Guild combines treasurer, secretary roles into one job

In a move that saves money for the union at a time when our membership continues to shrink, the Buffalo Newspaper Guild’s Executive Committee has voted to combine the secretary and treasurer positions.

The treasurer role has been vacant since the departure of Alva Hill, whose job in Accounting, Bookkeeping and Credit was outsourced at the end of August.

In September, the Guild emailed members soliciting interest in the treasurer’s position, but received no response.

Mike McAndrew of Editorial, the Guild’s secretary, is becoming the union’s secretary-treasurer.

McAndrew will receive the treasurer’s stipend and the secretary’s stipend will be eliminated.

The Guild’s Executive Committee approved the moves, which include amending the union’s bylaws, during a meeting Monday, Oct. 9.