Mediation nets contract at Labor Tribune
November 22, 2011
After nearly one year of bargaining, followed by three months of federal mediation and a strike authorization vote by Guild members, a new contract has been reached and ratified by Labor Tribune employees. The contract runs three years from...
Mediation nets agreement for Pekin workers
November 22, 2011
Two Pekin Daily Times grievances appealed to arbitration were recently taken before a federal mediator (a step that was bargained into our contract with that paper) and - at least verbally - have been settled. One issue...
November 10, 2011
Midwest and Great Lakes Councils Nov. 4-6 Erie, Pa. Not all the news affecting media workers is negative. Reports at the joint meeting of the Midwest District Council and Great Lakes Council had a few rays of sunshine, although...
November 1, 2011
To read the previous posting on this subject. click here: http://www.stlouisguild.org/headlines/?cat=23 As regular readers know, our local has been involved in federal litigation since late 2008 - when Lee Enterprises notified those who had retired under the old (blue)...
Logo Design Competition extended for one month
October 25, 2011
At a recent meeting of the Executive Council of Local 36047, it was decided to extend the deadline for our logo competition in order to attract more submissions. So the question remains: Are you the creative type? If so, how...
August 30, 2011
In an earlier post - one that addressed whether or not the paper would allow members to volunteer AFTER layoffs had been announced - I noted that, in the past, we have had (advertising) individuals step up late in the...
KSDK-TV members ratify one-year contract
August 26, 2011
By a vote of 8 to 1, the Guild's KDSK Bargaining Unit - a rather eclectic unit comprising 17 members from four different classifications - approved a one-year deal with the station yesterday afternoon. The Guild represents directors, finance and...
August 23, 2011
Several stewards and Executive Committee members have gotten questions from coworkers about the upcoming reduction in force at the Post-Dispatch and we will do our best to answer them. On those which the Guild couldn't answer (because it involved management),...