http://www.postguild.org Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:01:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Colleagues, We'd like to clarify something we said in yesterday's Bulletin. We noted that the Post has listed, by age and job title, every position that is eligible or ineligible for the buyout. And this is true. But the Post has advised us that this eligibility list is only a function ... http://www.postguild.org/2012/02/09/clarifications-on-buyout-offer-from-unit-co-chair/ The Washington Post has proposed a newsroom-only buyout that targets only some departments and individuals. The offer is open to about 48 percent of Guild-covered newsroom employees, or 219 individuals. The Post is hoping that at least 33 people and as many as 48 people will voluntarily accept its offer, ... http://www.postguild.org/2012/02/08/post-proposes-newsroom-only-buyouts/ [caption id="attachment_3169" align="alignright" width="502" caption="Darlene Meyer (middle) at Guild event at the Post Pub. Rick Ehrmann is far right"][/caption] This eulogy was delivered by Guild organizer Rick Ehrmann at a memorial for Guild leader Darlene Meyer on January 27. We are here today to celebrate the life of Darlene Meyer and to ... http://www.postguild.org/2012/01/31/eulogy-for-guild-leader-darlene-meyer-you-will-be-sorely-missed/ Relatives of Washington Post Guild leader Darlene Meyer, who passed away this month, have made contact with the Newspaper Guild after seeing a story on Darlene that was  posted on  the Post Guild website. As a result, the family is traveling from Houston to D.C. to attend a memorial service on ... http://www.postguild.org/2012/01/24/guild-to-host-memorial-for-darlene-meyer-on-fri-jan-27/ [caption id="attachment_3169" align="alignright" width="430" caption="Darlene Meyer (middle) at Guild event at the Post Pub"][/caption] In what was described as a deep and tragic loss for the Newspaper Guild and the entire labor movement, Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild vice president Darlene Meyer has died. "It is with deep regret that I must advise that ... http://www.postguild.org/2012/01/22/washington-post-union-leader-darlene-meyer-dies/ ************************************************************************************************************************ http://www.postguild.org/2011/12/29/happy-new-year-from-the-newspaper-guild-2/ By Fredrick Kunkle Guild Unit Co-ChairFriends, As some of you may have already heard or suspected after several cake-less departures this year, the Washington Post has pushed out – or is trying to push out – at least thirteen people through layoffs, coerced buyouts or outright dismissal on dubious ... http://www.postguild.org/2011/11/21/post-quietly-trying-or-has-pushed-out-employees/ By KEACH HAGEY PoliticoHurting financially but wary of acting precipitously, the Washington Post has planted a strategic stake in the ground when it comes to paywalls: Let the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, with their national distributions and elite readerships, charge their online customers at the door. ... http://www.postguild.org/2011/10/20/washington-post-paywall-online-not-anytime-soon/ By Brian Stelter New York TimesIn the midst of a deteriorating advertising climate, The New York Times plans to eliminate up to 20 newsroom positions and seek additional savings in the business units, the company said Thursday. The reductions, described by the New York Times Company as a ... http://www.postguild.org/2011/10/15/ny-times-plans-staff-reduction/ http://www.postguild.org/2011/09/04/happy-labor-day-from-the-newspaper-guild-2/