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 … Continue reading Guild combines treasurer, secretary roles into one job
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Unions, Lee Enterprises continue to talk about company’s proposal to print The Buffalo News in Cleveland
The most devastating of all the bad news Lee Enterprises dumped on The Buffalo News earlier this year was the company’s plans to shift printing of the newspaper to Cleveland. The move would mean about 160 employees, members of eight labor unions at the News, would lose their jobs. That includes two Guild members who … Continue reading Unions, Lee Enterprises continue to talk about company’s proposal to print The Buffalo News in Cleveland
Investigative Post: ‘It might as well have been Alden’ who bought The Buffalo News
Investigative Post, the Buffalo-based nonprofit news outlet, has taken notice of the recent newsroom cuts imposed by owner Lee Enterprises on The Buffalo News. In a item published Sunday under the headline "The Buffalo News is hemorrhaging journalists," former News reporter and Buffalo Newspaper Guild member Jim Heaney points out how Lee "is slashing staff … Continue reading Investigative Post: ‘It might as well have been Alden’ who bought The Buffalo News
Fall edition of Frontier Reporter: Picnic photos, Kids Day, Get to Know, news roundup
The latest quarterly edition of the The Frontier Reporter is here! We've got a piece by President Sandy Tan reflecting on the return of Kids Day. There are also photos from the Guild's picnic, a Get to Know Q&A with deputy news editor Seth Wallace, along with a news roundup. There are also the other … Continue reading Fall edition of Frontier Reporter: Picnic photos, Kids Day, Get to Know, news roundup
Get to Know: Seth Wallace, deputy news editor
Editor's note: Get to Know is a feature introducing new members of the Buffalo Newspaper Guild. You've hopefully gotten a chance to meet or work with Seth Wallace, one of the new faces in the newsroom this year. Wallace, who grew up in Geneseo and went to college at SUNY Fredonia, started at The Buffalo News in … Continue reading Get to Know: Seth Wallace, deputy news editor
Get to Know: Elizabeth Licata, editorial writer
Editor's note: Get to Know is a feature introducing new members of the Guild. One of the newest additions to the newsroom at The Buffalo News is editorial writer Elizabeth Licata. Licata, who worked as editor-in-chief at Buffalo Spree from August 1999 until she started at the News in late April, has been an Allentown … Continue reading Get to Know: Elizabeth Licata, editorial writer
Guild, other Lee unions take a stand against Alden takeover
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild and 11 other unions at newspapers owned by Lee Enterprises are urging Lee's board of directors to reject any purchase offer by Alden Global Capital. The purchase offer represents a threat to the newspapers and the communities they serve, the unions told the board, because Alden makes its profits "by gutting … Continue reading Guild, other Lee unions take a stand against Alden takeover
2013 State of the News: Operating profits up as overall revenues fall
Last year was the first time in decades that The Buffalo News did not pull in at least $100 million in annual revenues, Publisher and President Warren T. Colville told employees at the recent State of the News meetings. Operating profits have improved, however. And 2012 was the first time the company met its own … Continue reading 2013 State of the News: Operating profits up as overall revenues fall
Guild members learn about commercial printing at The News
The Buffalo News’ commercial printing operation continues to grow at a rapid rate as it adds a new commercial press and continues to print and expanding array of products for its clients. That was the message Director of Production Bryan Carr delivered at a recent information session sponsored by the Buffalo News Labor Management Committee, … Continue reading Guild members learn about commercial printing at The News
Meet Mark and Mike, newest executive committee members
They've been hard at work in their positions for six months already, but it's not too late to introduce them. Mike Harrington and Mark Sommer are the newest members of the Buffalo Newspaper Guild's Executive Committee, appointed to fill vacancies on the board in November. Mark also recently became the Guild's vice president for contract … Continue reading Meet Mark and Mike, newest executive committee members
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