Bay Area News Group management has nothing new to say
Your Guild bargaining unit offered a new approach Thursday on some of the core issues in our negotiations for a new labor agreement with the Bay Area News Group.
View ArticleSan Jose Mercury News management wants status quo
The Guild has proposed a 3 percent wage increase in each of the next three years, a fifth week of vacation after 15 years of service, and resumption of an employee 401k match, as well as other...
View ArticleGuild members rack up the awards
Long-time Guild members receive awards from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, The Newspaper Guild and the Society for Professional Journalists. We congratulate our talented members.
View ArticleMercury News unit ratifies contract extension
San Jose Mercury News guild members today ratified an extension of our contract through October 1, 2014. The agreement passed by a 2 to 1 margin.
View ArticleWanted: Local buyers for hedge fund-owned papers
An ad posted by the San Francisco-based Guild local reads: “Employees of your community’s newspaper want a new attitude respecting quality jobs & quality journalism on the part of ownership.”
View ArticleGuild news staffs launch effort to resuscitate journalism
The Guild has launched an effort to find or build community-based enterprises to free news organizations from the grip of the Digital First Media hedge fund.
View ArticleFiscal challenges led to diminished San Mateo Times
Location and timing is everything for local journalism as it is for real estate. The San Mateo Times adhered to that principle for decades. And it proved quite profitable.
View ArticleMerc News members ratify extension as sale of paper looms
Members of the Mercury News Guild ratified a three-month contract extension Wednesday. Under the terms of the extension, employees will receive a half day of paid leave, in addition to the two days of...
View ArticleMercury News unit kicks off talks with one demand: more pay
Your San Jose unit bargaining committee met today with Company management for the first in our latest round of contract talks. Our current contract expires Sept. 30, and these talks come very quickly...
View ArticleGuild-DFM talks shift to proposed new operations scheme
DFM management proposed to merge the separate San Jose and East Bay Guild bargaining units under one consolidated contract that would include all digital employees, who are not currently represented by...
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