Welcome to OurTimeInc.org

Who makes Time Inc. work? The Newspaper Guild has created OurTimeInc.org for you, the employees—the people who work at Time Inc. and who make it work! Here’s where you can read about what’s going on with layoffs and contract negotiations, what it all means to you, what you can do—and share what you have to say about it all.

Time Inc. is pushing for draconian changes in your rights and benefits under its contract with the Guild—for full-time employees the transition to a 40-hour workweek alone will amount to a 14% to 21% pay cut—and has announced that it is slashing almost 300 jobs, an all-time record at the company. You’d think we’re on the verge of bankruptcy, right? Wrong! The New York Times reports an 18% profit margin at Time Inc.!

The good news is that the Guild succeeded in getting an extension of the old contract through March 22 while the new one is being negotiated. That means the benefits, financial agreements, and other rights that we’ve fought for over many years—and which also indirectly improve working conditions for the employees outside of Guild jurisdiction elsewhere at Time Inc.—are still in place during these layoffs. But make no mistake, the company’s proposed takebacks—unfair, unwarranted, even outrageous as they are—remain on the table and represent a serious threat.

To help you, as well as for you to help us, in this struggle to preserve decades of hard-won gains and protect employee rights, on this site you’ll find …

• The Guild’s newsletters: up-to-date, accurate news on the new-contract negotiations, plus information on the layoffs that spells out your rights under the current union-negotiated contract—information you need to decide how best to handle the layoffs, whether you are a target of them or desire to take a package. (You can also click on On Time Bulletins in the bar on the left.)

• A place to voice your views on the layoffs and negotiations, and ideas and actions to help let the world know about the company's outrageous acts: click on the "comments" link read other employees’ views and the latest news. Add your own thoughts and useful news and links, all under the protection of the Guild. (Click on Your Comments.)

You can help! Numbers count. Let’s show the company that we are strong: Join the discussions on the Comments page; come to the contract negotiation meetings; help encourage your co-employees to join the Guild, and of course, join the Guild if you are not already a member (see link below). We are an “open shop,” which means if you are in Guild jurisdiction, you are protected by the union even if you are not a member. But you should know that the Guild’s ability to protect people is dependent on how many people join as members—and the 1.4% cost of union dues is much cheaper than a 21% pay cut or the loss of your job.

The card can be downloaded from this Website.

 Click here to download a Guild Membership Card*

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