10/23/2008
Another demand made by management in the healthcare discussions was the right to end the Guild-Times Pension Plan for new hires. Instead, new hires would get a defined contribution plan of some kind. We don’t know what kind because the company won’t tell us.
10/23/2008
The Guild has been meeting in special negotiations with management for more than two years in an attempt to solve the Benefits Fund’s dilemma: rapidly escalating health care costs that far outstrip income provided by The Times.
10/23/2008
As previously reported, the Benefits Fund is currently spending more to provide benefits each month than it receives in income from payments made by The Times, employees, retirees and dependents.
10/23/2008
The Guild last week unveiled a package of benefit restructuring and cash infusions from members to rescue the financially troubled independent health benefits fund that pays the medical and dental claims of members at The Times, Times Digital and WQXR.
10/17/2008
Guild members at The Times, Times Digital and WQXR would rather pay more to preserve their current health care structure and accept lower benefits than be reassigned to the company’s management-controlled non-Guild plan, a Guild survey showed.
Read more … Members Would Accept Sacrifices to Rescue Their Current Health Plan
10/15/2008
We’ve scheduled meetings around the United States so Guild members can learn about and ratify our contract proposals in advance of negotiations, which are set to begin by the end of October.
Read more … Meetings Set To Ratify Guild’s Contract Proposal
