After one of the most difficult summers in recent memory, the Guild and The News are in rebuilding mode. And while we are still processing the repercussions of our colleagues’ departures, there are reasons to hope for better days ahead. Foremost among them is the addition of several new faces to the newsroom, which has … Continue reading Guild rebounds from buyout losses with new Editorial hires, growth of Suns

There is no way of spinning this positively. Though we have known for at least a decade that tougher times were on the horizon — and that The Buffalo News has been comparatively lucky in this decimated industry — that foreknowledge has not blunted the pain and disappointment of this moment. By mid-July, when the … Continue reading Guild members reel from 17 buyouts, honor colleagues and look ahead

There is no way of spinning this positively. Though we have known for at least a decade that tougher times were on the horizon — and that The Buffalo News has been comparatively lucky in this decimated industry — that foreknowledge has not blunted the pain and disappointment of this moment. By mid-July, when the … Continue reading Guild members reel from 17 buyouts, honor colleagues and look ahead

"No matter how imperfect things are, if you've got a free press everything is correctible, and without it everything is concealable." — Tom Stoppard, spoken by the character Jacob Milne in the play "Night and Day," 1937 These words greet Buffalo News journalists every day as we walk into the newsroom. They serve as a … Continue reading Guild statement on freedom of the press

The Editorial Department of The Buffalo News is expected to lose at least 16 Guild members as a result of targeted and voluntary buyouts that the company made available last month. The loss of so many veteran newsroom staffers at once is deeply troubling to the Guild. Prior to these departures, the Guild represented 100 … Continue reading Buyouts result in painful newsroom losses

The past few weeks have yielded a bumper crop of bad news for The News, and consequently, for Guild members. The News experienced its worst first quarter in decades and has embarked on a series of cost-cutting measures, including buyouts on the newsroom floor. In May, management offered cash buyouts to nine Guild members in … Continue reading Targeted buyouts in Editorial follow first-quarter losses from The News

Vincent "Jim" Ippolito Sr., a former Guild member of Local 26 who helped organize the district managers at the Courier Express in the early 1960s, passed away Saturday, April 14. Friends may call at the Hole-Parker Funeral Chapel, 160 Central Ave. in Silver Creek on Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be … Continue reading Vince “Jim” Ippolito