Guild negotiators met with management Monday in Pleasanton to review some of the major issues blocking progress toward a new labor agreement that elevates East Bay terms to San Jose standards. Your bargaining committee presented a revised transfer proposal which offers greater flexibility to the management but protects employees from costly forced relocations. The proposal […]
Read MoreGuild takes Tribune-Herald correction to labor board
The Pacific Media Workers Guild has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Hawaii Tribune-Herald in response to a published correction that identified reporter Hunter Bishop. The front-page correction published on August 1, highlighted in yellow above the fold, identified Bishop as the alleged source of an error in a July 26 newspaper story […]
Read MoreBargaining under way in Hilo
Pacific Media Workers Guild Hawaii Tribune-Herald Unit Bargaining Bulletin #1 August 9, 2012 Your bargaining committee met with representatives from the company on Wednesday and Thursday (Aug. 8 and 9) in Hilo to discuss a new contract. The committee presented the company with a three-year proposal that included annual pay raises and upgrades to sick […]
Read MoreHealth care questions dominate Guild contract talks at SF Chronicle
Bargaining Update August 2, 2012 Members of the San Francisco Chronicle Unit met Wednesday to hear the latest word — none too encouraging — from the bargaining front. No decisions were made or votes taken at the meeting. Members raised many questions, and discussed a written set of answers distributed by union officers. The […]
Read MoreGuild scholarships awarded to bright members of the Next Generation
by Kat Anderson August 1, 2012 The Pacific Media Workers Guild has selected ten students to receive scholarships thanks to the generosity of our retired union members who donated to the fund. The scholarships range from $500 to $100. Our recipients were selected based on their academic records, service to school and community, and financial […]
Read MoreInterpreter and advocate Essam Elmahgoop dies
July 30, 2012 Essam Elmahgoop, a tireless activist who worked to secure bargaining rights for interpreters and advocate for immigrants and asylum seekers, passed away suddenly from a heart attack on Sunday, July 29 in San Francisco. He was 65. Elmahgoop was a dear colleague and friend to many interpreters and members of the […]
Read MoreCohen condemns job-killing corporations
CWA President Larry Cohen condemned job-killing corporations and the government policies that allow them to get away with it during a fiery speech Tuesday in San Francisco’s historic Union Square. Cohen was a keynote speaker during the biennial convention of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. Delegates from throughout California came to the event, including a […]
Read MoreCFI defends interpreter funds during Judicial Council meeting
By Anabelle Garay July 27, 2012 Judicial Council members deferred action Friday on a recommendation to take up to $6.5 million from the designated interpreter budget for other court costs. CFI officials told Judicial Council members that shifting the funds would deprive a significant number of people from access to justice while violating the federal civil […]
Read MoreCourts propose wage cuts, added duties for interpreters
July 25, 2012 Region 2 court administrators proposed adding to the daily duties of interpreters while cutting wages by 10 percent and reducing guaranteed work hours. The measures presented by the courts during Monday’s opening bargaining session closely mirror those previously proposed in Region 3. The most significant proposals made by Region 2 to the […]
Read MorePulaski re-elected Executive Secretary-Treasurer at CLF Convention
Communications Workers Demand Fair Contract at AT&T Headquarters
by Kat Anderson July 20, 2012 A small but vocal contingent of CWA members rallied Thursday at AT&T headquarters in San Francisco to demand a contract settlement with the telecommunications giant that protects pay and health benefits. The message, delivered through megaphones and chants by members of three Bay Area telecom locals and the Pacific […]
Read MoreCenter for Investigative Reporting rejects Guild in close vote
By a narrow margin, journalists at the Center for Investigative Reporting voted against Guild representation during an NLRB election Tuesday. The vote was 10 to 11. One year ago, journalists at The Bay Citizen, a nonprofit news startup based in San Francisco, voted to form a union through Pacific Media Workers Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521. […]
Read MoreGUILD VOICES: Chronicle should end deal with Journatic
by Kat Anderson, Director, Bay News Rising July 18, 2012 Investigations, both internal and outside, have revealed that content outsourcer Journatic supplied fake bylines to its publishing customers which include the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, GateHouse Media and Hearst-owned San Francisco Chronicle and Houston Chronicle. Journatic’s head of editorial production, Mike Fourcher resigned over the […]
Read MoreInterpreters stand in solidarity with striking court workers
by Anabelle Garay July 16, 2012 Interpreters supported striking court employees Monday as a walkout by clerks closed most courtrooms in San Francisco. Court interpreters were told to remain in the courthouse and available to work despite the stoppage in various departments. Some members of the California Federation of Interpreters used their lunch breaks to […]
Read MoreSan Francisco Chronicle ditches journalists for off-shore cheap labor
by Rebecca Rosen Lum July 16, 2012 Managers of the Hearst Corp.’s San Francisco Chronicle plan to continue using a controversial overseas content mill that fabricated bylines. Despite a protest by the Media Workers Guild, which represents journalists and other staff members at the Chronicle, editor Ward Bushee said the Chronicle will continue buying copy […]
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