The Guild has been informed that The Buffalo News will shut down two weekly Sun papers, and merge two others, resulting in the layoff of two part-time Guild reporters and one full-time Guild page designer. One Sun editor will also be laid off. Two other Guild Sun reporters also recently resigned.Both the Twin Cities Sun and … Continue reading News to close or merge four weekly Sun papers, three Guild members laid off
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Reasons to be proud as the Guild closes out 2020
A version of this letter by President Sandy Tan was previously emailed to Guild members and summarizes the many accomplishments of the Guild over the past year as we look back on 2020. At a time when we’ve all been working under some of the most stressful conditions we’ve ever endured, the Buffalo Newspaper Guild … Continue reading Reasons to be proud as the Guild closes out 2020
Fairbanks retires after 34 years at the News, but will remain as Guild advisor
A year into his tenure as a reporter at The Buffalo News, a columnist approached Phil Fairbanks and asked if he would be interested in working with the Buffalo Newspaper Guild. At the time, Fairbanks was covering business and labor, and was taking classes at Cornell’s ILR School, which specialized in labor relations and union … Continue reading Fairbanks retires after 34 years at the News, but will remain as Guild advisor
Sponsored content and The News — and what you need to know about it
The Buffalo News is trying to fool you into thinking advertisements are journalism. Lee Enterprises, which owns The News, is apparently OK with letting readers think that ads -- also known as “sponsored content” -- should look like the real journalism produced by our hard-working Guild members. Our repeated objections have been ignored. Discerning readers, … Continue reading Sponsored content and The News — and what you need to know about it
Guild general meeting minutes: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
President Sandy Tan called the afternoon meeting to order at noon Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 via Zoom. Vice President for Contract Enforcement Aaron Besecker said the grievance committee approved two grievances, one regarding sponsored content and one regarding management doing Guild work in ABC. Tan discussed the remote work survey the Guild conducted with its … Continue reading Guild general meeting minutes: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Guild executive committee meetings: Monday, September 28, 2020
President Sandy Tan called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 via Zoom. Motion/Second/Carried Besecker/Harrington to approve the executive committee minutes for July and August. Tan said that the Tonawanda News mailers approved a new contract by a vote of 13-1. Administrative Officer Kim Leiser noted that the new contract included … Continue reading Guild executive committee meetings: Monday, September 28, 2020
Guild executive committee meetings: Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Vice President/Contract Enforcement Aaron Besecker called the meeting to order at 5:09 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 via Zoom. Motion/Second/Carried Fairbanks/Harrington to approve the minutes for the June executive committee meetings. Grievance Report Vice President/Contract Enforcement Aaron Besecker reviewed the Grievance Committee meeting held just before the executive committee meeting. A letter from Besecker and … Continue reading Guild executive committee meetings: Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Guild executive committee minutes: Wednesday, July 15, 2020
President Sandy Tan called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2020 via Zoom. Motion/Second/Carried Besecker/Fairbanks to approve the minutes for the May executive and general Guild meetings. M/S/C Fairbanks/Mooney to approve the minutes of the typographical unit negotiations. Grievance Report Vice President/Contract Enforcement Aaron Besecker wanted to get the committee’s opinion … Continue reading Guild executive committee minutes: Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Update on freelancer issues with Buffalo News management
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild informed its membership June 8 that some digital freelancers increased how much they wrote for The Buffalo News while Guild members are furloughed, according to the Guild’s research. Management has responded to our flier, saying that overall freelance spending for the month of April is down compared with the same period … Continue reading Update on freelancer issues with Buffalo News management
Guild members show support during furlough on social media
The Guild has begun engaging in acts of solidarity on social media since the furloughs began for all other Guild members. That includes changing social media images/avatars to the black Guild logo, “going dark” on social media and encouraging people to subscribe to The News through a special subscription link, which makes it clear that … Continue reading Guild members show support during furlough on social media
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