As many of you are painfully aware, the 10% pay cut went into effect today with the payroll for Sept. 18. The Guild has told management that we are examining the before-and-after hourly wage to make sure the calculation was done correctly, but please examine the numbers for yourself (using the Star Lawson website) and [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Contract Negotiations’
September 3, 2009
Contract is signed, copies to be distributed next week
Star Publisher Michael Kane and I signed the two-year contract this morning together in the fourth-floor board room, making the deal official. The company and Guild will split the cost of making 500 copies, which will be distributed early next week. The Guild is also putting together a “primer” or guide, so to speak, to [...]
August 28, 2009
Indy Guild to deliver message to Gannett at SPJ convention
Although we have ratified a contract, which will be signed Monday, we are trying to mount an effort to publicize our recent union vote. Toward that end, a handful of Guild members will distribute three handouts on Friday morning to an audience of 600 journalists in town for SPJ at the Westin. An image of [...]
August 26, 2009
Contract vote aftermath, a letter to the publisher
The following letter was sent out earlier this afternoon to the publisher, Michael Kane, which we wanted to share with you.
Michael Kane
publisher, Indianapolis Star
Aug. 26, 2009
Dear Mr. Kane,
The membership of Indianapolis News Guild 34070 voted 56-45 Tuesday to ratify a two-year contract with Gannett, running Aug. 30 through Aug. 29, 2011. The contract includes a [...]
August 25, 2009
2-year contract passes 56-45
The membership of Indianapolis News Guild 34070 voted 56-45 to ratify a contract with Gannett. Members voted for a 2-year contract that takes effect Aug. 30 through Aug. 29, 2011. The contract includes a 10% pay cut and no wage increases during the term of the contract. The vote today also provides a settlement to [...]
