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51: Newsletter archive
October/November 2008: Agreements set on training, other issues; 3 new members elected to board; Save the date: Membership meeting; Our newsroom continues to shrink; Party honors co-workers who took buyout; I'm taking on a new role, and so can you
August/September 2008: Buyout shrinks newsroom by 24; Pearson takes over as Local 51 president; Save the date: Membership meeting; Contract bargaining progresses amid buyout; Tunkieicz says goodbye to newspapers; 2 Guild leaders left between buyouts; Guild, company settle over MKE jobs
Spring/Summer 2008
: MKE to cease publication; 5 jobs eliminated;
Bargaining on new contract set to begin;
Getting a raise 101;
Guild FAQ: Intern pay;
Lunzer elected president of The Newspaper Guild/CWA;
Heinen wins Milwaukee Press Club award;
Keeping up with changes takes training
February/March 2008
: Guild wins case on retirement plans; settles case on health care benefits; Butler appointed as a steward leader; Newspaper Guild Candidate Q&A: Linda Foley; Newspaper Guild Candidate Q&A: Bernie Lunzer November/December 2007
: 22 newsroom employees depart in Journal Sentinel buyout;
Guild looks for strength in numbers;
Save the date;
Guild members named to new posts;
Press Club contest;
International guild candidates speak at forum;
Column: We're here to help in time of change
September/October 2007
: Guild keeps you up to date on buyout;
New president, other board members elected;
Save the date;
Trip planned to Chicago meeting;
Race develops for international chair;
You've earned vacation, take it;
Pension disputed in arbitration;
2 management positions cut;
Column: Hitting the ground runnings August
2007: Older employees receive smaller pay raises and bonuses, study says;
When do I get that week of vacation?;
Guild will elect new president, other positions;
More leaders enter international races;
Arbitration set in 2 cases;
Smooth sailing;
Column: Make, keep union strong for all of us June/July
2007: Race for international president heats up;
Three fill roles;
As work shifts to CNI, Guild files grievance;
Set sail, socialize on Aug. 18;
Talks begin on excluded jobs, Web postings;
Omission from April/May 2007 newsletter;
Effort to bring union representation to CNI stalls;
Guild Briefing;
Column: Why join a union? For starters, to have a voice April/May
2007: Credit union to move near Burnham;
8 staff members take home Press Club awards;
Column: Take a closer look at Guild dues, political campaigns;
Guild helps locked-out workers at Toledo Blade;
Guild wishes Spangler well March
2007: First Responder program quietly dies; Departure opens two posts; Deadline for CWA scholarships nears; Board seeks arbitration in cases; Members will meet March 27 February
2007: Number of newsroom managers drops; What
a catch! Health care error could have been costly; Take advantage
of union perks; Guild sponsors record number of Press Club entries January
2007: Salaries increase with start of new year;
Retiree benefits grievance filed; pension case continues; Don’t
forget to use TVA, vacation; Column: Help save the Star, preserve
civic identity December
2006: Guild settles TVA grievance; Guild member sought to serve on cafeteria panel; Agreement reached on MKE managers’ bargaining-unit work; Column: Company’s lack of commitment shows October/November
2006: Guild elects
members to lead; Date set for steward training; Column: Let’s see some health
care encouragement, not fliers August/September 2006: Guild to elect new Executive Board; Local 51 files grievance over vacation payout; Column: Contract helps ensure fairness in newsroom; Talking It Out: MKE managers’ bargaining-unit under review; SAY CHEESE: Sending a message in Toledo; Stewards will train in October; Company, Guild to negotiate pension changes; 4 members take on new tasks June/July 2006: New Guild ethics policy calls for honesty, attribution and protection for sources; Guild studying pension changes; Column: Round-the-clock news cycle means various new challenges for journalists; Be careful with your journalsentinel.com e-mail; Please try to sign up again for Guild blog updates; Impact mixed for worker’s compensation change; Next Guild membership meeting is September 18, make sure to come and vote for your leadership; Hetzner and Mark Johnson elected to Guild board. April/May 2006: Journal Sentinel management hints at reduction of 5 to 10 newsroom jobs; Bob Helbig, longtime Executive Board member, leaves Guild for management; Column: As the world turns, we must be prepared to be ready for the future of newspapers; Please sign up again for Guild blog updates; Finally, management dishes out 2005 bonuses; Congratulations to prize-winning Guild members March 2006: Second quarter brings weekend changes; company changes late-night schedule; How much was your 2005 merit bonus?; More equity awards go to unit members; newsroom’s old and young left behind; Family and Medical Leave Act update February 2006: With the new contract pay rates in place, last year’s discretionary bonuses remain; Guild acts as the watchdog protecting members in disputes with management; Can’t get enough Guild news?; Company will pay up to 75% of your higher-ed fees; Column: Does it really make sense to punish the reporters who went to see Springsteen?; If you like to eat lunch, help us out January 2006: Members approve 2005-08 contract; JS agrees on severance for two part-time reporters; Column: Contract was the best deal we could get; Let's Party: Social Events December 2005 Update: Membership votes to ratify contract December 2005: Tentative contract agreement reached, vote planned November 2005: Management’s elimination of part-timers violates economic downsizing definition; Guild members elect same leadership for new year |