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The two-dozen member Guild unit at the Solidarity Center has finished its second day of negotiations over a successor collective bargaining agreement to the three-year deal that expired Sept. 25. “Overall, the negotiations are going pretty smoothly,” said Solidarity Center Unit Chair Rob Pajkovski. “We settled most of our non-economic proposals.” Pajkovski said that the …

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The two-dozen member Guild unit at the Solidarity Center began negotiations over a successor collective bargaining agreement to the three-year deal that expired Sept. 25. Solidarity Center Unit Chair Rob Pajkovski said on the eve of talks that a management negotiator had indicated that a new contract could be reached by the end of the …

Solidarity Center WBNG Unit Begins Talks Over New Agreement Read More »

The three-dozen member WBNG unit at the Center for Popular Democracy had its first formal bargaining session with management on Sept. 16. “We had a preliminary conference call with management over ground rules and modalities for bargaining in early September,” said Local Representative Rick Ehrmann. “Both sides are looking at ways to pursue ‘interest-based bargaining’ …

Center for Popular Democracy Shop in Talks for First Guild CBA Read More »

After three months of bargaining, the WBNG unit at Student Action with Farmworkers on Aug. 31 ratified a three-year agreement. The shop’s first Guild contract took effect Sept. 1. Bargaining was led by unit chair Joanna Welborn. The four WBNG members based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle are seeing improvements in wages, telework, flex time, …

Student Action with Farmworkers Unit Wins 1st Guild Contract Read More »

Nearly three dozen Guild-represented workers at the York Daily Reporter/Sunday News have ratified a three-year contract that granted an immediate 1.5 percent wage increase, with another 1.5 percent wage hike set for July 2017. The agreement is the first to be signed under Gannett’s ownership of the south-central Pennsylvania daily. Among other highlights are paid …

York Daily Record/Sunday News Staff Make Significant Gains in Deal With Gannett Read More »

One of Local 32035’s newest units is composed of workers for a North Carolina nonprofit, an employer that is among a growing number of such organizations that feature an organized workplace. It’s a win for everyone: Being part of a union, says WBNG member Jeremy Sprinkle, makes it easier for him to be an effective …

WBNG Unit Helps Make the Case For Organizing Staff at Nonprofits Read More »

The Bloomberg-BNA unit of about two dozen correspondents based outside of the Washington area ratified a new contract in July that mirrors most of the features in the three-year deal signed by the larger BBNA Guild unit earlier this year. In the latest Correspondents contract, Guild members will receive raises of 3.15 percent to 4.55 …

Bloomberg-BNA Correspondents Unit Wins in New Three-Year Deal Read More »

Local 32035 bargainers recently achieved a new contract for a half-dozen Guild members at United Way Worldwide’s Department of Labor Participation. The agreement runs through April 30, 2018. Highlights of the contract include raises of 3.5 percent each year and a signing bonus of $1,000. The employer is increasing its share of the cost of …

New Two-Year Deal at United Way Worldwide Read More »

An organizing campaign that concluded with management voluntarily recognizing the Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild has resulted in the creation of a 36-worker bargaining unit at the Center for Popular Democracy. The campaign at the progressive nonprofit headquartered in New York began in May. “We quickly collected signed cards from more than two-thirds of the three dozen or …

WBNG Gains Bargaining Rights For Three Dozen Workers at Nonprofit Read More »

The General Membership of the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild has passed a resolution calling on the D.C. Central Labor Council (Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO) to “organize a day of unity for our local labor family, with the special purpose of including local law enforcement and building solidarity among all parts of the community.” The resolution crafted …

WBNG Membership Resolves to Support Labor-Organized ‘Day of Unity’ Read More »