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Radio Free Asia Contract Expires Jan. 31

Radio Free Asia is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full, accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. About 130 editors, reporters, technicians and others are protected by a contract that is bargained and enforced by the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild. The WBNG unit was organized at …

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Post Guild’s ‘Crowd-Sourcing’ Request From the Guild’s Bargaining Committee

First, we want to thank everyone who has responded on the Post’s proposal to have the option of ending health care insurance coverage for part-time workers. We plan to discuss this at the table Nov. 12, so there is still time if you would like to chime in. Second, we want to reiterate our call …

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WBNG History; Sun Newsroom Vet Reflects on Guild’s Depression Roots

It was a cold, late-winter Sunday afternoon, when some 45 newsroom people gathered on March 11, 1934, in a room at the Lord Baltimore Hotel on Baltimore Street, to lay the foundation of what eventually grew into the Baltimore Newspaper Guild. Against the backdrop of the deepening Depression and with business off, Sunpapers’ management cut …

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RAINN Workers Vote for Representation by WBNG

Workers at a nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of sexual abuse have acted in overwhelming numbers to help themselves by voting for union representation through the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild. By a 32-6 count, the employees of the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) overcame a management campaign against the Guild. Another 17 positions are …

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WBNG Green Zone Policy

Washington-Baltimore News Guild Green Zone (Proposals of Jan. 29, 2005 ) The Washington-Baltimore New Guild, a broad based union of journalists, advertising sales staff, professional staff, administrative and customer service support staff, and technical professionals recognizes the necessity for the Guild to take positions on issues which affect the economic and social well-being of our …

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