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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Labor love
Dear Guild siblings: As we head into a long (for some) weekend that gets a lot of attention for beach time, baseball and the start of the college football season, I wanted to acknowledge the true focus of this holiday: you. Every day you show up at jobs that expect a lot of you […]
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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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FANTASTIC NEWS!
Dear Guild family, Executive Director Bill Ross and I are delighted to announce that we have reached an agreement with The Inquirer to represent 21 employees in Product Design and Engineering (PDE).Last week we presented the company with cards signed by a majority of the group indicating their desire to become members of the NewsGuild […]
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NATIONWIDE GUILD MEETING
Hello Guild Family: I was in Pottstown last night to watch a Guild-sponsored screening of the sober documentary “Stripped for Parts” that was a powerful reminder of how under attack journalism is. The documentary, and subsequent panel discussion participated in by our own brilliant and indefatigable Bill Ross, focused on the destruction done by the […]
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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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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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