SEIU Local 87 workers held an informational picket in front of the SF Chronicle building Tuesday to reveal the unfair treatment of janitorial workers by GCA, which contracts with the newspaper.
Read MoreGuild member Jeremy Hay on battling mental health issues
Jeremy Hay, a staff writer at The Press Democrat and a Guild member, shares his struggle with a mental disorder, and notes the positive role of a union contract which provided support amid his challenges with severe mental illness.
Read MoreCFI addresses Judicial Council over video remote proceedings
CFI President Michael Ferreira highlighted language access concerns on Thursday over a Judicial Council plan to let courts carry out remote video proceedings.
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 MoreNew staffing for interpreter members
Officers of the Pacific Media Workers Guild announced a new staff lineup Tuesday for the Guild’s California Federation of Interpreters (CFI) unit.
Read MoreInterpreters fighting for court language services
Guild interpreters (CFI) are leading the push to expand interpreter services and enhance language access in California courts. CFI has detailed hundreds of instances of court users going without quality language services.
Read MoreBay Media credit union merges with Fire
After more than 50 years serving the financial needs of San Francisco news workers, the Bay Media Federal Credit Union is calling it quits as an independent institution.
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 MoreProfile: Interpreter unit president Michael Ferreira
The National Interpreter Action Network is an organization created by and for interpreters dedicated to advocating for the profession. It is backed by The Newspaper Guild-CWA.
Read MoreOrange County Register Invests in Print Journalism
Owners of the Orange County Register are doing an industry about-face: hiring scads of journalists and raising subscriptions fees on the premise that readers want quality news reporting and are willing to pay for it.
Read MoreGuild freelancers induct Doonesbury’s Rick Redfern
The guild freelancers created a special slot for former Washington Post investigative reporter, Rick Redfern, a Doonesbury character who lost his job in a reduction in force in 2008 and who has been freelancing ever since.
Read MoreGuild welcomes ASL interpreters from Purple Communications
More than 225 certified American Sign Language interpreters employed at Purple Communications call centers in California, Arizona and Colorado voted Wednesday to unionize, becoming the first video relay service providers to do so.
Read MoreCourt interpreters hold historic meeting with Chief Justice
CFI Representatives had a historic meeting with state Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye to discuss interpreter services and language access in California.
Read MoreInterpreters emerging as TNG-CWA focus
Interpreters are emerging as one of the focal points for the future of The Newspaper Guild-CWA, officials from CFI’s parent union said during the Western District Council meeting this weekend.
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.
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