The NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia

ACTION TAKEN TO PROTECT MEMBERS

Dear Guild Members:  Just a quick note to inform you that the NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia has asked our attorney to request immediate protection of members against any data breach resulting from the cyberattack at The Inquirer. A letter has been sent to Tom Zipfel, vice president of labor relations, which says in part that […]

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STILL NO MEANINGFUL ANSWERS

Dear Guild Members:It is with a mix of dismay and frustration that I write this 10 days after Inquirer management announced “anomalous activity” that forced the shutdown of some of our systems, prohibited us from working in the office for a week and spawned all sorts of fears about the compromise of employee data, from […]

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INKY CYBERATTACK

Hi all. I just wanted to check in to acknowledge the many concerns about not hearing anything definitive from The Inquirer about whether personal data has been compromised in the cyberattack.  The company has insisted it has no answers on that yet. As I told the New York Times reporter when he asked me about that, I […]

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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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JOIN THE NEW YORK TIMES SOLIDARITY STRIKE

December 8, 2022billrossGuild News, Inquirer

Dear Guild Members:Unfortunately, yet another media company has decided that jerking our members around is how you show them how much you value them.Today our fellow Guild members at the New York Times are showing their disgust with this tactic and standing up for themselves with a one-day strike. Please join me in showing them […]

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BUYOUT/LAYOFFS/HYBRID WORK STATUS

November 29, 2022billrossGuild News, Inquirer

Dear Guild Members,  Just a quick update on where things stand with regard to the buyout, possible layoffs and the return-to-office plan at The Inquirer. At the urging of the Guild, the Company has extended the application deadline for those interested in the buyout to this Friday, Dec. 2. (It had been the Friday after […]

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BUYOUT BULL…

November 15, 2022billrossGuild News, Inquirer, Media

Dear Guild Members:   Stunned to get a message from The Inquirer’s publisher speaking of “a tough economic climate,” inflation and a “likely” recession necessitating a buyout after just hearing at the last quarterly update about us hitting or exceeding all sorts of goals, including the much-prized digital subscriptions? Well, I’m not. Nothing coincidental about […]

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2023 NewsGuild Officers

OFFICIAL NEWSGUILD ELECTION NOTICE THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES WERE ELECTED TO SERVE AS OFFICERS OF LOCAL 38010FOR 2023 PRESIDENTĀ  DIANE MASTRULL SECRETARY DONNA STOKES TREASURER ERIC CHURN 3 VICE PRESIDENTS MELANIE BURNEY 1ST VPAMY ROSENBERG 2ND VPCARL MELINE 3RD VP——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-INQUIRER/LOCAL EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFICERS FOR 2023 UNIT CHAIRPERSONĀ  JONATHAN LAI VICE CHAIRPERSON TERESA CLINTON CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! […]

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YOU SPOKE OUT, HERE’S THE ANSWER

Dear Guild Members: You spoke out and The Inquirer has responded. In overwhelming numbers, Inquirer staff told their shop stewards that they did not want to see their work appearing in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette while Guild members (along with other CWA locals and Teamsters) are on strike there. Executive Director Bill Ross and I communicated […]

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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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