Author: Aaron Besecker

Meeting agenda – May 16

~ Aaron Besecker

Guild Local meeting, 5 p.m. May 16, first-floor auditorium, One News Plaza Committee reports: Mobilization: Relaunch of Labor Management Committee, Grievances, Finance Old business: • Update on community service projects • Update on leadership skills conference • Summary of Multi-Council Guild meeting in Cleveland New business: Proposed agreement over use of freelance material in Spotlight … Continue reading Meeting agenda – May 16

Talking personal finance at the next membership meeting

~ Aaron Besecker

The next general membership meeting at 5 p.m. May 16 will feature a guest speaker who manages multimillion-dollar investments but started out as a business reporter at The Buffalo News. Richard Schroeder, a certified financial planner with Schroeder, Braxton & Vogt Inc., will give a 45-minute talk about what it takes to be financially smart, … Continue reading Talking personal finance at the next membership meeting

Re-energizing the Labor-Management Committee

~ Aaron Besecker

On Thursday, The News and the Guild relaunched its Labor-Management Committee after a year’s hiatus. The committee was established with great promise in 2009 but experienced limited success. It’s our goal to reinvigorate the committee, which was envisioned as a collaborative effort to improve communication between management and the Guild and work on joint projects … Continue reading Re-energizing the Labor-Management Committee

Draft February 2012 Local Meeting Minutes

~ Aaron Besecker

President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m, February 15, 2012, at One News Plaza, first floor auditorium. Fairbanks/McShea Motion/Second/Carried to approve the November local minutes. Phil Fairbanks reported on grievances.We do not have formal grievances, he said, but some unresolved issue in classified regarding an individual's lunch break; with DMs regarding jurisdiction of group … Continue reading Draft February 2012 Local Meeting Minutes