For 13 years I was a Post-Tribune newspaper photographer. I was a guild member almost immediately, and excited to join. I loved my job. I loved getting to really knowing my area, my community. Northwest Indiana is a great area … Continue reading
The recent dismissal of Sun-Times Media’s entire photo staff is both shocking and disheartening. The photojournalists that have contributed to this company over the years have been invaluable and it is appalling that the Sun-Times has made such a move … Continue reading
On Thursday, April 25 the Chicago Newspaper Guild and the Company had an off the record meeting with a federal mediator from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. At no time did the parties meet face to face. The afternoon consisted of the … Continue reading
On Monday, April 7 nearly 1000 people paid tribute to Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert. Laura Emerick, a long-time Guild member, and Roger Ebert’s editor in Features writes the following personal tribute: Roger Ebert excelled at many journalistic roles: Film … Continue reading
Kathy Routliffe In August of 1983, Bob Rockafield hired me to be a reporter for the Park Ridge Advocate, one of the weekly newspapers of Pioneer Press. When I walked into the newsroom for the first time, I had been … Continue reading
1. Cut the pay of quality journalists, but expect them to do twice as much work. 2. Refuse to communicate with your staff. Keep decisions that affect everyone a secret until the last minute. 3. Keep your staff in a … Continue reading
A Fishy Wrapp The March 6 negotiating session between the Guild and the Company didn’t start well. Chief Company negotiator Ted Rilea’s began by stating that company negotiators didn’t work for Wrapports. It worked for Sun-Times LLC. It wasn’t negotiating … Continue reading
The Company also communicated to the Guild that all EAs and copy editors from all of its properties would now be required to work at the downtown Sun-Times location. The Guild’s Executive Director, Craig Rosenbaum, believes that forcing EAs and … Continue reading
On Thursday, Feb. 7, the Guild and the Company met for the second full negotiating session since Jim Kirk announced plans to consolidate company operations in downtown Chicago. At the session, Guild negotiators delivered a revised contract proposal, written in … Continue reading
The Company was not prepared to negotiate about moving business writers out of the Sun-Times Unit to the Grid publication. Representatives from the Sun-Times said it intended to do so although the date is not clear when the move will … Continue reading
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