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Guild News
- 15 Jul 2009
The News Media Guild will award two $2,000 scholarships and one $1,000 wild card scholarship. Applications are being mailed to all members. Responses must be RECEIVED no later than 2 p.m. on Sept. 2, 2009, to qualify. The drawings will be made the following day.
The scholarships will be awarded by lottery to the following: Any Guild member or his/her spouse or partner, children, parents, grandparent or grand child, or other member of the nominating Guild member's immediate household. In the event of a change in status, the relationship at the time of the drawing will prevail.
- 08 Jul 2009
The News Media Guild asked The Associated Press to rescind its new Facebook, Twitter and MySpace rules to allow for good faith bargaining under the National Labor Relations Act.
The request was sparked by new rules posted by AP on June 18, including a requirement that employees delete the comments of friends that could run afoul of AP's Ethics Policy. The new rules angered many employees who believe they’re intrusive and unbecoming of a news agency that promotes free speech.
- 02 Jul 2009
The News Media Guild received a report yesterday that a Business News staffer had been diagnosed with swine flu. The affected employee confirmed the illness.
While AP policy protects the privacy of employees from having illnesses disclosed, nothing prevents an affected employee from making an illness known.
The union promptly informed AP of the report asking how it intended to communicate it to staff and what safety measures would be implemented. The company responded by sending the "Swine Flu - Prevention - General Guidelines" e-mail below to all staffers nationwide.
