By Dan Herbeck It takes a lot more than howling, bone-chilling winds, icy temperatures, sleet, snow and hail to deter the Buffalo Newspaper Guild's Bonfatti Cleanup Team. Seventeen Guild members and friends braved some very nasty weather on the morning of April 20 to take part in the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper's shoreline cleanup project. We … Continue reading Guild takes part in shoreline cleanup project
April 2013 Executive Committee Minutes
President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 5:38 p.m, April 17, 2013 at The News' second-floor meeting room, One News Plaza. Davis mentioned that Tricia Clark had left The News, and thus the Guild, and he lauded her service to the committee as an inside circulation delegate, notably her organizing of annual holiday … Continue reading April 2013 Executive Committee Minutes
Volunteers needed for community project
A litter cleanup of the small park at the Ohio Street Boat Launch on April 20 will mark the second year of a Guild initiative to aid the Spring Shoreline Cleanup coordinated by Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper. We’re conducting this effort annually in memory of our late friend, reporter and Guild leader John “Jay” Bonfatti. Jay, … Continue reading Volunteers needed for community project
February 2013 Executive Committee Minutes
President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m, Feb. 19, 2013 at The News' second-floor meeting room, One News Plaza. Agenda: * Committee Reports: Finance, Mobilization, Grievance/Contract Administration * New Business: Review of The Buffalo News' revise of the Electronic Communications Policy to include new guidelines on Social Media Update on 2013 … Continue reading February 2013 Executive Committee Minutes
The News adopts social media guidelines
The Buffalo News has added guidelines on social media use in the workplace to its existing Electronic Communications Policy. The Electronic Communications Policy, which took effect in 2000, covers the use of such electronic communications equipment as telephones, voice mail, facsimile, email and Internet access. The new language covers social media, including Facebook,Twitter, YouTube, blogs, … Continue reading The News adopts social media guidelines
General membership meeting agenda for Feb. 20
The meeting will be held in the first-floor News auditorium at noon and 12:30 p.m. Committee Reports: Finance, Mobilization, Grievance/Contract Administration New Business: Nominate and vote on delegates for the TNG Sector Conference and CWA Convention in Pittsburgh, PA in April 2013 Update on 2013 contract negotiations Review of The News' revised Electronic Communications Policy … Continue reading General membership meeting agenda for Feb. 20
2013 State of the News: Operating profits up as overall revenues fall
Last year was the first time in decades that The Buffalo News did not pull in at least $100 million in annual revenues, Publisher and President Warren T. Colville told employees at the recent State of the News meetings. Operating profits have improved, however. And 2012 was the first time the company met its own … Continue reading 2013 State of the News: Operating profits up as overall revenues fall
January 2013 Executive Committee Minutes
President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 5:39 p.m, Jan. 16, 2013 at The News' second-floor meeting room, One News Plaza. First call for BNG delegates to TNG Sector Conference and CWA Convention in April 2013 Executive Committee Retreat Updates: Phil Fairbanks, Sandy Tan & Mike Harrington Committee Reports Old Business New Business … Continue reading January 2013 Executive Committee Minutes
A look back at 2012: Guild accomplishments in tough times
We all know we work in a very uncertain time in the newspaper industry. Profits are declining, staffs are getting smaller, and the employees left are working harder while making concessions in wages and benefits. This is a huge challenge for unions, including The Guild. People have come to look at unions with apathy or … Continue reading A look back at 2012: Guild accomplishments in tough times
Guild reaches out to journalists in Newtown
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild provided a chicken wing lunch Dec. 27 to the staff of the Danbury News-Times, the daily newspaper that regularly covers Newtown, Conn. where the mass school shooting took place on Dec. 14. It was our way – in Buffalo style – to acknowledge the tragedy and show our support for the … Continue reading Guild reaches out to journalists in Newtown
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