The Lonnie Hudkins Memorial Singers performed on Dec. 6 at the Guild's annual holiday party. Listen and follow along with the lyrics posted below: "Hey Stan" Guild tribute to Stan Lipsey, sung to “Hey Jude” Hey Stan, you had the plan Take a good rag, and make it better You took down the Courier Express … Continue reading The 2013 Guild holiday songs
Category: Activities
Get your jingle bells on and pick up free tickets to the 2013 Guild Holiday Party!
When: From 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday, December 6 Where: Century Grill, 320 Pearl Street, Buffalo What: Buffet dinner, door prizes and live music by Jeff Simon’s Desk! Buffet begins at 6:30 p.m. Soft drinks included. Cash bar. Cost: FREE this year for Guild members, $10 for retirees, $15 for guests Please request tickets … Continue reading Get your jingle bells on and pick up free tickets to the 2013 Guild Holiday Party!
New fall fashion accessory: Buffalo Newspaper Guild baseball hat!
Make a cool fall fashion statement and support the Guild! We have some sharplooking, khaki-and-black baseball hats embroidered with the Guild logo on the front and back. Each hat has a neutral khaki cap with a black bill and complementary black logo stitching on the front and back. The back of the cap also features … Continue reading New fall fashion accessory: Buffalo Newspaper Guild baseball hat!
Guild members take part in Labor Day Parade
Guild members and their families joined in the 2013 AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade in South Buffalo.
Join the Labor Day Parade
Please join in the festivities as the Buffalo Newspaper Guild once again marches in the annual AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade and Picnic on Monday, Sept. 2. The fun, free event welcomes all Guild members, spouses, kids and well-behaved pets. Special for this year, all participating Guild members will receive a FREE, stylish, two-tone baseball hat … Continue reading Join the Labor Day Parade
Guild launches outreach campaign
The Guild is embarking on a campaign to improve membership involvement and communication. And what better way to do that than break bread together. Our goal is to give members an opportunity to meet face to face with their union leadership and learn more about the organization that has represented Buffalo News employees for more … Continue reading Guild launches outreach campaign
Guild takes part in shoreline cleanup project
By Dan Herbeck It takes a lot more than howling, bone-chilling winds, icy temperatures, sleet, snow and hail to deter the Buffalo Newspaper Guild's Bonfatti Cleanup Team. Seventeen Guild members and friends braved some very nasty weather on the morning of April 20 to take part in the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper's shoreline cleanup project. We … Continue reading Guild takes part in shoreline cleanup project
Volunteers needed for community project
A litter cleanup of the small park at the Ohio Street Boat Launch on April 20 will mark the second year of a Guild initiative to aid the Spring Shoreline Cleanup coordinated by Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper. We’re conducting this effort annually in memory of our late friend, reporter and Guild leader John “Jay” Bonfatti. Jay, … Continue reading Volunteers needed for community project
A look back at 2012: Guild accomplishments in tough times
We all know we work in a very uncertain time in the newspaper industry. Profits are declining, staffs are getting smaller, and the employees left are working harder while making concessions in wages and benefits. This is a huge challenge for unions, including The Guild. People have come to look at unions with apathy or … Continue reading A look back at 2012: Guild accomplishments in tough times
Guild reaches out to journalists in Newtown
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild provided a chicken wing lunch Dec. 27 to the staff of the Danbury News-Times, the daily newspaper that regularly covers Newtown, Conn. where the mass school shooting took place on Dec. 14. It was our way – in Buffalo style – to acknowledge the tragedy and show our support for the … Continue reading Guild reaches out to journalists in Newtown
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