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Negotiation Bulletins
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05 Nov 2008
News Media Guild negotiators and their health care consultant questioned The Associated Press on Wednesday about the company’s proposed increases to the health insurance and dental programs.
In response to questions from consultant Allen Brawer, the AP indicated that its proposed increases of 6.5 percent a year are negotiable.
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03 Nov 2008
The News Media Guild’s proposal for a new contract says that in the event of a staff reduction senior employees should keep their jobs if they’re qualified to perform the remaining work. The employee with the least seniority is affected unless a more senior staffer in that classification elects to be affected.
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30 Oct 2008
The Associated Press said Thursday that it plans to advance seven proposals next week that will include changes to the language governing staff reductions and rewarding “top performers” with wage increases that would not be extended to all employees.
Seniority is now given “due weight” when an employee is qualified to perform remaining work. The Guild has historically negotiated general increases for employees while AP has rewarded employees with merit pay. The company said 80 percent of its staff receives merit as well as 61 percent of its new hires.
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29 Oct 2008
The News Media Guild told The Associated Press on Wednesday that its employees are unhappy with several of the company's health care proposals, especially the introduction of deductibles and higher prescription costs.
The Guild also told the AP that the members view the sick leave proposal as divisive between new and longer service employees and that many members were upset by the company's proposed changes to the birth benefit.
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28 Oct 2008
The News Media Guild met again Tuesday with The Associated Press, telling the managers that training remains a priority for Guild-covered staff.
The Guild is seeking formal multimedia training for all members of the editorial unit by Dec. 1, 2010, at the company’s expense and company time. The Guild wants a provision that says no employee can lose a job due to an inability to perform remaining work because of a lack of training.
