The following grievances have been filed with the company. At this point, the company and Guild will meet to try to resolve these issues. If no resolution is agreed to the grievance returns back to our grievance committee where we can vote to send the issue to arbitration.
Implementation of time clocks in South Portland
The Guild has grieved the implementation of time clocks in South Portland. This is a change in working conditions.
UPDATE: The company waived the grievance meeting on this matter. The issue has been moved to arbitration and both sides submitted three names of arbitrators. Both sides rejected the others’ three names, so the matter is being pushed to AAA for arbitrator assignment.
Change in commission plan
We have filed a grievance over the change in commission plans in advertising.
LAST UPDATE: The company is in the process of accumulating the requested information (for the Guild’s information request).
CURRENT UPDATE: The company has accumulated the requested information. The Guild is waiting for it to be provided to us.
The Community Leader
We have filed a grievance based on the recent movement of work and changes made to the Community Leader based primarily on the jurisdiction language in our contract. Some community leader work (employees) has been moved inside 390 Congress, some Guild members are now doing Community Leader work, the Community Leader is now being inserted into the Press Herald, and we’re sharing management.
UPDATE: The Guild has tolled (legal term that sets aside timelines) this issue while the company decides if it wants to negotiate this matter with our lawyer. We are awaiting a response.
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