General
Layoffs
Thu, 05/01/2008 - 6:58am
The following Guild full-time occupied positions were eliminated in March: one major accounts salesperson, two classified advisors, one food service coordinator, two news clerks and two copy editors. read more »
Newspaper Guild Retains Advisor and Announces Exploration of Bid for Blethen Newspapers
Fri, 04/11/2008 - 11:38am
The Portland Newspaper Guild announced today that it has launched an exploratory effort to make a bid for local employee ownership of the Blethen Maine Newspapers and Web sites following the Seattl read more »
Newspapers for sale
Mon, 03/17/2008 - 11:01am
The Blethen Family's announcement Monday that they will explore the sale of the Blethen Maine Newspapers properties has raised questions amongst Guild members. read more »
More layoff news
Sun, 03/16/2008 - 11:01am
On Friday afternoon, the company laid off a second classified advisor position, again without giving proper notice. read more »
More layoff information
Wed, 03/12/2008 - 1:52pm
In addition to the Guild positions that were eliminated yesterday, the company has notified the Guild that the equivalent of three full-time positions (about 5,850 hours) will be cut out of the pa read more »
Guild layoffs, $132,000 in bonuses paid to managers
Tue, 03/11/2008 - 10:57am
The Guild was given notice this afternoon that there would be four layoffs today. These layoffs occurred shortly thereafter. read more »
Layoff Process
Sat, 10/27/2007 - 10:32am
The Guild and company continue to meet about the recent layoffs and issues that arose during the process. read more »
Training Opportunity
Sat, 10/27/2007 - 10:31am
Interested about learning more about the contract, due process, fair representation, Weingarten rights and more, contact C.J. at the Guild office at 772-1202 or cbetit@local128.org to learn more. read more »
Negotiations Stall, Arbitration Settlement Talks Near
Mon, 09/24/2007 - 6:20am
The negotiations process has ground to a standstill as the Guild and company begin a legal wrestling match over pay for Guild bargaining team members to participate in negotiations. read more »









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