Recent chronology
•
Feb. 2
Letter
from Mark Ryan, ProJo V.P., accusing Guild flyer of damaging ProJo in
the marketplace
Attachments:
• Guild
flyer (2 sides)
• Feb.
2 letter from Tom McDonough, ProJo H.R. director, reducing
company wage offer
•
Feb. 4
Guild
response to Journal Publisher Howard Sutton
• Feb.
5
Newsletter
reports on the action
•
Feb. 13
Letter
from Publisher Howard Sutton accompanies Belo 'Profit Performance Bonus
Plan' checks
• Feb
9
"The
Company gave it to you": Letter from Mark Ryan, ProJo V.P., announces
payout next week under 'Profit Performance Bonus Plan'
Attachment:
• Dec. 29, 1999 One-month Contract Extension
(What is this?)
• Earlier story: Jan. 9 newsletter Guild expects bonus, pay hike & back wages
•
Feb.
14
Can
a Snowflake Start an Avalanche?
The Guild and the Company meet for the first time in
over eight months.
•
Feb.
17
Arbitrator
awards 1.02% base wage increase retroactive to January '99
•
Feb.
19
Arbitrator
Sets Terms For 'Me-Too' Wage Hike
(with wage hike estimates)
•
March
2
NLRB
lodges 10 new unfair labor practice counts against Journal
•
March
8
Company
spurns guild's proposal for new talks
•
March
22
NLRB postpones Guild hearings, probes new charges
against Company
•
March
30
Guild
wins key new-technology ruling
• April 19
Guild asks court to make Journal pay "me-too" raise
•
May
10
'Message
received': Belo
stockholders learn of troubles in Providence at annual meeting;
•
May
18
PROJO
MAKES 'ME-TOO' WAGE PAYOUT
Accompanying
letter from the company
•
May
25
6
New Unfair Charges Lodged Against Journal
•
June
1
Hearings
postponed after NLRB lawyer suffers back injury
•
June
17
National
Labor Relations Board postpones ProJo trial till
July till fall
•
June
20
Session
June
21
Guild,
Company will talk about guard removal, intern program
•
July13
NLRB
hearing set for Oct. 22 - Nov. 2
•
July
19
New
Federal suit seeks pay, bonus for 6 pre-pub workers
Report To Guild Members
Chart: Contract Sticking Points
•
Augyst 4
Contract
sticking points
A
long dispute about pensions
•
Oct.
1
Boycott
Authorization Vote Oct.
22, 23 2001
•
Oct.
7
Text
of latest NLRB complaint: 11 new charges, total now 47
TNG/CWA Local 31041
270 Westmister St., Providence, Rhode Island 02903
401-421-9466 | Fax: 401-421-9495
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