Luke Hammill, the Buffalo Newspaper Guild's Sun papers steward, recently attended the national NewsGuild's New Local Officers Seminar, held March 1 to 4 in the Baltimore, Md., area. Topics included stewards' rights and responsibilities, bargaining goals and strategies, mobilization and organizing. Many of this year's attendees came from newly organized shops across the United … Continue reading Guild rep attends NewsGuild’s New Local Officers Seminar

By Mike Pesarchick Jr. The sun was shining on the Scajaquada Pathway as I, Aaron Besecker and Francesca Bond arrived to take part in Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper's annual Shoreline Sweep, dedicated to cleaning up trash from the area's waterways. The Guild has taken part in the sweep for many years now; this was the first year … Continue reading Guild members volunteer for annual Shoreline Sweep

Members of the Guild sold Kids Day editions of The Buffalo News once again this year to benefit Oishei Children's Hospital. Guild members volunteer each year at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and East Ferry Street to sell papers in the early morning hours. On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, thanks to decent weather, enthusiastic volunteers and … Continue reading Guild members participate in annual Kids Day

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9.19.18 — The Buffalo News is moving forward with its expansion of weekly Sun papers, committing to launching three additional weeklies in addition to the Hamburg Sun and Kenmore-Tonawanda Sun papers that operate now. And that is good news for the Guild. Next month, The News will launch the Orchard Park Sun, the Lancaster-Depew Sun and … Continue reading Sun paper expansion results in more hiring, raises for Sun-based Guild members

Guild leadership is strongly encouraging all members and their families to attend this year’s Labor Day Parade, where we will remind the community of our important work.  The parade will head down Abbott Road in South Buffalo to Cazenovia Park, where free hotdogs, hamburgers, snacks and drinks will be provided to all. There will be shuttle buses from Cazenovia Park … Continue reading Join us for the Labor Day Parade

What: Buffalo Newspaper Guild’s annual cleanup event. When: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 21. Please arrive shortly before 9:45 a.m. Where: Ohio Street Boat Launch, 421 Ohio St., near Father Conway Park on South Street. Register: BNWaterKeeper.org/cleanup A litter cleanup of the small park at the Ohio Street Boat Launch on Saturday, April 21 … Continue reading Volunteers needed for Guild’s annual community project with Riverkeeper

Guild members and their families and pets participated in the annual WNY AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. They marched through South Buffalo, then joined their fellow union members in a picnic at Cazenovia Park. News Photographer Sharon Cantillon shot the parade and Reporter Mark Sommer covered the event for the News.

Guild members once again bundled up and braved the mid-April cold to participate in a shoreline cleanup for the sixth year in a row. The cleanup was held at Father Conway Park and the Ohio Street Boat Launch in the Old First Ward, a large piece of land that encompasses railroad tracks, the shoreline and … Continue reading Guild members participate in annual shoreline cleanup