On Thursday, April 20, Guild members voted overwhelmingly to ratify a two-year contract with The Buffalo News, concluding one of the longer and more unorthodox periods of bargaining in recent Guild history. During 10 months of negotiations, the bargaining team took a methodical and systematic approach against a series of harsh proposals from The News. … Continue reading Two-year Guild contract secured after 10 months of negotiations
Guild to host NewsGuild Multi-District Council meeting in June
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild will host the NewsGuild-CWA's 2017 Multi-District Council on June 24 to 25 in the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga. The meeting, said NewsGuild Executive Vice President Marian Needham, will serve as an important precursor to the CWA Convention and Guild Sector Conference to be held in Pittsburgh in August. The meeting will feature a Saturday workshop … Continue reading Guild to host NewsGuild Multi-District Council meeting in June
Guild executive committee minutes: Wednesday, March 15, 2017
President Sandy Tan called the meeting to order at 5:07 p.m, Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at The News' second-floor conference room, One News Plaza. VP for Contract Administration Aaron Besecker issued his committee report. Two grievance meetings have been held on the classified commission issue; there is a management meeting this week. We will talk it over with … Continue reading Guild executive committee minutes: Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Guild executive committee minutes: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2017
President Sandy Tan called the meeting to order at 5:07 p.m, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2017 at The News' second-floor conference room, One News Plaza. Tan welcomed guild members and committee meeting newcomers Scott Scanlon, Matt Furey and Mike Tatko. VP for Contract Administration Aaron Besecker issued his committee report. The grievance committee met prior to this meeting about a bunch … Continue reading Guild executive committee minutes: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2017
Guild members participate in annual shoreline cleanup
Guild members once again bundled up and braved the mid-April cold to participate in a shoreline cleanup for the sixth year in a row. The cleanup was held at Father Conway Park and the Ohio Street Boat Launch in the Old First Ward, a large piece of land that encompasses railroad tracks, the shoreline and … Continue reading Guild members participate in annual shoreline cleanup
Guild members approve new contract
Members of the Buffalo Newspaper Guild approved a new two-year contract on Thursday by a vote of 104-16. The bargaining team, which unanimously endorsed the agreement, was pleased by the excellent turnout. Henry Davis, member of the bargaining team and former Guild president, thanked everyone for the support throughout the process. "It was a long … Continue reading Guild members approve new contract
Guild schedules contract vote for April 20
The Guild has scheduled a ratification vote on the proposed contract with the News for Thursday, April 20. Members may vote between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. in the News fifth-floor cafeteria. Guild representatives will also be on hand from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the zone offices in Depew, Buffalo, Hamburg and Tonawanda. The tentative agreement, unanimously endorsed by … Continue reading Guild schedules contract vote for April 20
Company updates employees on State of the News
In a New Year’s message to readers, Buffalo News President and Publisher Warren T. Colville boasted about the newspaper’s strength and dedication to maintaining high editorial standards. “It is no secret that the newspaper industry has seen many challenges in recent years,” Colville wrote in the full-page ad that ran on Jan. 1. “I am … Continue reading Company updates employees on State of the News
Tan succeeds Davis as Guild president
The Guild’s Executive Committee nominated and elected Sandy Tan as the Guild’s new president, replacing Henry Davis, who decided not to run for a third three-year term. Davis served as president of the Guild from 2010 through 2016. He served on or headed Guild bargaining teams since the late 1990s. He became active in the … Continue reading Tan succeeds Davis as Guild president
Guild members rally outside News building
The Buffalo NewsGuild rallied outside The News Dec. 13, demanding a fair contract as negotiations that started back in mid-May headed toward 2017. The rally was one of several mobilization events that have ramped up over frustration with management’s negotiating position on health care. The Guild has agreed to pay for a portion of premiums … Continue reading Guild members rally outside News building
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