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BANG UPDATE NLRB expected to decide election issues and set date Anti-union consultant on the scene In the wake of our filing of a petition and signature cards calling for Guild representation, the National Labor Relations Board's Oakland staff has scheduled a hearing for next week at which some of us and some company representatives will testify about the parameters of the bargaining unit -- who's in, who's not. And once that's hashed out, we expect that an election date will be set.
BANG UPDATE BANG-EB organizers seek active participation Letter sent to Armstrong and Keane We all know that the industry is shifting quickly and dramatically, and at the moment it’s not a particularly hospitable place for journalists. We strongly believe that journalists facing such conditions must become more active participants in shaping their publications, and above all they must stand together.
Executive shuffle at helm of Chronicle's SFGate Hearst's Michele Slack in for Negulescu Michele Slack will head SFGate.com, the online component of The Chronicle, effective immediately, according to Frank Vega, Chronicle publisher. She replaces Peter Negulescu in the role of vice president of digital media for The Chronicle.
Letter to our colleagues Much has changed since Guild drive began at BANG-EB Amazing gains in four months We are on the verge of asking the company to recognize the guild, and it is truly amazing to see how far we've come in such a short time. What seemed impossible is now happening. We were scared four months ago. Now look where we are. So thanks so much for your support, confidence and trust. We trust you too. You are all very brave to take a serious look at this issue. And we hope your faith will soon be rewarded, in the form of a seat at the bargaining table.
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NEWS OF THE INDUSTRY
King of the city journalism is all the rage Consider the new Big City American journalism and the emerging cast of characters owning it. It's a page right out of the history books when a few well-heeled titans controlled the press, and its new incarnation could have all kinds of implications for the Yahoo Newspaper Consortium, for AP and for the journalism start-ups near and far. Tribune Publishing results skid in Q1 -- off 11% The Tribune Co. reported that Q1 earnings from continuing operations soared to $1.82 billion compared with $11 million from the same period a year ago. The favorable upswing was due to the change of the company's tax status at the beginning of the year to a subchapter S corporation. Union claims New York Times' layoffs methodology is 'flawed' The Guild says it "has been carefully analyzing the [New York Times] layoffs to make sure that management has followed the contract's job security provisions. At this point, it appears to the Guild that the company has not done so. In fact, the Guild has already filed a grievance regarding the methodology used by The Times to decide who would be laid-off." Layoffs and buyouts announced at three more dailies Layoffs and buyouts have hit three more daily papers, with announcements of cutbacks in Colorado, Kentucky, and South Carolina. Herald-Leader Seeks Buyout from 4 Percent of Staff The Lexington Herald-Leader is looking to trim its staff of 385 full-time employees by 4 percent through a voluntary buyout program. |
Star Tribune's owner forced to write off much of its investment The owner of the Star Tribune has informed investors that it has written down the value of its $100 million investment in the newspaper by 75 percent to reflect deteriorating conditions since the purchase in March 2007.
MediaNews customer service operations move to the Philippines Bay Area workers seeking to form Guild unit Newspaper chain MediaNews Group Inc. is outsourcing customer service operations for some of its California dailies -- including the San Jose Mercury News, one of the company's largest papers -- to the Philippines. Meanwhile, newsroom employees at the Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times and other newspapers in MediaNews Group's "Bay Area News Group-East Bay" unit are trying to form a union.
Tribune evaluating offers for Newsday As talks continued yesterday for the sale of Newsday, owner Tribune Co. assessed three similarly structured offers to determine which best fit its own strategic plan and need for debt-bound cash, a source close to the negotiations said.
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It's time to take a stand and show everybody that we journalists aren't about to surrender just because times are tough. We've heard it before: Don't mourn -- Organize! Our latest button was designed by our organizers at the Bay Area News Group-East Bay. But the message applies to everybody. 
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