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 […]
Continue reading →
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 […]
Continue reading →
A Labor Day message.
Dear Guild members: From Philadelphia to Wilmington, Hazleton to Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre to Scranton, members of the NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia have spent the last year courageously fighting for their rights as workers in journalism, law, health-care advocacy and academics, among other fields. As you enter the Labor Day weekend, take a moment to reflect on […]
Continue reading →
Show support for striking Guild members.
Friends, Our Guild members in much-neglected Alden Global Capital-owned Tribune properties, including the Orlando Sentinel, Morning Call, Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Tribune Suburban publications, The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press have been patient enough after prolonged bargaining to secure decent compensation and other recognition of their work. As greedy hedge funds do, Alden has ignored […]
Continue reading →
BUYOUT NEWS
Dear Guild Family: To say “Happy New Year” would ignore a reality for nearly three dozen of our members who face the loss of their jobs in about a month. The Inquirer has extended buyout offers to all employees in customer service with the intent of laying off just about anyone who does not take […]
Continue reading →
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 […]
Continue reading →
Your well-being
Dear Friends, 9/11. George Floyd. COVID. Depending on how long you have worked at The Inquirer, these are just some of the traumas you have had to endure while doing your job. I’m just back to work today after a short vacation and wanted to acknowledge the trauma now gripping the world and many of […]
Continue reading →
CONTRACT IS RATIFIED
Dear Guild members, The Inquirer unit of the NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia voted Thursday to approve a three-year contract that provides economic improvements for members each year of the deal, greatly enhances parental leave, codifies the company’s DEI policies, and maintains the current rate of health care costs for the life of the collective bargaining […]
Continue reading →
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.
Continue reading →
INQUIRER EMERGENCY MEMBERSHIP MEETING June 5, 2023 2pm
Dear Guild Members: Recent developments in bargaining require an emergency general membership meeting at which the possible need for certain actions will be discussed. Your attendance is imperative. So let’s gather on MONDAY, June 5, at 2PM. Please use this Zoom link: Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84785097725 Meeting ID: 847 8509 7725One tap mobile+13052241968,,84785097725# US+13092053325,,84785097725# US Dial by […]
Continue reading →
