A THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
Dear Guild Friends,As we head into a holiday that puts the focus on gratitude, I just wanted to thank each and every one of you for being such supportive, resilient and caring members.At The Inquirer, you came together to help inform the best contract we’ve secured in more than 20 years.At some of our newer […]
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Media News Guild contracts ratified.
In a near unanimous vote at all 4 Media News papers today, Guild members approved new 2 year contracts providing signing bonuses in both years, limiting lay-offs, and grandfathering company 401k 3 percent contribution for all current employees.
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Guild President Diane Mastrull elected to top News-Guild-CWA Post.
On Saturday January 7, 2023 News-Guild-CWA delegates nominated and elected by acclamation Diane Mastrull to a first 4 year term as Sector Chairperson. Mastrull is an editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer and president of The NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia, TNG-CWA 38010. Mastrull will replace Martha Waggoner, who served as chair since 2011.
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PLEASE DONATE TO STRIKER FUND
Dear Guild Friends: When one union has a battle, it never has to wage that fight alone. That is solidarity, the bedrock of a union. As I mentioned the other day, our local sent cheesesteaks to our striking colleagues at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. They were enthusiastically received. Our union will also now play an important […]
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ANTI-BLACK PANEL DISCUSSION AND MONDAY’S HOLIDAY
Dear Guild members: In the event you did not receive the email from the NewsGuild-CWA in Washington, there is still time to register for tonight’s panel discussion, “Was that the Reckoning? Addressing anti-Black Racism in the News Industry.” On the panel will be Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and NewsGuild of New York President Susan […]
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2022 NewsGuild of Philadelphia Officer Elections
OFFICIAL NEWSGUILD ELECTION NOTICE THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES WERE ELECTED TO SERVE AS OFFICERS OF LOCAL 38010 FOR 2022. PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER DIANE MASTRULL DONNA STOKES ERIC CHURN 3 VICE PRESIDENTS MELANIE BURNEY AMY ROSENBERG CARL MELINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- INQUIRER/LOCAL EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFICERS FOR 2022 […]
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THE DESTRUCTION OF LOCAL NEWS
Cost-slashing hedge fund that owns Philly-area newspapers makes run at Courier-Post, News Journal and more by Bob Fernandez, Updated: January 14, 2019- 10:49 AM Alden Global Capital, a New York hedge fund known for extreme cost-cutting at the newspapers it owns from the Philadelphia suburbs to California, is making a $1.4 billion hostile bid for […]
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DFM Bargaining Update $160 million in profits, just isn’t enough
May 24, 2018 DFM BARGAINING BULLETIN Highly profitable DFM again refuses to offer pay increase PHILADELPHIA — DFM management came to a bargaining session empty-handed today, telling a national coalition of NewsGuild representatives that the company’s hedge fund ownership intends to keep employee pay frozen companywide to help maintain its profits. Alden Global Capital, principal […]
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Guild General Membership Meeting January 25, 2018
Ice Cream!!! Guild Members, Now that I have your attention, I’d also like just a few minutes of your time Thursday afternoon. I along with 9 other of your colleagues will take the oath of office to serve on the Guild executive board this year. We would be honored to have you with us, since […]
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DFM Campaign Continues #Aldenexposed
Guild members, Please read the bulletin below, & share on social media. We’ve also included the link to Julie Reynold’s story in The Nation that we previously sent to you yesterday. https://www.thenation.com/article/how-many-palm-beach-mansions-does-a-wall-street-tycoon-need/ We are encouraging members to share it on Facebook and Twitter using the following hashtag: #AldenExposed. We’ll be promoting the […]
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