The Milwaukee Newspaper Guild has set Thursday as the date to vote on a tentative agreement for our 2009-2011 contract with Journal Sentinel Inc.
But first, we will hold our regular quarterly membership meeting at noon Wednesday at Turner Hall. International Representative Darren Carroll and Bargaining Committee members will be present to answer any questions that Guild members may have on the contract. Lunch will be served.
The next day, voting will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. in the Journal Sentinel’s Grant Library. Members who need an absentee ballot should contact 2nd Vice President Karen Samelson as soon as possible. Mail ballots must be returned to our post office box by Thursday.
Only dues-paying Guild members are allowed to vote on the contract. Non-members who wish to join can contact any Guild representative.
All Guild members have been provided with the complete language of the tentative agreement, along with summaries of all changes from the prior contract and related unwritten understandings between the company and the Guild. Anyone who has questions before the membership meeting can contact any member of our Bargaining Committee.
The Bargaining Committee has unanimously recommended a “yes” vote on the contract. The Executive Board has decided to offer no recommendation.