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51: Newsletter archive
Summer 2010: New Guild contract in place;
Fall picnic; Grievances settled for laid-off staffers; Extra pay period
hides executives' salary cut; News in brief; Seven staffers win Press
Club awards; A new contract, a new beginning
Fall 2009: Layoff-related grievances
continue; New Guild leadership selected; Contract bargaining slowed by
downsizing; Picnic unites past, present members; We're ready for what
2010 will bring
Summer 2009: Buyout, layoff take a third
of Guild staff; Save the date; Picnic with the Guild; Several board
positions open after cuts; Contract negotiations moving slowly;
Membership rate near top; News in brief; Dark days and hopes for a
brighter future
April/May 2009: After delay, contract
bargaining back on; Rally set for 25th anniversary; Guild membership
exceeds 70% of newsroom; Clearing up confusion on personal days; News
in brief; Some good news came out of vote
January/February 2009: No new contract as
negotiations stall; Members, unite and meet; Company aims to block
alternative board slate; Sick Leave ordinance would affect JS
employees; News in brief; Contract includes more than just pay
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