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CWA Local 34070
Editor’s note: In July, IndyStar workers delivered a letter to management asking them to come to the table with a fair deal on our health care. After two session of…
On Monday, the Guild’s bargaining committee met with Gannett lawyers for another round of negotiations, two weeks after the last round and more than seven months since we’ve had a…
Editor’s note: The Indianapolis Star Newspaper Guild is in contract negotiations with Gannett. We’ve asked our community to submit letters of support as we try to reach a fair deal.…
Editor’s note: The Indianapolis Star Newspaper Guild is in contract negotiations with Gannett. We’ve asked our community to submit letters of support as we try to reach a fair deal.…
We at the Indiana AFL-CIO believe that a strong labor movement is essential for an equitable society. In today’s economy, the rich keep getting richer. We believe that it is…
Last week, IndyStar journalists resumed negotiations with Gannett. We asked them to come to the table with a fair deal. (You can read more about our fight here and here.)…
For the last few weeks, we’ve been asking you to support us as we prepared to return to the bargaining table with Gannett last week. If you’re unfamiliar with our fight,…
Yesterday, members of the Indianapolis News Guild delivered the following letter to Ronnie Ramos, the Star’s executive editor, and Ginger Rough, senior news director. It was written in the spirit…
Daniel Bradley, a vice president for the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, began working for The Indianapolis Star part-time in 2004 while attending Butler University. He was hired full-time in 2006. 1)…
Ryan Martin, secretary-treasurer of the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, started working for The Indianapolis Star in July 2015. He covers public safety issues. 1) Why are you in the union? If…
Amy Haneline, a mobile producer, has worked at The Indianapolis Star for six years. She’s also an active member of the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild. 1) Why are you in the…
David Woods’ prolific career in Indianapolis began in 1994, when he joined the sports desk of the Indianapolis News. He moved to The Star when the newsrooms merged. Woods, a…
Stephen Holder, president of the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, has worked for The Indianapolis Star for nearly five years. He reports on Colts football. 1) Why are you in the union? We…
Arika Herron is an education reporter at The Indianapolis Star and a member of the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild. She’ll hit her one-year anniversary at The Star on May 15. 1)…
Gannett and Indianapolis Star management should contribute as much to Guild members’ health care as Gannett does for everyone else. It’s a fair and simple expectation. Gannett disagrees. Gannett’s failure…
In today’s member profile, meet Vic Ryckaert, a breaking news reporter. He’s worked at The Star since 1997. 1) Why are you in the union? I appreciate the work the Guild…
The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild is running brief profiles of its members. In today’s post: Meet Emily Hopkins, a database reporter covering the environment for The Star. 1) Why are you…
Over the past several weeks, Indianapolis Star reporters have drawn national recognition for their work. This well-deserved recognition will have a lasting effect on the newspaper’s profile. But as management…
On January 26, Indianapolis Newspaper Guild members unanimously voted in favor of electing Daniel Bradley as vice president. He joins Fatima Hussein (president), Stephen Holder (vice president) and Ryan Martin…
For 12 years, the journalists working for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have gone without raises. They’ve also been hit with pay cuts while receiving worse health care coverage. All that, while Toledo-based Block Communications, which…
The 2017 Guild Contract: CONTRACT BETWEEN INDIANAPOLIS NEWSPAPERS INC. and the INDIANAPOLIS NEWSPAPER GUILD December 22, 2016 TO December 21, 2017 THIS AGREEMENT is executed this December 22, 2016 between…
Dear Friends, Dec. 23, 2016 I wanted to share with you some year-end Guild news relating to the copy editors, the custodians, the contract and your Guild leadership. First, the…
Our Guild members took a short break from work Friday afternoon and took a stand for some issues we care deeply about. We stand for quality journalism – and the…
Two Realities When it comes to working for Gannett, parent company of The Indianapolis Star, there are two realities — the reality of those of us who actually make this…
Nothing irks news junkies more than a story — or heaven forbid, a headline — with a typo, a misspelling or a wrong name. Of all the journalists in a…
Management’s latest contract proposal to the Guild has come with a threat — agree to their demands to outsource the Copy Editing work and abandon our proposals or they’ll lay…
Guild contract negotiations with IndyStar management began Tuesday, barely an hour after we were told two of our producers were laid off as part of the latest round of Gannett…
An apple a day? How ’bout a Band-Aid? Not really a comprehensive plan for health care. But it seems that’s the ultimate destination for The Indianapolis Star’s employee health insurance. After…
Star management has told the Guild it wants our members to bear the full burden of any health insurance cost increases for 2016, a troubling move that would amount to…
After more than a year of effort and several months of negotiations, the Guild has successfully negotiated a deal giving us the right to go with a health insurance alternative…
We essentially fought the company to a draw. The Guild fended off the company’s most odious contract proposals on severance pay but had to accept a new 2-year deal that…
Obviously, what happened Monday — with the Star announcing yet another round of job reductions — has left us all with a wide range of emotions spanning from shock to…
The Star will relocate in a few weeks to a new home Downtown. The spot offers benefits beyond a great menu of nearby restaurants, especially to the paper’s workers — who…
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 2014 The Unanimous Declaration of the representatives of the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild. When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for Workers to stand up…
So far during contract talks, the conversation has been a bit one-sided. Star management has tried to dictate terms. It’s had little interest in listening. There’s been little negotiation. That…
Years ago, The Star made a promise to its employees: If we must resort to layoffs, or if we feel like you’re no longer up to the job, we’ll provide…
The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild is concerned about the harsh financial blow many of its members have taken since January 1 from changes to the health insurance coverage offered by Gannett, corporate…
These new layoffs – the fifth round of layoffs conducted at the Star in the past five years – didn’t cut deeply into the heart of the news operation as…
Star Media has begun a new round of layoffs that will affect 11 people covered by the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild’s contract in what the paper’s management calls a “resizing of…
We want everyone to wear red on Fridays. From now on. As long as we’re negotiating a contract. You can wear a red shirt, a red tie, red pants, red…
Friends, Wanted to pass on a couple of job leads, two of them close to home, two of them far away. First, the Daily-Journal in Franklin has openings for a…
By now, most of the staff at The Indianapolis Star has been given at least an overview of the new staff restructuring in wake of the leaner (that’s putting it…
The New York Times looked that the practice of Gannett imposing furloughs on employees while the company’s executives continue to receive large bonuses. Here’s an excerpt from the article published…
Bobby King was unanimously elected today by the Indy News Guild officers to fill remaining time left on Tom Spalding’s term as president. Congratulations and thanks!
The Indy News Guild 34070 is proud to announce that a Guild member has stepped up to the challenge of leading the Indianapolis News Guild. Newsroom reporter Robert “Bobby” King…
The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild executive committee, made up of officers and stewards, will meet this afternoon to discuss replacing our outgoing officers. President Tom Spalding will be moving to another…
While the Indy News Guild has no influence over healthcare policies/packages, the disturbing news that Gannett has been slow to process our plans — which may give the appearance that…
An announcement was made this afternoon from Gannett that first-quarter unpaid furloughs will be instituted — and the email from Bob Dickey said that the company will be “communicating separately…
“As representative of our 166-member union, which has shrunk 27.5% since January 2008 due to layoffs and attrition, I welcomed Karen, who will be relocating with her family to Central…
Greetings to all of you on this Labor Day 2010. This week, the Indianapolis News Guild will distribute new signs that we hope you will all hang/showcase/display, on your desks.…
Congratulations to the new slate of officers of the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, who were elected today. The team of five ran unopposed. The volunteer, unpaid three-year terms begin July 1.…
Wednesday, June 30 is “election day” for the Indy News Guild 34070. Officeholders run every 3 years for five positions per our bylaws – president, two vice presidents, secretary and…
Susan J. Guyett filed her lawsuit in a federal court in Indianapolis on Monday after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gave its support for her to sue. Guyett, 61, filed…
New grievance filed We officially notified the Star on April 19 that the Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, TNG-CWA 34070, is filing a grievance over the outsourcing of work performed by our…
Guild quarterly meeting: Our next meeting is scheduled for 2pm -245 p.m. March 30 [Tuesday] at the Musicians Hall, 325 N. Delaware St., if you want to address concerns, gripe…
Highlights of this electronic-only edition: Indy News Guild upset over Gannett CEO salary; company rejects request to renegotiate contract to allow for potential of wage increase; we urge all members…
A number of Guild members have had questions since Star publisher Michael Kane on March 1 forwarded the message from Bob Dickey, president of Gannett’s U.S. Community Publishing Division, regarding…
The Indianapolis News Guild informed Editor Dennis Ryerson by e-mail this evening that we are requesting the right to bargain any change to the current time-keeping system, based on conversations…
The Indy News Guild was made aware Monday afternoon by HR of a new electronic timekeeping system. Please keep in mind that we have not agreed to the Kronos system.…
All: A quick note that will foreshadow, somewhat, our upcoming print Inkling. These are items that are too good to wait, and came during our quarterly Guild membership meeting on…
Copies of the contract are in the process of being distributed across the Star empire. Most downtown employees should have received theirs and copies will be delivered Tuesday to employees…
As many of you are painfully aware, the 10% pay cut went into effect today with the payroll for Sept. 18. The Guild has told management that we are examining…
Dispute comes to convention Against SPJ officials’ wishes, The Indianapolis Star guild President Tom Spalding came with multicolored leaflets in hand to give a message to media giant and convention…
Thanks to Judy Wolf (author) and Carolyn Doyle (proofer) for their work on this question and answer and step-by-step guide to dealing with furloughs and filing for unemployment in Indiana.
The Guild has enlisted steward Adam Yates to reconstruct our Web site. The current one is very functional at einkling.wordpress.com. The Guild now owns the domain name indynewsguild.com. We will…
The Indianapolis News Guild of CWA Local 34070 represents around 40 full-time hardworking journalists of the Indianapolis Star.
Email: indynewsguild70@gmail.com
P.O. Box 44130
Indianapolis, IN 46244
