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CWA Local 34070
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…
The Star’s personnel office acknowledged Monday that there has been a major error in the information it has been giving laid-off employees about their post-employment health care coverage. Since the…
To help our friends who recently lost their jobs, the Guild is proud to sponsor a daylong career counseling session on Thursday, July 28 at Butler University that will offer…
For the former Star employees who were laid off on June 21, today was your first post-layoff paycheck with the first installment of the severance money due to you. We were also…
Are you feeling super? I hope so. Personally, I’ve been feeling a little less than super. I’ve had a few days of late that have been downright lousy. Like the…
The Guild has been getting several questions about severance payouts for the employees who were laid off last week. After meeting with Star HR director Olivia LaMelle, this is the…
We have been receiving some questions about COBRA benefits for the workers affected by the June 21 layoffs. I asked the Star’s human resources department to spell things out. I…
It’s been more than a week since Black Tuesday, the latest, deepest round of job cuts at The Indianapolis Star. For many of us, our focus in recent days has…
The first of what we expect to be two programs aimed at former Star employees looking for their next career will be held Saturday at IUPUI’s campus. “Celebrating Service, Looking…
An update to our friends and colleagues affected by last week’s layoffs: Career counseling — We’ve had quite an interest from former Star staffers/Guild members in helping you find your…
As we are still trying to pick up the pieces following Tuesday’s layoffs, I have a few tidbits of news for our friends and colleagues who were let go. First,…
The following is a list of the guild covered newsroom employees who were let go by the Indianapolis Star during a round of layoffs that took place on Tuesday, June…
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 Indianapolis Star Tuesday executed one of the most dramatic force reductions in its history, eliminating 81 positions — 62 by layoffs — and dramatically downsizing its news gathering operations.…
This is a follow-up to an earlier e-mail regarding the Bob Dickey/corporate announcement today. It’s “good” news; the employees covered by the Indianapolis Guild will not be asked to participate in 1st Quarter…
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…
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.…
Gannett’s capacity for inflicting pain can still surprise and outrage. Less than a week removed from the one-year anniversary of the layoffs of 21 of our coworkers (editors and Guild…
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…
The Indianapolis News Guild has some important new developments to share with you regarding our ongoing effort to craft a final contract that both negotiating teams can accept and that…
We lost 14 Guild members over a 2-day period, and almost all of them were duespayers. On Friday we will begin the process of making sure those names are removed…
Based on an e-mail all of us Gannett properties received last week, we expect some bad news to strike the newsroom by Thursday, with the possibility (based on reports on…
Guild officers met with James Keough of Human Resources on Thursday afternoon to offer to determine whether any Guild members wanted to volunteer for the upcoming layoffs in order to…
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 membership of Indy News Guild 34070 voted overwhelmingly Tuesday and Wednesday to approve the 2nd quarter furlough, a one-week stint of unpaid time off. The voting turnout was over…
The company eased up on its request for an earlier deadline; so voting on whether the second-quarter furloughs should be taken is set for all day Wednesday, April 1. Please…
Your Guild leadership team wanted to keep you in the loop regarding the company’s plans to implement second-quarter furloughs, a move that will impact the 200+ people in our bargaining…
Just like last time, the changes outlined in the letter today from Gannett regarding Furlough No. 2 are all things that the company would have to negotiate with the Guild…
Thanks to you for your phenomenal turnout Friday and today (over 77%) at our specially called, emergency meetings. After an impartial secret-ballot vote that was counted by stewards Adam Yates,…
We had a great turnout this evening regarding the furlough — over 60 voters came to the musicians hall — including five new duespayers. (Thank you!) We also motored up…
*** MEETING & VOTE FROM 4 to 5 PM TODAY and 11 AM to 1 PM SATURDAY at Indy News Guild headquarters (Musicians Hall across from the Star parking garage)…
Your Guild is keenly aware of today’s announcement by corporate about one-week, first-quarter 2009 unpaid furloughs. We have already contacted the Newspaper Guild/CWA to get their advice and explore our…
The Indy News Guild filed a grievance with the company Dec. 12 over the Dec. 3 layoffs of 14 employees represented by the Guild. Our position is that the company,…
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
Indy News Guild 