CFI leaders and staff updated members about legislative efforts on behalf of interpreters and in support of expanding language access.
Read MoreCFI region 3 bargaining all about courts wanting to cut costs
The parties discussed wages, video remote interpreting, and early release without pay. Region 3 courts want a one-year deal with no raises, the freedom to implement video remote interpreting, and the ability to send interpreters home without pay at 3 p.m. CFI contended that interpreters have not received raises in six years.
Read MoreHearst’s health plan proposal costs more and kills Guild H&W trust
The Guild team crunched numbers provided by Hearst and determined that the Company’s own proposal would cost it about $600,000 more per year than our current system.
Read MoreHealth Care 2013 – will the Chronicle be fair?
My name is Autumn Grace. I am a former member of the Chronicle family and presently an employee advocate and organizer for the Pacific Media Workers Guild. I am still covered under the Chronicle health care plan and have been a Kaiser member for as long as I can remember. My son was born at […]
Read MoreValentine’s day sweet for Fresno Bee members
In a Valentine’s Day vote, Guild members at the Fresno Bee unanimously approved the tentative agreement on this year’s contract re-opener.
Read MoreChronicle management wants members to endure burdensome health care costs
The Guild raised new cost issues concerning Hearst Corp.’s proposal.
Read MoreHealth Care 2013: will the Chronicle be fair?
Heather Smith has worked in the Prepress Department as a Graphic Designer for the San Francisco Chronicle for almost 13 years. In that time, the co-pay for a visit to her doctor has gone from $10 to $30 per visit. She can’t afford higher co-pays.
Read MoreChronicle guild members push for health plan alternatives
Guild bargainers met with Chronicle representatives Monday to resume negotiations, calling on the management to reach an agreement by the end of February that protects affordable health care.
Read MoreBay Area News Group – East Bay talks resume; fair pay sought
Bargaining resumed Thursday in the East Bay after an extended break from contract talks. The Guild committee pressed for a new labor agreement that puts pay and benefits on par with the Bay Area standard for professional journalists.
Read MoreFresno Bee members face furloughs; Guild urges them to say “no” to free overtime
Management wants the right to do two furloughs in 2013, threatening to take away raises if the workers do not approve. As the company acts to diminish workers’ earnings, Guild members are reminded to put in for their over-time pay.
Read MoreHealth Care 2013 – will the Chronicle be fair?
Chronicle worker can’t afford higher health care costs and helping daughter in college at the same time.
Read MoreCosts of health care dominate Chronicle negotiations
Bargaining resumed Wednesday for a new Guild contract at the San Francisco Chronicle, where Guild representatives pressed for answers to questions surrounding a proposed transition of union members into the Hearst-run health care program.
Read MoreNorth Bay solidarity wins job protection
On November 8, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat was bought by Sonoma Media Investments along with the Petaluma Argus-Courier and North Bay Business Journal.
Read MoreHearst unwilling to talk turkey in negotiations
Management failed to address our core concerns, rejecting at least for now Guild proposals to enhance pay, vacations and retirement. The company also showed little interest in capping health premiums or paying bonuses to help employees maintain decent take-home pay and quality health care for their families.
Read MoreSigned, sealed, delivered
Guild member Derek Moore and new Press Democrat CEO signed a three-year labor contract that guarantees no lay-offs for the life of the contract. The Press Democrat was purchased on November 8th by a group of local investors.
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