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
Re-energizing the Labor-Management Committee
On Thursday, The News and the Guild relaunched its Labor-Management Committee after a year’s hiatus. The committee was established with great promise in 2009 but experienced limited success. It’s our goal to reinvigorate the committee, which was envisioned as a collaborative effort to improve communication between management and the Guild and work on joint projects … Continue reading Re-energizing the Labor-Management Committee
Multi-Council Guild meeting centers on future
The Newspaper Guild conducted a multi-council meeting on April 20, 21 and 22 in Cleveland, Ohio, with a majority of the U.S. Guild units represented, as well as members of the Canadian Executive Council. Although no official business was conducted, it was an opportunity for all present to discuss ideas for the Guild’s immediate and … Continue reading Multi-Council Guild meeting centers on future
Draft April 2012 Executive Committee Minutes
President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m, April 18, 2012 at One News Plaza, The News' second-floor meeting room. Tammy Turnbull reported on grievances for Phil Fairbanks. Current grievance issues are mostly classified: a member wants to take an extend lunch break so she can walk for health reasons, but The … Continue reading Draft April 2012 Executive Committee Minutes
Draft March 2012 Executive Committee Minutes
President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m, March 21, 2012 at One News Plaza, second-floor meeting room. Phil Fairbanks reported on grievances. There are a number in classified -- the grievance committee has authorized four separate grievances: 1) a member at home without schedule; 2) two members were disciplined for tardiness which … Continue reading Draft March 2012 Executive Committee Minutes
Draft February 2012 Local Meeting Minutes
President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m, February 15, 2012, at One News Plaza, first floor auditorium. Fairbanks/McShea Motion/Second/Carried to approve the November local minutes. Phil Fairbanks reported on grievances.We do not have formal grievances, he said, but some unresolved issue in classified regarding an individual's lunch break; with DMs regarding jurisdiction of group … Continue reading Draft February 2012 Local Meeting Minutes
Draft February 2012 Executive Committee Minutes
President Henry Davis called the meeting to order at 12:06 p.m, Feb. 14, 2012, at One News Plaza, second-floor meeting room. Phil Fairbanks reported on grievances. Guild representatives Henry Davis, Fairbanks and Sandy Tan met with newsroom management regarding the Guild's concern about the work of freelancers appearing on the front page of the paper … Continue reading Draft February 2012 Executive Committee Minutes
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