Light at the end of the tunnel
Guild members, After a very productive 3 hour session this morning, company negotiators have modified or withdrawn some of the regressive proposals that bogged us down yesterday during 8 hours of negotiations in an effort to reach a fair contract. Gone is the company proposal to reduce severance for current employees to a maximum […]
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The New Normal According to DFM
Guild members, What a difference a day makes. Today in negotiations at the Delaware Country Times, company negotiators as expected, took aim at job security, including seniority on layoff, but also seeks concessions in severance, overtime, vacation, sick leave, loss of the 401k contribution, and a host of other issues. After eight hours […]
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Bargaining begins at the Delaware County Times
Guild Members: Flexibility was the main theme today during our first round of negotiations today with Digital First Media management. Proposals were exchanged by both parties during the four hour session. The company’s proposals centered on their need for flexibility with proposed changes in hours of work, overtime , vacations, job security and […]
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#Newsmatters day
May 4, 2016 Guild members, Please join us this Friday, May 6, by participating in the Guild’s national day of action at DFM newspapers – #NewsMatters Day – as we transition to a more public phase of our campaign against Digital First Media and Alden Global Capital. On Friday, we’re […]
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DFM WORKERS UNITED
Hi all, Website editor and reporter Julie Reynolds just posted a great story on our www.dfmworkers.org, our campaign website. http://http://dfmworkers.org/2016/01/22/hard-copy-hard-times/ Please take a moment to read it, then share via Facebook and Twitter.
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Where have all the bylines gone?
On Tuesday, the guild staff members of the Delaware County Daily Times are participating in a one-day byline strike — in print and online — to call attention to measures Digital First Media has taken to create its regional production hub in Norristown. This action coincides with the release of the redesigned Daily Times print […]
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Wanted: New owners
Wanted: New owners. That’s the message today from journalists, ad reps and other media workers across the country seeking alternatives to Digital First Media, the nation’s second-largest newspaper chain. Today, Guild-represented staff at major newspapers including the Denver Post, San Jose Mercury News and St. Paul Pioneer Press have published ads online and in print seeking local, […]
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Trentonian members ratify contract.
Guild represented members at the Trentonain in Trenton New Jersey, ratified an initial 2 year agreement with 21stCMH this evening.
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Norristown Times Herald and Pottstown Mercury ratify contracts.
Board members, In a good day for our local, and our members, Norristown members today at noon, ratified the initial cba with 21st CMH 16-0. Later in the day at 5:30 our Pottstown members voted 40-0 to ratify their agreement. Again, I’d like thank all our unit officers, and Carol Rothman for attending both meetings […]
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