August Executive Committee Meeting

August 15 @ 6 pm – 8 pm

TO ATTEND THE MEETING

Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5570450039

To join audio by phone, dial: 669-900-6833

Meeting ID: 557 045 0039

AGENDA

A. Call to order

B. Approve previous meeting minutes

C. Approve agenda

D. President’s Report

1. Contribution Requests – San Mateo Labor Council Labor Day Ad
2. New Member Report

E. Treasurer’s Report – Monthly Budget vs Actuals

F. Executive Officer’s Report

1. Staff Update – onboarding continues for Andrea Martinez and Jess Olivares
2.  Organizing
   1. Guild members at Prism won voluntary recognition!
   2. Success re: PLOS contested members
   3. Talks continue with IGN over contested unit members
   4. EC committee working on dues campaign for new organizing members
   5. Member Organizer update
3. Bargaining
   1. Progress at the table with PLOS and Cityside
   2. Talks stalled with Bay Area News Group re: automobiles
   3. Talks started with Madison Street and ILWU Local 6
   4. Gearing up for bargaining with McClatchy (Fresno Bee)
4. Representation
   1. Unresolved termination at LibGen
   2. March 2023 bad faith bargaining charge against Daily Kos found to have merit by the board. Talks pending
   3. Continued job losses at Daily Kos, with continued concern over bad faith
   4. Press Democrat copy desk reductions
   5. Labor Fed issues re: probation and misclassification resolved
5. Community
   1. Potential partnership with Luther Jackson and co. on Next Gen Unionism, highlighting our Freelance unit
   2. Guild Scholarship – special donation and review of finalists
   3.  Bay Area News Group – committee continues to meet to decide next steps
   4. Opportunities:
      1. TNG AI working group
      2. TNG Student Journalist Organizing Committee
      3. TNG Strike School, Sept. 28

G. Report from Michael Cabanatuan re: International Guild Executive Council Work

1. Feds file for temporary injunction to return Pittsburgh new unions to work

H. Report from Legislative and Political Committee Chair, Richard Knee

1. Update on AB 886 and SB 11327, Annie Sciacca

I. Building Corps Report, oral update

J. Old Business

K. New Business

L. Adjourn

M. Executive Session

2024 MEETING SCHEDULE

Guild Executive Committee Meetings are held every third Thursday of the month from 6-8 pm. See the schedule below.

We are meeting virtually for the foreseeable future.

Members are encouraged to join and listen in. The Local Representative Assembly and General Membership meet with the EC every other meeting. Agendas and updates will be posted here at mediaworkers.org.

• EC/RA/GM Meeting, 6-8 pm Thursday, February 15th
• EC Meeting, 6-8 pm Thursday, March 21
• EC/ RA/ GM Meeting, 6-8 pm Thursday, April 18
• EC Meeting, 6-8 pm Thursday, May 16
• EC/RA/ GM Meeting, 6-8 pm Thursday, June 20
• July – Summer break, no meeting
• EC Meeting, 6-8 pm Thursday, August 15
• EC/RA/GM Meeting, 6-8 pm Thursday, September 19
• EC Meeting, 6-8 pm Thursday, October 17
• EC/RA/GM Meeting, 6-8 pm Thursday, November 21
• December – Winter break, no meeting