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Region 2 Interpreters Campaign for a Fair Contract

Michael Applegate September 11, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Wear red on Wednesdays in solidarity with CFI. CFI’s Region 2 stands strong for a fair contract and explains the history behind the interpreters’ struggles.

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Purple Communications Bargaining Update #10

Pacific Media Workers Guild August 23, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Negotiations stalled this week over whether management-mandated meetings and unexpected work interruptions, like system crashes and power failures, should count against an employee’s log-in time and other performance standards.

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Chronicle members ratify 5-year contract with raises in pay and healthcare costs

Michael Applegate August 22, 2013November 22, 2014 1 comment

After 16 months of bargaining, San Francisco Chronicle Guild members ratified a 5-year contract that provides annual raises, but comes with big changes in their health care plan.

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Bulletins , Local news

Hawaii Tribune-Herald unit ratifies contact

Michael Applegate August 14, 2013November 22, 2014 1 comment

Workers at the Hawaii Tribune-Herald voted Thursday to ratify a new two-year contract that includes modest pay raises but higher health insurance premiums and subcontracting that will likely lead to job losses.

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ASL VIs testify about union busting before NLRB

Pacific Media Workers Guild June 18, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Four ASL video interpreters provided evidence at an NLRB hearing of how far Purple Communications was willing to go to block workers from exercising their right to form a union.

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Court interpreters: in their own words

Pacific Media Workers Guild May 23, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Court interpreters in the Bay Area reached a tentative agreement this week. But colleagues in the Central Valley continued their fight for a contract in mediation.

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Court Interpreter details making ends meet without a raise in more than 5 years

Pacific Media Workers Guild May 16, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

California court interpreters have not received a wage increase in more than five years while healthcare costs spiked and inflation has gone up 11% from 2007 to 2013. In bargaining, the courts continue to reject a raise.

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Court interpreters stand strong on full day’s pay

Pacific Media Workers Guild May 10, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Court administrators proposed to withdraw a proposal to send interpreters home up to two hours early without pay, but only if the California Federation of Interpreters agrees to accept a proposal on video remote interpreting.

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Guild Interpreters vote yes on strike authorization

Pacific Media Workers Guild April 24, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

An overwhelming 96 percent of Region 2 and 3 court interpreters who voted said yes to authorizing the bargaining committees call for a strike. The California Federation of Interpreters has been bargaining since July in those regions and faces detrimental proposals by the courts.

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Seeing red: The story behind our Twitter and Facebook campaign

Pacific Media Workers Guild March 24, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

“We love the Chronicle, and we love journalism, but we can’t keep donating our own livelihoods to increase the profits of our corporate owners.” Join our Twitter campaign on Monday.

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Bulletins , Local news

Hostile management attacks union as Hilo talks resume

Michael Applegate March 15, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Hawaii Tribune-Herald management opened talks by attacking union security and insisting on significant employee contributions toward health care with no pay increases.

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Bay Area News Group – East Bay talks resume; fair pay sought

Michael Applegate February 7, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

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.

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Help save the Labor Studies Program at CCSF

Pacific Media Workers Guild November 14, 2012November 22, 2014 0 comment

CCSF’s Labor and Community Studies Program faces cutbacks and consolidation stemming from the institution’s financial troubles.

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Hilo members mull extension proposal

Pacific Media Workers Guild November 3, 2012November 22, 2014 0 comment

Negotiations between the Hawaii Tribune-Herald bargaining committee and the company produced an offer from the company for a one-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement with significant modifications.

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Guild Responds to Sale of Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Pacific Media Workers Guild November 1, 2012November 22, 2014 1 comment

Guild members at The Press Democrat read today’s sale announcement with great interest and optimism.

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