McClatchy and Guild working on money, metrics and marijuana

Pacific Media Workers Guild February 8, 2018May 8, 2020 0 comment

Bargaining continued in late January, early February at all four McClatchy California units (The Modesto Bee, The Fresno Bee, The Sacramento Bee and News Desk West). Full contracts are up at Modesto, Fresno and News Desk West while Sacramento has a reopener. The guild and company were able to narrow bargaining to a few core issues during each of the sessions. They include the new metrics for page view goals, seniority language in the case of layoffs, minimum salary levels and merit pay scales, equipment reimbursement, and drug policy.

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McClatchy seeks aggressive commission plan in push for digital sales

Pacific Media Workers Guild November 19, 2015November 19, 2015 0 comment

A management proposal to overhaul the advertising commission promises to be the key issue as contract negotiations between the Sacramento Bee management and Pacific Media Workers Guild opened Wednesday, Nov. 18 at the paper’s 21st Street office.

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Copy editors put a period on bargaining with McClatchy

Michael Applegate March 25, 2015March 26, 2015 0 comment

Guild representatives and McClatchy management this week completed the latest round of negotiations on the structure of the Sacramento Editorial Production Center (EPC).

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Sac Bee offers merit pay, tweaks ad commissions and seeks Fresno copy editors

Michael Applegate December 19, 2014January 18, 2015 0 comment

Guild and management reached a tentative agreement Friday on reopeners of the contract covering Bee newsroom and advertising employees. A new company proposal brings Fresno copy editors into the Sac Bee production center unit.

Bulletins

Sacramento Bee wants more furloughs; mum on merit pool

Michael Applegate November 19, 2014December 2, 2014 0 comment

A second round of talks for Sacramento Bee and McClatchy Editorial Production units Bargaining bulletin #2 November 19, 2014 Bee management unveiled most of its noneconomic proposals for a new three-year contract for Production Center employees when it met with Guild representatives on Wednesday. The parties also discussed certain issues subject to the annual reopener […]

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Sacramento Bee production center talks begin

mediaworkers1 November 6, 2014December 2, 2014 0 comment

Contract Talks Open at Sacramento Bee and McClatchy Editorial Production Unit By Ed Fletcher Unit Chair Guild officers and representatives of the Bee management team met Wednesday at the Sacramento Hilton to discuss a new contract for McClatchy Co.’s editorial production center and key parts of the Sacramento Bee contract covering newsroom and advertising staff. […]

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Guild, McClatchy reach tentative agreement

Michael Applegate May 10, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

The Guild and Sacramento Bee management reached an agreement that will transition Modesto Bee copydesk personnel to the new Sacramento consolidated production center, govern labor and wages at the new center and extend the contract for existing Sacramento Bee newsroom and advertising employees covered by the guild.