If there is one aspect of the Guild contract every member should be familiar with, it’s a little-read clause on page four. There, buried among the legalese, is a sentence that may rival all others when it comes to job security and quality journalism: “The jurisdiction of the Guild is the kind of work normally … Continue reading What is jurisdiction and why should you care?

For the second time in a year, the Guild is moving its local offices. The new digs are at 567 Exchange St., not far from the union's old offices at the Larkin Building. The move is part of the Guild's ongoing effort to trim expenses in response to dwindling membership. The rent at Exchange is … Continue reading Guild on the move again

July 14, 2010, 5:30 p.m. Second floor conference room The Buffalo News Agenda: 1. Vote on interim vice president for contract administration 2. Discussion of health care benefits for local service representative

Wednesday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m. Second floor conference room of The Buffalo News. The agenda is as follows: - Nominations for Executive Committee members from Editorial and District Managers - Discuss purchase of AFL-CIO annual picnic tickets - Vote on job share agreement - Guild's role in Tom Borrelli's golf tournament If you cannot … Continue reading Executive Committee Meeting Agenda

With the early retirement incentive behind us, The Buffalo News is a smaller organization, and so is the Guild. That poses unique challenges for each of as members who are faced with the prospect of doing the same work with fewer people. How will we manage? And how are other newspapers managing? Come share your … Continue reading Looking ahead — Membership meeting 5:30 pm Wednesday

News management exceeded its buyout goals this week through the early retirement incentive that expired Monday. In all, 27 Guild employees will be off the payroll by the end of the week. Their wages and benefits represent a savings to The News of $1.7 million, substantially higher than its goal of $1.1 million. The early … Continue reading Company exceeds $1.1 million savings goal through early retirements

The Buffalo News is not likely to offer part-time jobs to newsroom employees who take a buyout. Company executives, during a recent meeting with union leaders, said the current state of the newspaper's finances make it difficult for them to bring back Editorial Guild members who retire. Managers said no future newsroom retiree has been … Continue reading News unlikely to bring back retirees as part timers

The Buffalo News’ current buy-out offer is raising a number of questions among Guild members. Chief among them is how many members in each department will be allowed to take the offer and whether that number will increase because of higher-than-anticipated interest in the pension enhancement. The short answer to that question is easy. It’s … Continue reading The News will decide how many members can take the buyout.

The Guild has contracted with the financial consulting firm headed by Richard Schroeder to advise members considering the buyout offer. Richard is a former Guild president who manages the local’s investments. His firm’s expertise includes retirement planning and, in addition to helping members evaluate the buyout offer, Richard and his staff can provide general advice … Continue reading What you need to know before deciding whether to accept The News’ buyout offer

Guild retains retirement planner to help members make an informed decision After several weeks of talks with the Guild, News management has settled on a buyout package that will seek the voluntary retirement of 23 employees by offering improved pension benefits. Union and company leaders concluded discussions Friday that resulted in a package that is … Continue reading Company finalizes buyout offer