September 21, 2005

Guild to Meet with Management

Over Staff Reductions

 

The Guild has scheduled a meeting next Wednesday afternoon on September 28, 2005 to begin detailed discussions concerning the staff reductions that were announced yesterday.  Additional meetings are being scheduled.

 

Unit Meeting

 

A special informational Guild Unit Membership Meeting will be held at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, immediately following the meeting between the Guild and Times management.  The Unit Meeting will take place at Guild Headquarters, 1501 Broadway, Suite 708.  Guild officers and representatives will report fully on the meeting and answer any questions you might have.  In the interim, if the Guild finds out more information, we will be in communication with you.

Unit Officers Nominated

 

The New York Times Guild Unit Counsel has unanimously nominated Art Mulford to fill the remaining term of current Unit Chairperson Lena Williams, who is retiring from The Times.  Mulford, an editorial indexer, has worked at The Times since 1972 and has been a shop steward for almost 30 years.  He is currently the Fourth Vice Chairperson of the Unit and is a member of the New York Guild’s Executive Committee.  He previously served as the Unit’s Grievance Chairperson, Unit Vice Chairperson, and has served on several Unit contract bargaining committees.

 

The Unit Counsel also unanimously nominated Ronnie Munder, an advertising account manager, to replace Maurice Roman, who has left The Times as Unit Assistant Treasurer of the Unit.  Ronnie has been at the Times since 1986 and she is currently a Unit Vice Chairperson.

 

In the event of a contest, the two candidates will run as the “Democratic Coalition Slate”.  They will serve until October 31, 2007.

 

A General Membership Meeting of the Guild Unit at The Times will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2005, at 1:00 p.m., at Guild Headquarters, 1501 Broadway, Suite 708.  At this meeting, the Unit Council designees will be officially placed into nomination.  The nominations will be the only item on the agenda.  Other nominations may be made from the floor, as provided for in the Rules for Nomination and Election of Unit Officers, adopted by the Local’s Representative Assembly.  After the membership meeting, additional nominations may be made by petition in accordance with these rules.  If no opposing nominations are made, these nominees shall be declared elected to the respective offices.

 

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9/21/05