President Sandra Tan called the executive committee meeting to order by Zoom at 5:05 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2022. Motion/Second/Carried Besecker/Portman to approve the March 7 executive committee meeting minutes. Mobilization Report Vice President for Mobilization Aaron Besecker said the Guild is preparing to set up a text-messaging system, through the Action Network platform, to … Continue reading Executive Committee Meeting Minutes: April 4, 2022

President Sandra Tan called the executive committee meeting to order by Zoom at 5:05 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2022. Motion/Second/Carried Harrington/Lenzi to approve the Feb. 7 executive committee meeting minutes. Grievance Report Vice President Contract Administration Scott Scanlon said in recent weeks, following prodding from Guild representatives via the grievance process, The Buffalo News website … Continue reading Executive Committee Meeting Minutes: March 7, 2022

President Sandra Tan called the executive committee meeting to order by Zoom at 5:07 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Tan began the meeting by asking committee members to observe a moment of silence for Editorial member Miguel Rodriguez, a News high school sports reporter who died Jan. 31 from complications of Covid-19. Motion/Second/Carried Besecker/Harrington to … Continue reading Executive Committee Meeting Minutes: Feb. 7, 2022

President Sandra Tan called the executive committee meeting to order by Zoom at 5:01 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Motion/Second/Carried Besecker/Sommer to approve the Dec. 8 general membership and executive committee meeting minutes. Tan noted this is Scott Scanlon’s first meeting as vice president of grievances and contract compliance. Grievance Committee Report The Guild is … Continue reading Executive Committee Meeting Minutes: Jan. 11, 2022

President Sandy Tan called the meeting to order shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in the former cafeteria of the News building with additional participants joining in by Zoom. Tan provided an update on the Alden Global Capital bid for Lee Enterprises, offering a detailed timeline of events and the response by the … Continue reading Local Meeting Minutes: Dec. 8, 2021

President Sandy Tan called the executive committee meeting to order at 6:46 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, with some participating in person in the former News cafeteria and others joining in by Zoom. New Business Motion/Second/Carried Portman/Tan to approve the Nov. 10 executive committee meeting minutes. The committee still is waiting for the minutes from … Continue reading Executive Committee Meeting Minutes: Dec. 8, 2021

President Sandy Tan called the meeting to order at 5:06 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, on Zoom. New Business Tan announced that Past President Phil Fairbanks is stepping down from the executive committee. She thanked him for his service to the Guild, particularly during the recent contract negotiations and mobilization effort. Tan said the past … Continue reading Executive Committee Meeting Minutes: Nov. 10, 2021

President Sandy Tan called the afternoon meeting to order at 12:05 p.m. Tuesday Oct., 13, 2021, via Zoom. Vice President/Grievances Aaron Besecker informed members the grievance committee and executive committee the day before had discussed two items of concern. The first was the issue of tweets, sent from the Buffalo News account, that are sponsored … Continue reading Local Meeting Minutes: Oct. 13, 2021

President Sandy Tan called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, on Zoom. The executive committee has not received the minutes for its July meeting. Motion/Second/Carried Besecker/Harrington to approve the minutes of the Sept. 15 executive committee meeting. Grievance Committee Report Vice President/Grievances Aaron Besecker said the Guild has noticed more … Continue reading Executive Committee Meeting Minutes: Oct. 12, 2021

President Sandy Tan called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, on Zoom. Tan noted Keith McShea vacated the Guild secretary’s position. Tan nominated Steve Watson from Editorial to fill the position for the remainder of McShea’s term, which runs through December 2022. There were no other nominations for the post. … Continue reading Executive Committee Meeting Minutes September 2021