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Negotiation Bulletins
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13 Nov 2008
The Associated Press told the News Media Guild on Thursday that it wants to eliminate the minimum four-hour call back provision after leaving the office and the eight-hour minimum when working on scheduled days off -- when reporters work from home --because staffers aren’t filing for all their overtime, resulting in falsified time reports.
The company also told the union it wants to eliminate automatic scheduling penalty payments if schedules are changed within the actual work week to deal with news or staff emergencies.
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12 Nov 2008
Photographers with The Associated Press went green Wednesday, proposing ways to make money for themselves and the company and offering information on how the AP could save money by converting to a fleet of hybrid vehicles.
Guild negotiators, joined by photographer Doug Pizac of Salt Lake City, proposed a revenue-sharing plan under which photographers could market their AP work and receive a split of profits from any new markets they find. They also proposed that the AP provide quarterly statements to photographers on any stock photo sales.
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11 Nov 2008
The News Media Guild pressed The Associated Press on Tuesday to study the health effects of work performed by photographers and video journalists, as agreed to in the contract signed three years ago.
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10 Nov 2008
The Associated Press told Guild negotiators Monday that it needs its technology staff to be efficient and flexible and to acquire skills to support all formats, including broadcast and video technologies.
The company also said it wants to mandate that technicians have Certified Broadcast Network Technology certifications as a new minimum job requirement.
About 40 percent of technicians now have the CBNT certification.
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07 Nov 2008
Employees who have received “formal, written progressive discipline for performance” in the last 12 months would lose their seniority rights if The Associated Press laid off workers, the company proposed Friday.
The 12-month disciplinary standard also would apply to employees on the AP’s rehire list, meaning those people would not have rehire rights.
The company said it would consider any letter that threatens future discipline or discharge as being formal, written and progressive.
