Guild continues tradition of helping with waterfront cleanup on Earth Day in Buffalo

Nerf darts. Tires. Plastic sheets. Hundreds of bottles, caps and snack wrappers. You name it. They found it. A group of volunteers from the Buffalo Newspaper Guild joined the annual community effort to help beautify Buffalo’s waterfront on Earth Day as part of Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper’s Spring Sweep cleanup. Continuing our union tradition, two dozen … Continue reading Guild continues tradition of helping with waterfront cleanup on Earth Day in Buffalo

Guild rejects Lee’s request for furloughs

Guild, however, will allow members to volunteer for furloughs if they choose The Buffalo Newspaper Guild on Tuesday morning informed Lee Enterprises that it has decided to reject the company’s request that all Guild members making at least $20 an hour take two weeks of unpaid furloughs as part of a corporate cost-saving measure. The … Continue reading Guild rejects Lee’s request for furloughs

Consolidation efforts by Lee Enterprises lead to unanticipated loss of pay and benefits for Buffalo News employees

Lee Enterprises hurriedly pushed out an error-riddled open enrollment process for employee benefits in December, despite Guild objections, in an effort to consolidate benefit services in Iowa and save money. The result? Buffalo Newspaper Guild members and other Buffalo News employees have now spent weeks suffering the financial and health consequences of Lee's mistakes in … Continue reading Consolidation efforts by Lee Enterprises lead to unanticipated loss of pay and benefits for Buffalo News employees

Members at Gallagher Printing, Hodgins Printing ratify new contracts that include raises, other improvements

Higher minimum starting pay and minimum annual raises were among the improved contract terms bargained in recently approved deals for Guild-represented workers at Gallagher Printing and Hodgins Printing, two of the print shops whose employees are represented by the Buffalo Newspaper Guild. The deals were ratified late in 2022 following negotiations by former President Sandy … Continue reading Members at Gallagher Printing, Hodgins Printing ratify new contracts that include raises, other improvements