Vince “Jim” Ippolito
Monday, April 16, 2018 by Daniel Kirchberger
Vincent “Jim” Ippolito Sr., a former Guild member of Local 26 who helped organize the district managers at the Courier Express in the early 1960s, passed away Saturday, April 14.
Friends may call at the Hole-Parker Funeral Chapel, 160 Central Ave. in Silver Creek on Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the same location.
More infromation: IPPOLITO, Vincent E., Sr. “Jim”
Thursday, April 5, 2018 by The Guild
What: Buffalo Newspaper Guild’s annual cleanup event.
When: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 21. Please arrive shortly before 9:45 a.m.
Where: Ohio Street Boat Launch, 421 Ohio St., near Father Conway Park on South Street.
Register: BNWaterKeeper.org/cleanup
A litter cleanup of the small park at the Ohio Street Boat Launch on Saturday, April 21 will mark the seventh year of a Guild initiative to aid the Spring Shoreline Cleanup coordinated by Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper.
The annual effort is conducted in memory of our late friend and reporter John “Jay” Bonfatti. Jay, who died in 2008, loved the outdoors and believed strongly in caring for the environment.
Guild members, with volunteers from other groups, have helped clear tons of trash from this location, which has improved significantly in recent years with new developments.
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting our major waterways. The cleanup involves more than 1,000 volunteers at about 40 sites.
Thursday, February 15, 2018 by The Guild
The three-year agreement, ending in July 2021, extends the current contract with no wage cuts or givebacks.
The News also agreed to the Guild’s pilot project proposal to create a new job class, digital content producer, and restricts online freelancers from regular beat coverage, stories with high-anticipated news value, enterprise reporting or subject matter requiring ongoing coverage.
Saturday, February 10, 2018 by Daniel Kirchberger
The Guild has scheduled a ratification vote on the proposed contract with the News for Thursday, February 15. We urge all members to take time out to cast your ballots. Members may vote between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. in Louie’s Café on the News fifth-floor. Guild representatives will also be on hand from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. at the zone offices in Depew, Buffalo, Hamburg and Tonawanda for district managers and any other Guild members who wish to cast their ballots there.
The tentative agreement, if ratified, would extend the current contract for three years. Members would maintain a 9 percent contribution to the Guild’s base plan, current wages and other benefits. It would also launch a new pilot program that would encourage The News to hire a new classification of editorial Guild members, called “Digital Content Producers” who would produce online-only journalism content.
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- Guild gains editorial jurisdiction at The Hamburg Sun
- Two-year Guild contract secured after 10 months of negotiations
- Guild to host NewsGuild Multi-District Council meeting in June
- Guild members approve new contract
- Guild schedules contract vote for April 20
- Company updates employees on State of the News
- Tan succeeds Davis as Guild president
- Next general membership meeting and preparing for bargaining
- Guild expands its jurisdiction at Sun papers (And other news)
- Guild’s Holiday Party is Dec. 8
- Big topics at Guild membership meeting on Monday
