Buffalo Newspaper Guild members voted 65-2 on April 10 in favor of a tentative agreement that will allow Buffalo News management to furlough Guild members across the board, for the first time. The approval of the agreement reflects member support for a plan the Guild bargaining team devised, which mitigates financial losses to members with … Continue reading Guild votes for furlough agreements
Newsroom management expands use of freelancers while Guild members are furloughed
At the same time the owners of The Buffalo News pushed to have every member of the Buffalo Newspaper Guild take two weeks of furlough, newsroom management found one way to cover for having fewer workers around. They got some freelancers to do more. While Guild members were forced to stay home from work and … Continue reading Newsroom management expands use of freelancers while Guild members are furloughed
Tentative agreement for Guild furloughs in Prepress unanimously approved
Guild members in the Typographical Unit representing Prepress employees at The Buffalo News voted unanimously Friday in favor of a tentative agreement that will allow Buffalo News management to furlough most members for up to five weeks. The agreement enables Prepress members to not only gain financially, in most cases, due to New York’s enhanced … Continue reading Tentative agreement for Guild furloughs in Prepress unanimously approved
Guild members approve agreement to allow furloughs
Buffalo Newspaper Guild members voted 65-2 Friday in favor of a tentative agreement that will allow Buffalo News management to furlough Guild members across the board, for the first time. The approval of the agreement reflects member support for a plan the Guild bargaining team devised, which mitigates financial losses to members with little-to-no cost … Continue reading Guild members approve agreement to allow furloughs
A message from the Buffalo Newspaper Guild
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild has never been prouder of the outstanding journalism produced by our members than during this Covid-19 public health crisis. Unfortunately, we received word that, as a Lee Enterprises paper, The Buffalo News plans to subject our members to furloughs over the next three months. This directive comes at a time when … Continue reading A message from the Buffalo Newspaper Guild
Guild executive committee minutes: Wednesday, March 11, 2020
President Sandy Tan called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at The News' second-floor conference room, One News Plaza. December 2019 minutes, which had just been completed approximately 49 seconds before the meeting, were not approved. There was no mobilization report as Vice President for Mobilization Rachel Lenzi was in … Continue reading Guild executive committee minutes: Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Volunteers needed for annual John “Jay” Bonfatti shoreline cleanup
In honor of our late News colleague John “Jay” Bonfatti, Guild members will once again participate in the annual Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Spring Shoreline Sweep. The Shoreline Sweep will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 25. Every year, Guild members help clean up the Ohio Street Boat Launch and Father Conway Park … Continue reading Volunteers needed for annual John “Jay” Bonfatti shoreline cleanup
Bracing for change
Guild takes action after sale of The News to Lee Enterprises By Sandy Tan It seems nearly incomprehensible that after decades of being owned by the Butler family, and then by the stable and hands-off Warren Buffett/Berkshire Hathaway, The Buffalo News will now be owned by a corporate media company for the first time in … Continue reading Bracing for change
Winter 2019/2020 Frontier Reporter
Read the winter 2019/2020 Frontier Reporter below: http://www.buffaloguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/frontier-reporter-winter-2019-2020.pdf
Guild general meeting minutes: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020
President Sandy Tan called the meeting to order at 12:08 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 at The News' first-floor auditorium, One News Plaza. Tan discussed updates regarding the sale of The News to Lee Enterprises that members might not have been familiar with, including that the Guild contract remains in force following the sale, and … Continue reading Guild general meeting minutes: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020
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