Management put forth a group of brutal proposals entirely beyond
anything seen in our long history with the company. If what Time
Inc. wants to take away from you scares you, you can do something
about it: Join the Guild and show which side you’re on!
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What Management
THINKS we deserve |
What the Guild
KNOWS we deserve |
|
A.
A 40-hour workweek |
Our standard 35-hour
workweek, which is in our contract |
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No guaranteed raises |
Guaranteed cost-of-living
and pay increases, which are in our contract |
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No obligation to consult
with the Guild before changing medical benefits, which is in
the contract |
An obligation to negotiate
any changes in medical benefits |
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Limited severance pay
for job-eliminated employees |
An increase in current
severance pay for
job-eliminated employees |
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No guaranteed notice pay |
Notice pay commensurate with
years of service, which is in our contract |
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No severance pay for
terminated employees |
Severance pay commensurate
with years of service, which is in our contract |
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No 50% or 75% tuition
reimbursement |
An increase
in the current reimbursement to reflect rising tuition costs |
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A 40% cut
in holiday pay |
Holiday pay at the existing
double time and a half |
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No meal money, even when traveling on company business |
An increase
in current meal allowance |
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No on-call
beeper/cellphone pay |
An increase
in on-call pay and the inclusion of “BlackBerry” duty” |
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No sabbaticals |
Greater than the current
percentages of pay while on sabbatical |
