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Newspaper Guild Votes to Begin Strike Preparations
The Newspaper Guild on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to begin preparations for a strike against Philadelphia Media Network, the parent company of the Inquirer, Daily News, […]
PMN to Newspaper Guild Members: Strike and We Stop Paying You
[Updated at 8 p.m. with comment from the Newspaper Guild] Philadelphia Media Network on Tuesday informed Newspaper Guild employees what they’ll lose if they go […]
Newspaper Strike Authorization Vote Set for June 3rd
The Newspaper Guild will vote June 3rd whether or not to authorize a strike against Philadelphia Media Network, the company that owns the Inquirer, Daily […]
PMN Promises Newspapers Will Continue If Guild Strikes
The company that owns the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com says it will continue to deliver the news even if the Newspaper Guild that journalists […]
Inquirer Journalists Launch Health Care Petition
Members of the Newspaper Guild have launched a petition to pressure the Philadelphia Media Network — owner of the Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com — […]
UPDATE: Newspaper Journos Agree to Temporary Contract Extension
Updated with comment from the Newspaper Guild. A possible strike by Philadelphia’s newspaper journalists has been averted, for at least a month: The union that […]
PHOTO: Philadelphia Newspaper Strike a Real Possibility
See updates below with PMN’s memorandum to journalists, and the guild’s commentary on that memo. [Original] We’re still waiting to hear back on the progress […]
Bill Green Finally Gets to Be Mayor, Thanks to Daily News Error
Much has been written about Bill Green IV’s mayoral aspirations. And Tuesday’s primary didn’t exactly lend a helping hand to the Councilman-at-Large turned ousted School […]
Newspaper Strike Vote Possible Next Week
Updated at 8:50 p.m. with comment from Bill Ross, executive director of the Newspaper Guild. Journalists at the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com could vote as […]
Inky Union Says Strike Authorization Vote Possible
[Update 7:20 p.m.] Stan Wischnowski, vice president of news operations for Philadelphia Media Network, responds by email: “We don’t agree at all with how the […]
WATCH: This Is Why the Philly.com Comments Are Changing
Here are reporters from the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com reading comments on their stories at Philly.com. It’s funny and sad and, well, watch: That […]
Lenfest Announces Profit-Sharing for Inquirer, Daily News Workers
Full-time employees of the city’s two major daily newspapers will receive a $903 profit-sharing check, publisher Gerry Lenfest said in a memorandum today. But the […]
Union: Three Sticking Points in Inquirer/Newspaper Guild Negotiations
The company that owns Philly’s biggest daily newspapers is seeking a mediator to help resolve contract negotiations with the union that represents most of its […]
Rich Hofmann Named New Sports Editor of Daily News
The Philadelphia Daily News announced today that longtime sports columnist Rich Hofmann will become the new executive sports editor of the newspaper. The paper sent […]
Newspaper Guild Digs In on Seniority Issues
We told you Wednesday that contract talks had reportedly stalemated between Interstate General Media and the union that represents the journalists at the Inquirer and Daily […]