Election ballots mailed.
Good afternoon Guild Members The election ballots were mailed today, and you should receive them via USPS mail early next week. Voting period closes on November 7th and all ballots must be received at the PO Box by 5pm on the 7th. Please follow the instructions on the ballot and a self-addressed postage paid envelope […]
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2026 Officer Elections Update
OFFICIAL NEWSGUILD ELECTION NOTICE THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES WERE ELECTED TO SERVE AS OFFICERS OF LOCAL 38010 FOR 2026 PRESIDENT Julia Terruso SECRETARY Joe Yerardi TREASURER Donna Stokes INQUIRER UNIT CHAIRPERSON Patricia Madej CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! The period for nominating candidates for Local Officers (President, Vice Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer) and Inquirer Unit […]
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Are you the next president or other officer?
Hello Guild Siblings: As I made clear when I took the oath of office for my eighth term as Guild president in January, this year was going to be my last leading this remarkable group. It is now time, my friends, to prepare to elect not only your next president but also the […]
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7 Media News Group contracts ratified!
Guild members at the Delaware County Times, The Pottstown Mercury, The Norristown Times Herald, The Trentonian, The Citizen Voice, The Scranton Times, and The Standard Speaker have all voted to ratify new 2 year agreements with Media News Group. All members will receive pay raises of 3 percent in each year of the contract. Congrats […]
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HOLD THOSE THANK-YOU NOTES!
Dear Inquirer Guild Members: You might have noticed today’s email from the publisher expressing her pleasure that the company can provide a $500 work-from-home stipend in this Friday’s paycheck. Just to be clear, this is not a gift. The reimbursement is a contractual requirement, an annual payment negotiated as part of the current collective bargaining […]
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LOSS OF CONFIDENCE
Dear Guild Members, As I said I would when I first alerted you to the latest job eliminations at The Inquirer, I’m back to say more now that our efforts to get the company to reconsider those cuts and/or improve the separation packages for our eight impacted colleagues have concluded.And no, we did not succeed […]
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INQUIRER JOB CUTS
Dear Guild Family, I am distressed to report that today eight Inquirer journalists were approached with buyout offers. Those offers came with a nearly 100% guarantee that those individuals will be laid off if they do not accept the buyout package. These job eliminations are economic, the company said. And, in the case of three […]
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A RESOUNDING VICTORY!
Dear Friends, We have glorious news that all of us should rejoice over. By a definitive and message-sending vote, journalists at LancasterOnline and WITF public media station voted Monday in favor of joining the NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia. I cannot be prouder of this group and Guild Executive Director Bill […]
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Inquirer sick and vacation time.
Happy New Year, Guild members:The new year has brought some confusion over sick and vacation days. So I thought this was a perfect time to review the policies for each under the Guild contract with The Inquirer.And you can have an opportunity to get more questions answered at the General Membership meeting on Jan. 29, […]
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Another buyout
Dear Guild members: You all should have heard from your shop stewards by now that the company informed me and Bill Ross earlier today that it is offering a buyout to ALL FULL-TIME Inquirer Guild members with the exception of those employees in classified ad sales and customer service. Each employee eligible for the buyout […]
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