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Purple Communications bargaining bulletin #7

Pacific Media Workers Guild June 25, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

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.

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Bay News Rising student union reaches agreement with the Guild

Michael Applegate June 14, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

The Bay News Rising Student Union and the Pacific Media Workers Guild reached a collective bargaining agreement Tuesday after an hour of negotiations.

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Contract talks begin at San Jose Mercury News

Michael Applegate June 14, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

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.

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Purple Communications Bargaining Bulletin #6

Michael Applegate June 12, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

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.

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Federal mediator brought into Chronicle negotiations

Michael Applegate June 11, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

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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Hawaii Tribune-Herald bargaining bulletin

Michael Applegate June 7, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Negotiators for the guild and the company met on Wednesday and Thursday in Hilo to discuss a new collective bargaining agreement.

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Bay Area News Group East Bay Bulletin #8

Michael Applegate June 2, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

On Thursday, the Guild presented a revised proposal that clarified priorities in the achievement of parity with the San Jose Mercury News contract.

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald negotiations lack aloha spirit

Michael Applegate May 19, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Hawaii Tribune-Herald collective bargaining continued Wednesday and Thursday in Waikiki. The guild suggested that the scope of the negotiations be narrowed to focus on about a half dozen priority issues, including wages, job security, medical and management rights. Management offered no pay raise and proposed increases in health care.

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Guild, McClatchy reach tentative agreement

Michael Applegate May 10, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

The Guild and Sacramento Bee management reached an agreement that will transition Modesto Bee copydesk personnel to the new Sacramento consolidated production center, govern labor and wages at the new center and extend the contract for existing Sacramento Bee newsroom and advertising employees covered by the guild.

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Hearst replays its tired dirge in negotiations

Michael Applegate May 7, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Chronicle Guild negotiators broke off talks Tuesday with the Hearst Corp. after enduring yet another rendition of the same old company song and dance routine.

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Hearst resistant to honoring the sacrifices of Chronicle workers

Michael Applegate April 15, 2013November 24, 2014 0 comment

As has been the pattern lately, Hearst negotiators offered no change in the Company’s position and indicated no interest in the Guild’s proposed compromise regarding protecting take-home pay in 2015 and 2016.

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Chronicle members pick up the pace

Michael Applegate April 12, 2013November 24, 2014 0 comment

Hearst lawyers brought nothing new to the bargaining table Thursday when talks resumed for a new Guild contract at the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Bay City News members ratify a new three-year contract

Michael Applegate April 9, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Bay City News Service Guild members unanimously ratified a new three-year contract last night that improves pay and other benefits, while avoiding any concessions.

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Play the Hearst health care game

Michael Applegate April 5, 2013November 24, 2014 0 comment

To play this game, plug in your weekly pay, indicate what Guild health benefits you currently have and then select possible Hearst choices from the “same as” management plan. See what your pay will look like with a 1.5% increase and the contributions you will have to make to the Hearst-sponsored benefits.

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Tentative agreement for Modesto copy desk move

Guild Staff April 4, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

The company and guild representatives met Monday in Modesto and Wednesday in Sacramento to continue bargaining on the production center consolidation.

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