for a new labor agreement with the Bay Area News Group.
Read MoreBay Area News tells Merc committee there is no money
Bay Area News Group (Digital First) rejected the committee’s proposal that seeks to restore wages and benefits lost in recent contracts, such as a 3 percent wage increase in each of the next three years, a fifth week of vacation after 15 years of service, and resumption of an employee 401k match.
Read MorePurple Communications bargaining bulletin #7
Union represented ASL interpreters and Purple Communications came to an agreement on two more key building blocks for a contract during the latest bargaining session.
Read MoreBay 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.
Read MoreContract 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.
Read MorePurple 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.
Read MoreFederal 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.
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