Monthly Archives: December 2012

Shellshocked

The Dec. 20 negotiating session between the Guild and the Company in Skokie was brief, undertaken with the reverberations of the explosion Jim Kirk set off only minutes before our meeting still shaking the room. If we were shell-shocked by … Continue reading

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Zero, Zero, Zero

Representatives of the Chicago Newspaper Guild met Friday Dec. 14 with negotiators for Wrapports/Sun Times Media in a bargaining session at which the parties officially presented contract offers to each other. We have met since August in a series of … Continue reading

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No More Closed Doors

From: Chicago Newspaper Guild <loc71@flash.net> Subject: No More Closed Doors To: loc71@flash.net Date: Saturday, December 8, 2012, 10:55 AM The first open-door negotiation between your representatives on the Chicago Newspaper Guild and Sun-Times Media Group is Friday, Dec. 14, starting at … Continue reading

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We Take Care Of Our Own, Too

CHICAGO HEADLINE CLUB – PROTECTING THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW We journalists are a tribe. And that’s why the Chicago Headline Club is holding its second Scribe Aid event. We’ll sing, take in some very good jazz and catch up. Most importantly, … Continue reading

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Negotiations update

The Chicago Newspaper Guild and the Chicago Sun-Times Media Group concluded the modified traditional bargaining phase this past Wednesday, November 28. The parties were able to reach a tentative agreement for all five bargaining units on outside activities and several … Continue reading

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