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.
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild has contributed financially in recent months to help striking guild members in Pittsburgh and Fort Worth. Members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh went on strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in October and remain on strike. In early November, our Executive Committee approved a $5,000 donation to the CWA strike fund … Continue reading Buffalo helps striking Guild members in Pittsburgh, Fort Worth
The latest quarterly edition of the The Frontier Reporter is here! We've got a piece by President Sandy Tan reflecting on the return of Kids Day. There are also photos from the Guild's picnic, a Get to Know Q&A with deputy news editor Seth Wallace, along with a news roundup. There are also the other … Continue reading Fall edition of Frontier Reporter: Picnic photos, Kids Day, Get to Know, news roundup
Editor's note: Get to Know is a feature introducing new members of the Buffalo Newspaper Guild. You've hopefully gotten a chance to meet or work with Seth Wallace, one of the new faces in the newsroom this year. Wallace, who grew up in Geneseo and went to college at SUNY Fredonia, started at The Buffalo News in … Continue reading Get to Know: Seth Wallace, deputy news editor
Editor's note: Get to Know is a feature introducing new members of the Guild. One of the newest additions to the newsroom at The Buffalo News is editorial writer Elizabeth Licata. Licata, who worked as editor-in-chief at Buffalo Spree from August 1999 until she started at the News in late April, has been an Allentown … Continue reading Get to Know: Elizabeth Licata, editorial writer
In the past, every three years, we have sent out a boilerplate request for nominations for anyone interested in serving in a Guild leadership role. The request normally goes out in October. But this year is different. Given our new ownership, our union has never played a more vital role in ensuring a stable workplace … Continue reading Guild seeks nominations for all leadership positions
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