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Trouble on our doorstep. Read all about it in the summer/fall edition of The Frontier Reporter
We had some political mayhem and the close of Lee Enterprises’ fiscal year, all of which has spelled trouble for the Guild. Check out new features and all the Guild news you may have from the summer and fall in the latest edition of The Frontier Reporter newsletter.
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June 2013 Special Executive Committee Meeting
President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 4:39 p.m, June 27, 2013 at The News’ second-floor meeting room, One News Plaza. (more…)
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Milt Joffe, dean of The News’ copy desk, celebrates 50-year Guild anniversary
Milt Joffe Veteran copy desk editor Milt Joffe is, by far, the longest tenured Guild member at The Buffalo News. He started as a reporting intern in 1961 before being hired full time in 1963. He was the youngest copy editor ever to grace the copy desk at age 21 and was named chief copy editor before age 30.
Aside from a brief stint as sports editor from 1977 until 1981, he’s been the dean of News style and a respected mentor to many. We honor him this week. Thanks, Milt!
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June 2013 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 12:09 p.m, June 19, 2013 at The News’ second-floor meeting room, One News Plaza. (more…)
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Guild supports maintenance of health benefits, seeks wage increase
In recent contract negotiations, The Guild and The News verbally presented opening bargaining positions but have yet to trade official proposals. Negotiations are ramping up, however, which means we’ll be asking all Guild members to participate in upcoming mobilization efforts.
The company talked about a one-year contract extension in which the only issue is health insurance. One of the potential benefits of an extension is that it means a minimal set of bargaining issues. (more…)
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May 30 Special Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 4:47 p.m, May 30, 2013 at The News’ second-floor meeting room, One News Plaza. (more…)
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News eyes new health insurance strategy
The Guild bargaining team met last week for the first official meeting with News management at which the company presented its strategy to significantly reshape health insurance choices for all employees.
The strategy, as preliminarily envisioned by The News, could leave coverage to Guild members largely unchanged, at least for a year, while offering more health plan choices. But it’s early in a bargaining process that got a late start, and it remains uncertain how contract talks will play out. (more…)
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Guild launches outreach campaign
The Guild is embarking on a campaign to improve membership involvement and communication.
And what better way to do that than break bread together.
Our goal is to give members an opportunity to meet face to face with their union leadership and learn more about the organization that has represented Buffalo News employees for more than 75 years. (more…)
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Call for greater collaboration comes out of Newspaper Guild sector conference
Sharing resources in more austere times was one of the major themes to come out of the recent Newspaper Guild sector conference in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild sent four delegates to the conference, which attracted about 100 Guild representatives from across North America. (more…)
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May 2013 General Membership Meeting Minutes
Meetings were held at noon and 12:30 on May 15, 2013, at The News’ first-floor auditorium, One News Plaza. (more…)
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Agendas for upcoming meetings
Here are the agendas for the upcoming Guild Executive Committee Meeting to be held May 14, 2013 and Guild General Membership Meeting to be held May 15, 2013. (more…)
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