Buffalo Newspaper Guild CWA Local 31026
Union representing journalists and other workers at The Buffalo News, Tonawanda News, Delft Printing, Gallagher Printing, and Hodgins Printing.
Fourteen Buffalo Newspaper Guild and family members took part in Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper’s annual “Spring Sweep” on April 23. We take part in the annual clean-up to honor the late John “Jay” Bonfatti, a longtime environmental reporter for The Buffalo News and dedicated Guild officer. This year, the Guild team was assigned to clean along … Continue reading Guild participates in Waterkeeper’s ‘Spring Sweep’ cleanup
Editor's note: This article appeared in the Spring 2022 edition of the Frontier Reporter. When Lee Enterprises purchased us two years ago, it was only a matter of time before the corporation began trying to wring cost savings out of The Buffalo News by consolidating and centralizing services. We’ve seen that play out in recent … Continue reading Living with the realities of corporate ownership at The Buffalo News
A lot has happened over the past few weeks, some of it good, some of it sad and some of it bad. Here’s an update on what’s been transpiring that Guild members should know now. Newsroom deaths First and foremost, this has been a heartbreaking time for the newsroom. We have lost two Guild members … Continue reading Roundup of important updates from last several weeks
At some point, I’m sure we’ve all felt that the oppressive gloom of 2021 might last forever. As Guild president and as a reporter, there were many days when I had a front-row seat overlapping waves of bad news. I was writing about the Covid health crisis and working with fellow bargaining team members to … Continue reading 2021 was a tumultuous year, challenging but filled with accomplishments
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild and 11 other unions at newspapers owned by Lee Enterprises are urging Lee's board of directors to reject any purchase offer by Alden Global Capital. The purchase offer represents a threat to the newspapers and the communities they serve, the unions told the board, because Alden makes its profits "by gutting … Continue reading Guild, other Lee unions take a stand against Alden takeover
10.16.21 -- The Western New York Communication Workers of America Council is accepting applications for the 2022 E.J. Mays Scholarship, which is awarded to a CWA member, a CWA member’s child, grandchild or spouse from a participating local in the Western New York Communication Workers of America Council, which includes the Buffalo Newspaper Guild. The … Continue reading College scholarships available to Guild member families
8.6.21 – Buffalo Newspaper Guild members overwhelmingly ratified the bargaining team’s tentative agreement with The Buffalo News/Lee Enterprises in a 75-1 vote tallied Friday afternoon. The three-year deal offers a Guild-wide 5% raise and improves Guild jurisdiction and other important benefits. But it also allows for the company to outsource work in several departments and … Continue reading Guild members ratify tentative agreement
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild and The Buffalo News/Lee Enterprises reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract on Friday, July 30. The agreement comes after five months of bargaining over a lengthy list of proposals on both sides. In light of the tentative agreement, the Guild is ending its two-week byline strike and thanks … Continue reading Buffalo Newspaper Guild reaches tentative agreement with The Buffalo News and Lee Enterprises
MOBILE BILLBOARD BRINGS GUILD MESSAGES TO DAVENPORT, IOWA Buffalo, NY – Today the Buffalo Newspaper Guild | CWA Local 31026 announced additional support from regional and national leaders, including statements by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee member Rep. Brian Higgins. These leaders (excerpts below) are … Continue reading U.S. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHARLES SCHUMER AND HOUSE WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE MEMBER REP. BRIAN HIGGINS CALL ON LEE ENTERPRISES TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD-FAITH WITH THE BUFFALO NEWSPAPER GUILD
Buffalo, NY -- The Buffalo Newspaper Guild, bolstered by the outpouring of support from community leaders across the region, is calling on The Buffalo News to stop its assault on the region’s daily paper and local jobs. At a morning news conference, the largest union at The Buffalo News announced a series of community actions … Continue reading Buffalo News employees fight demands of out-of-state owner
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