Baltimore City Paper’s editorial staff has joined the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, the union representing members of the Baltimore Sun, Washington Post and other news organizations. All seven of the paper’s eligible employees joined the union; the editorial staff totals 10 people. Baltimore Sun Media Group, which bought the free alt-weekly in 2014, voluntarily recognized the […]
Read more »With a contract set to expire June 10, the Washington Post Guild unit has established a bargaining committee: Freddy Kunkle (Newsroom chair), David DeJesus (Commercial chair), Pat Jacob, Sarah Mark, Stephen Richardson, Tim Smith, and Tom Jackman (alternate). The current Guild contract at the Post covers more than 850 workers. Rick Ehrmann has been the […]
Read more »Bloomberg-BNA is absorbing the separate Bloomberg Government operation, which will result in 40 additional bargaining-unit employees, putting the number of workers in the Guild’s jurisdiction at more than 700. About 10 BBNA employees will relocate to BGOV offices on K Street. Meanwhile, in a move affecting about 90 Guild-covered employees, BBNA is moving its Bethesda-based […]
Read more »The 18-member unit at Jobs with Justice has ratified a two-year contract extension. The agreement, retroactive to Jan. 1, features a wage increase in the first year and a wage reopener in 2018.
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