To celebrate the 80th anniversary of this Local’s first meeting – which occurred on March 4, 1934, we publish a scanned copy of this petition – the “Hearst Manifesto,” our originating document.
Read MoreA letter to members about Local 39521
We will negotiate with CFI leadership and TNG during the next two weeks with the singular goal of keeping our Local intact.
Read MoreRepresentative Assembly denies appeal of Local 39521 election results
The Executive Committee and Representative Assembly voted during a Special Meeting on Feb. 8, 2014, to deny an appeal of the 2013 Local officers election.
Read MoreJames Madison award winners for sunshine and first amendment work announced by SPJ NorCal chapter
Freelance journalist Richard Knee will receive a Distinguished Service Award for 12 years of service on San Francisco’s Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.
Read More40-year pinning
Margo Brenes, long-time Guild membership coordinator, celebrated 40 years of union membership Tuesday.
Read MoreElection Committee certifies results
The Guild’s Local Election Committee has certified the results of last month’s election, finding that there were no procedural or substantive grounds for setting the results aside.
Read MoreUnity Slate wins with 60 percent of vote
Local election officers have issued a tentative certification of results declaring Executive Officer Carl Hall and the “Unity Slate” were the clear victors over the all-interpreter “A More Perfect Union Slate” for leadership of the Pacific Media Workers Guild.
Read MoreRebuilding effort starts with new year
The Unity Slate wins Guild election. Winners were declared at 7:32 am this morning at the Guild office by Local Election Committee members.
Read MoreLocal election committee rules that all-CFI slate used union video improperly
The Local Election Committee ruled that a union video was improperly used for electioneering by the “A More Perfect Union” slate.
Read MoreMajority of Bay Area interpreters vote to ratify TA
A majority of CFI members from the greater San Francisco Bay Area (Region 2) voted to ratify a tentative agreement that gives interpreters raises and the ability to bargain over the working conditions of Video Remote Interpreting.
Read MoreHawai’i interpreters speak up for standards
What sense does it make to train incoming court interpreters if the trainers themselves aren’t certified court interpreters? The Hawai’i Interpreter Action Network asks this in a letter to the Hon. Mark Recktenwald, chief justice of the Hawai’i Supreme Court.
Read MoreRules for Guild election and recent updates
The Local Election Committee, through the Executive Committee, submitted rules to the Representative Assembly on November 23, 2013, which were approved with certain amendments. The amendments are reflected in the document.
Read MoreFreelance unit RA delegate candidate statement
Candidate statement for Freelance unit Representative Assembly delegate
Read MoreFreelance unit RA delegate candidate statement
Candidate statement for Freelance unit Representative Assembly delegate
Read MoreUC Berkeley Labor Center weighs in about Guild future
After months of study and meetings, consultant Paul Krissel, a veteran union leader and adjunct faculty member at the UC Berkeley Labor Center, produced a thoughtful and detailed report about the history and current state of Local 39521.
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