INQUIRER CONTRACT DETAILS AND NEXT STEPS
Dear Guild Members: We are delighted (and relieved) that the NewsGuild-CWA Contracts Committee in Washington, D.C., this morning “enthusiastically” approved our contract tentative agreement, allowing us to move forward to the ratification vote. With that, we are cleared to provide some of the highlights of this tentative agreement. Before we get to that, please plan […]
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CONTRACT DEAL REACHED!
Dear Guild Friends, We have a deal!! (No sense burying the lede.)And it is the best contract the Guild has reached with The Inquirer in at least 20 years.So put away those picket signs and get ready to vote!The deal we have reached must first be reviewed by the NewsGuild-CWA contracts committee in Washington. I […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 PENSION SAVED!!
Dear Guild Members, It is with delirious delight that Bill and I bring you news hot off the presses that our pension fund’s application for $292,173,268 from the American Rescue Plan HAS BEEN APPROVED. And it gets even better: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is granting an additional $4,002,193.82 in interest (from the application submission date) for […]
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BARGAINING BEGINS!
Dear Guild members: Just a quick note to let you know that the Guild and The Inquirer begin bargaining today for a new collective agreement to replace the three-year contract that expires in March. Your bargaining team includes: Jonathan Lai, Amy Rosenberg, Bill Ross and me. As I have announced in the past, we have […]
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DESPICABLE, DISGRACEFUL LAYOFFS
Dear Guild members, It is with a mix of disgust and outrage that I report that four of our members, three from the newsroom and one from advertising, were laid off this morning. We hear over and over how our ownership here at The Inquirer “is different,” that ownership by a nonprofit does not involve […]
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