By Henry Davis Guild President The Buffalo Newspaper Guild in association with The Newspaper Guild and The Great Lakes District Council hosted the Re-Imagining Leadership training program in East Aurora the last weekend in June. The three-day event was a huge success. Nineteen participants from The Newspaper Guild’s Great Lakes District Council locals, including two … Continue reading Leadership conference a success
June 2012 Executive Committee Minutes
President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m, June 20, 2012 at The News' second-floor meeting room, One News Plaza. Sandy Tan reported on mobilization. The LMC's first proposal moved forward and was implemented. The "Lunch and Learn" session with Bryan Carr, who heads up print operations, was quite successful. "It's impressive … Continue reading June 2012 Executive Committee Minutes
Attention: Classified and Inside Circulation employees
Please fill out and submit this survey as part of a project to address Workplace Stress in CWA's customer service, call center and public sector units. We want your opinions about your work and your health. Please answer the questions completely and truthfully. Your individual responses will be confidential. The CWA Customer Service Advocate Committee acknowledges stress as a major … Continue reading Attention: Classified and Inside Circulation employees
Guild members learn about commercial printing at The News
The Buffalo News’ commercial printing operation continues to grow at a rapid rate as it adds a new commercial press and continues to print and expanding array of products for its clients. That was the message Director of Production Bryan Carr delivered at a recent information session sponsored by the Buffalo News Labor Management Committee, … Continue reading Guild members learn about commercial printing at The News
‘Lunch and Learn’ series kicks off Wednesday
All Guild members are invited to join Bryan Carr for a “lunch and learn session” on Wednesday about one of the The News’ most successful and expanding revenue-generating operations in recent years, the commercial printing business. The Buffalo News is more than a newspaper business these days. Come join us for pizza at noon on … Continue reading ‘Lunch and Learn’ series kicks off Wednesday
Meet Mark and Mike, newest executive committee members
They've been hard at work in their positions for six months already, but it's not too late to introduce them. Mike Harrington and Mark Sommer are the newest members of the Buffalo Newspaper Guild's Executive Committee, appointed to fill vacancies on the board in November. Mark also recently became the Guild's vice president for contract … Continue reading Meet Mark and Mike, newest executive committee members
Download the latest Frontier Reporter
The April/May 2012 edition of the Frontier Reporter, which has been posted to all Guild bulletin boards, is also available here for download (178K pdf): http://www.buffaloguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FrontierReporterAprilMay2012.pdf
Meeting agenda – May 16
Guild Local meeting, 5 p.m. May 16, first-floor auditorium, One News Plaza Committee reports: Mobilization: Relaunch of Labor Management Committee, Grievances, Finance Old business: • Update on community service projects • Update on leadership skills conference • Summary of Multi-Council Guild meeting in Cleveland New business: Proposed agreement over use of freelance material in Spotlight … Continue reading Meeting agenda – May 16
Talking personal finance at the next membership meeting
The next general membership meeting at 5 p.m. May 16 will feature a guest speaker who manages multimillion-dollar investments but started out as a business reporter at The Buffalo News. Richard Schroeder, a certified financial planner with Schroeder, Braxton & Vogt Inc., will give a 45-minute talk about what it takes to be financially smart, … Continue reading Talking personal finance at the next membership meeting
Guild organizes leadership skills conference
The Buffalo Newspaper Guild is organizing a leadership skills conference June 22-24 in East Aurora in cooperation with other newspapers in the Great Lakes District Council and The Newspaper Guild. We need to ensure there is a new generation of individuals ready to take on larger roles in the Guild. Effective leadership to deal with … Continue reading Guild organizes leadership skills conference
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