Washington Post Guild Unit -- Contract, 2002-2005

AGREEMENT made this _____ day of November, 2002, by and between The Washington Post, hereinafter referred to as The Post, and the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, Local No. 32035, The Newspaper Guild-Communications Workers of America, hereinafter referred to as the Guild, acting for and on behalf of itself and all Guild bargaining unit employees of The Post.

WITNESSETH: In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth in this Agreement, The Post and the Guild agree as follows:

ARTICLE I - BARGAINING UNIT

(a) The provisions of the Agreement shall apply to all employees employed by The Washington Post in the Accounting, Administrative Services, Advertising, Circulation, Communications, Editorial, Marketing, News and Purchasing departments; other business departments to the extent that Guild-covered positions are transferred to such other business departments; and to data processing employees of the Systems and Engineering Department; the maskers and scalers of the Production Department; the Centrex Operators, Printing Services and Mail Desk employees of the Administrative Services Department; and National Weekly and News Service employees.

(b) The provisions of this Agreement shall not apply to employees deemed managers, supervisors, and confidential employees under the National Labor Relations Act; outside columnists whose material is syndicated by arrangement with The Post; outside circulation subscription solicitors; temporary employees as defined in the following paragraph; commission sales agents numbering no more than fifty percent of the number of Guild-covered advertising sales/outside representatives (provided that, as a result of an increase in commission sales agents above the number of 22, the number of Guild-covered advertising sales/outside representatives does not fall below seventy except during temporary periods of vacancies); part?time employees who do not satisfy the continuity requirements set forth in Article VI, Section 10(b); clerical or telecommunications employees hired outside the United States for employment in offices outside the United States; and other positions mutually agreed upon by the parties.

(c) A temporary employee is defined as a person hired for an occasional or transient purpose, or for a special project not to exceed twelve months in duration, which period may be extended by mutual agreement, or as a replacement for a regular full?time or regular part?time employee on a leave of absence granted under Article XIII, or on extended illness or disability provided such leave of absence does not exceed two years; The Post agrees it will continue to notify the Guild of the hiring of all temporary employees, after any such employee has been employed by The Post for a period of two months.

2. The positions listed in Appendix A attached hereto are excluded from this Agreement. The Post shall notify the Guild of the creation of new, excluded positions, or the reclassification or alteration of current positions, The Post in its discretion judges should be excluded from the bargaining unit, based on its reasonable belief that the position is managerial, supervisory or confidential.

3. It is understood and agreed that, consistent with other provisions of this Agreement, the Publisher shall be the sole judge of which person, or persons, shall be hired in any capacity for positions covered by this Agreement, including, specifically, those persons selected as News Interns.

ARTICLE II - JURISDICTION

1. It is mutually agreed that the jurisdiction and work assignment flexibility herein does not conflict with the basic components recognized by the parties in the Agreement of a Guild bargaining unit, and that work is to continue to be performed by Guild-covered employees in the Guild bargaining unit.

2. The Publisher may assign or reassign work which has been previously assigned to Guild-covered employees either to such employees or to employees not covered by this Agreement, or to employees of any other employer. In addition, the Publisher may assign or reassign work to Guild-covered employees which has been previously assigned to employees not covered by this Agreement. However, such assignments shall be permitted only to the extent that they are not precluded by another collective bargaining agreement. It is the intent of the parties to construe this Agreement as fundamentally altering the nature of work assignments. Work assignments will be non-exclusive, allowing The Post to assign work previously performed by employees in other units to Guild-covered employees, to the extent permitted by other collective bargaining agreements, as well as assigning Guild-covered work to non-Guild-covered employees on the same basis. The foregoing shall not affect the kinds of work presently or customarily performed by persons holding positions that are excluded from the bargaining unit under the provisions under Article I above.

3. No employee covered by this Agreement shall be disciplined for the quality of his/her performance of work not normally or previously assigned to employees in the bargaining unit. The Publisher agrees that no Guild unit employee shall be laid off as a direct result of such work assignments.

4. It is understood that the Publisher shall have the sole right to determine the manner and means of operation and production, except as specifically limited by this Agreement.

5. The Publisher will meet and confer with the Guild on changes in work assignments, jurisdiction, work processes, or technology. It is agreed that, if the parties are unable to resolve any dispute arising under this Article by discussion and mutual agreement, such dispute will not be arbitrable, except as specifically provided below:

(a) The Publisher shall continue to have the right to assign or reassign work on a non-exclusive basis, which has in the past been assigned to data processing employees of the Systems and Engineering Department, or which has been assigned to advertising operations employees of the Advertising Department, or which is of a similar nature to the work assigned to such employees in the past. Disputes concerning the foregoing assignments shall be grievable but not arbitrable.

(b) Minor jurisdictional disputes, e.g., those involving infrequent or temporary work, shall be grievable but not arbitrable, without prejudice to the parties' rights to arbitrate non-jurisdictional disputes under other Articles of this Agreement.

(c) The Publisher shall have the right to assign or reassign other work which has in the past been assigned to Guild unit employees to other Post employees based on the demonstrable operational needs of the Publisher. It is understood and agreed that assigning work to Post employees not covered by this Agreement solely because they are lower-paid and/or have lower cost benefits than Guild-covered employees shall not constitute demonstrable operational needs unless such employees are covered by other collective bargaining agreements that permit such work assignments. However, if the Union believes that such assignment is not based on the demonstrable operational needs of the Publisher, such dispute will be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure of Article XXII.

6. With respect to the News and Editorial Departments, The Post may continue to engage outside writers on a non-staff basis, e.g., freelance, stringer, contract writer or photographer. The Post may continue to buy stories and photos from non-employees who have produced an exclusive, or an outstanding, story or photo, and may continue to publish the products of syndicated writers or cartoonists or artists. The Publisher agrees that no employee shall be laid off as a direct result of such use of the contributions of outside writers, syndicated writers, photographers, cartoonists or artists. It shall not be a violation of this Agreement for non-staff newspersons to consult on the premises with editors and others to discuss story ideas or work in progress, or to edit work submitted. In exceptional circumstances, it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for non-staff newspersons to use Post equipment on or off Post premises for the purposes of creating, editing or entering materials into The Post computer system. It is understood and agreed that an individual newsperson's staff or non-staff status shall be determined by the "right of control" test.

7. With respect to the Advertising Department, The Post may accept any and all copy from advertisers or advertising agencies in any form, including hard copy, facsimile copy, or computer generated copy ("remote entry" copy). Furthermore, the remote entry of header information or billing information by non-Guild personnel shall not be a violation of this Agreement. The Publisher agrees that no Guild-unit employee shall be laid off as a direct result of such use of advertiser or advertising agency copy.

8. With respect to any work processes in any Guild-covered departments, The Post may continue to use without restriction such data or information, produced within or outside of The Post, as it may deem appropriate in the Publisher's sole discretion. The Publisher agrees that no Guild-unit employee shall be laid off as a direct result of such use.

ARTICLE III - UNION ACCESS

1. Access for Representational Purposes

The Washington Post will continue to permit access to The Post's offices for the staff representatives of the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, Local 32035, The Newspaper Guild-Communications Workers of America, for representational purposes only and subject to this Agreement. Access for Guild representatives will at all times be through The Post's 24-hour Main Security Desk at 1150 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. This will not include organizing activities, signing-up members, distributing union literature (except through employees), union business meetings, steward training, or other institutional activities.

2. Union elections:

The Guild agrees to hold all Guild elections at locations other than The Post's premises.

3. Small Informal Meetings Among Unit Employees

Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to preclude small informal meetings among unit employees, without a union staff representative present, provided such meetings are held in a non-working area during the non-working time of the involved employees.

4. Access for Union representatives to meet with Guild members in Post building:

Consistent with past practices, and with the understanding that the Guild will usually find it more convenient to meet at the Guild's offices or elsewhere outside The Post with Post stewards and employees, The Post will provide on-site meeting arrangements subject to availability only as described below:

(a) Access for Membership Meetings.

It is understood and agreed that the Guild will not conduct membership or informational meetings for unit employees or any other group meetings with unit employees (except as provided in paragraphs 4(b) and 4(c) below) on The Post's premises, with or without Guild staff present. However, in exceptional circumstances, the Guild may request permission for space to hold such employee meetings on The Post's premises, which the Publisher may grant or withhold in his sole discretion.

(b) Access for Committee Meetings.

(i) Except as set forth in (ii) below, the Guild agrees that it has no right to conduct a committee meeting on Post premises, and cannot challenge The Post's denial of meeting space for a Guild committee meeting.

(ii) During the course of collective bargaining for a new contract, on days when joint sessions take place, The Post will permit the Guild to use the joint meeting room for union caucuses and employee meetings related to the bargaining, subject to the joint meeting room's availability.

(c) Meetings with one to three employees.

(i) When a Union representative wishes to meet with from one to three Guild members employed at The Post, the representative first must register in a log maintained by a security officer in The Post's lobby, and phone the Labor Relations office as a prerequisite to the proposed visit. Such notice may be given immediately prior to the proposed meeting. In addition to listing his or her name in the log, the Union representative shall enter the name of the person whom he or she intends to visit and The Post department to which that employee is assigned. The Union representative must comply with all Security Department procedures applicable to visitors to The Post; in an operational emergency that results in the exclusion of visitors from Post facilities, the Guild representative will not be unreasonably denied access to The Post to conduct representational activities. The Union representative may meet either in the employee's department or in the Cafeteria, as long as no more than three employees and one Guild representative is involved. Consistent with past practice, e.g., including but not limited to, when a Guild representative is being replaced by a new Guild staff member, and with the understanding that normally only one Guild staff representative is involved in such meetings, this provision may apply to a visit by two Guild staff representatives.

(ii) While the Union representative is in the Department designated in the log (as described in the preceding paragraph), he or she may meet with one, two or three employees in the same department without giving notice of such additional meetings to the Labor Relations Department. Except with the permission of the employee's supervisor, the Guild representative shall meet during regularly scheduled breaks or lunch periods with any employee who does not have a flexible work schedule, e.g., most employees in the Circulation, Accounting and Classified Advertising Departments. With employees who do have flexible work schedules, e.g., most employees in News, the Guild representative shall meet with such employees without interfering with their work or departmental operations. This provision will not affect in any way the respective rights of The Post and the Guild with regard to hours and scheduling of employees under the labor contract.

(iii) If a Union representative also wishes to speak with an employee in a Department other than the one designated in the log book, he or she shall first notify the Labor Relations Department of the employee's name and Department to be visited next, as in paragraphs 4(c)(i) and (ii) above.

(iv) As long as the procedures described in paragraphs 4(i) through (iii) are followed, management representatives will not generally question the Union representative(s) further, other than to ascertain that the visit is representational. For example, questions may not be posed about the subject matter of the visit, whether the meeting could be held in an alternate location, etc.

(v) On rare or infrequent occasions, the Guild may request The Post to provide a meeting room for the Guild to meet with up to five or six employees who are not members of a committee. Such meetings will not be held in the employees' department(s) or the cafeteria. If the Guild gives The Post at least 48 hours' advance written notice, the Labor Relations Department will make a good faith effort to provide a meeting room other than the Labor Conference Room.

5. Access Outside Normal Business Hours.

If a Guild representative seeks access to Post property outside normal business hours (Monday to Friday, except holidays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), he or she will make advance access arrangements through The Post's Labor Relations Department not later than 3 p.m. that same day if for an after-hours appointment that day, or not later than 3 p.m. on the last preceding regular business day if for a day other than a regular business day. However, in case of an emergency, The Post's 24-hour Main Security Desk at 1150 15th Street will grant access upon presentation to the Security Desk of a brief written explanation by the Guild representative which generally describes the basis for the after-hours request for access.

6. Access for Distribution of Guild Bulletins.

A Guild staff representative may drop-off prepackaged bundles of Guild literature at either The Post's Main Security Desk or The Post's L Street Receiving Desk during normal business hours for pick-up by the Guild stewards to whom the pre-packaged bundles are addressed. The bundles may also be delivered by the Guild representative to the 5th floor (either the elevator lobby sitting area or the newsroom telephone operators area) and to the 6th floor (the elevator lobby sitting area). Guild stewards and/or employee distributors shall place Guild literature only in non-working areas of Guild-covered departments and shall not distribute such literature in working areas at any time, except that the past practice of allowing Guild stewards and/or employee distributors, after picking up the pre-packaged bundles, to hand such literature to employees or place it on employees' work stations in Guild-covered departments, or to place such literature in the departmental mailboxes (if any) of Guild-covered employees will be continued during the term of this Agreement so long as such distribution is conducted during the non-working time of the steward or employee distributor and does not interfere with or disrupt employees during their working time. The parties will provide each other with copies of bulletins and like materials, which will be delivered in the same manner as they are distributed to employees. The Guild agrees that this provision sets forth the exclusive manner of Guild distribution of literature on Post property, and further agrees that it will refrain from distributing its literature to Post employees through The Post's internal mail distribution system or through e-mail or computer systems of The Post. This provision does not restrict the use of Post computer systems for incidental personal communications.

7. Resolution of Disputes:

(a) In the event that either The Post or the Guild (or any of the Guild's officers, representatives, or agents) violates this Article, the Guild or The Post shall have the right to submit the dispute to arbitration under Article XXII.

(b) The failure of either The Post or the Guild to enforce at any time any one or more of the terms and conditions of this Article shall not be deemed a waiver of such terms or conditions or of The Post's or the Guild's rights thereafter to enforce each and every term and condition of this Article.

ARTICLE IV - UNION SECURITY

As used in this Article, the term "membership in the Guild" means tendering the periodic dues uniformly required by the Guild. During the period of thirty calendar days following the signing of this Agreement, employees shall be given a choice of resigning, or retaining, membership in the Guild. Those who choose to retain membership in the Guild by the close of that period shall be obligated to tender the periodic dues required by the Guild, as an obligation of employment, until the next such open period, or contract expiration, whichever occurs first. Employees hired after the effective date of the Agreement who choose to become members of the Guild shall similarly maintain membership in the Guild. There shall be a similar resignation period of thirty days on each annual anniversary of the signing of this Agreement. The provisions of this Article shall not be administered in a manner that is contrary to law.

ARTICLE V - DUES CHECK-OFF

1. Any employee in the bargaining unit, including covered part-time employees, may voluntarily file with The Post a written authorization and direction to deduct from his/her salary or other earnings, his/her current Guild dues, as certified to The Post by the Guild from time to time, and such authorization may be revoked by him/her at any time. The Post agrees to notify the Guild within seven days of the receipt of any such notice of revocation.

2. The Guild will file with The Post not later than the last day of each calendar month, a schedule certified by its Treasurer showing the amount of current dues payable during the next succeeding month by employees in the various salary classifications.

3. For the duration of this Agreement and the Union Security provision in Article IV, The Post will make deductions from the salaries or other earnings of employees in accordance with said authorizations and schedules filed hereunder by employees and the Guild, but it assumes no responsibility either to the employees or to the Guild in the event that, through inadvertence or error, it shall fail to do so in any instance. All sums so deducted shall be remitted by The Post as promptly as possible to the Guild. This provision does not preclude an agency fee payer from authorizing the payment of dues through payroll deductions. The Post agrees not to exercise its right to cease payroll deductions of dues pursuant to unrevoked dues check-off authorizations prior to termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article XXVI. The Guild agrees to indemnify The Post and hold The Post harmless in the event of any claims, charges or lawsuits made in connection with dues collected consistent with the Guild's request or in connection with dues-related information provided by the Guild to its members.

4. Authorizations filed hereunder shall be in the following form:

"I hereby authorize and direct The Washington Post to deduct from any salary or other earnings standing to my credit on its books in each payroll period following the date of this authorization the amount of current dues payable by me to the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild during such payroll period, according to the certified schedule filed by the Guild with The Post.

"I further authorize and direct The Washington Post to remit all sums so deducted to the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild.

"This assignment and authorization shall remain in effect until revoked by me. I can revoke this authorization at any time. Such notice of revocation shall become effective for the calendar month following the calendar month in which you receive it.

"I agree to save The Washington Post harmless against any and all claims and liability for or on account of the deductions made from my salary or other earnings and remitted to the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild pursuant to this authorization."

(Signature of Employee)

(Signature of Witness)

ARTICLE VI - MINIMUM SALARIES

1. The following minimum salaries shall apply to employees in Guild-covered positions.

Editorial and News Departments:

2. The weekly salaries of employees in the following classifications shall be not less than the amounts specified for the experience indicated. The columns set forth the amounts applicable on the dates indicated:

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Copy Aides

1st six months $455.80 $462.80 $469.80

2nd six months $460.80 $467.80 $474.80

3rd six months $464.55 $471.55 $478.55

4th six months $471.50 $478.50 $485.50

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Administrative & Editorial Aides

1st six months $494.85 $501.85 $508.85

2nd six months $504.35 $511.35 $518.35

3rd six months $517.35 $524.35 $531.35

4th six months $530.25 $537.25 $544.25

3rd year $550.30 $557.30 $564.30

4th year $577.80 $584.80 $591.80

	Effective 2/26/2001	Effective 7/28/2003	Effective 1/31/2005
Assistant Librarians & Researchers
1st year	$652.70	$660.70	$668.70
2nd year	$692.55	$700.55	$709.05
3rd year	$728.85	$737.35	$745.85
4th year	$768.55	$777.05	$785.55
5th year	$804.75	$813.75	$822.75

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Librarian

1st year $813.40 $822.40 $831.40

2nd year $862.35 $871.35 $880.35

3rd year $909.00 $918.50 $928.00

4th year $956.90 $966.40 $975.90

5th year $1,002.30 $1,012.30 $1,022.30

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

News Aides

1st six months $471.50 $478.50 $485.50

2nd six months $479.25 $486.25 $493.25

3rd six months $491.35 $498.35 $505.35

4th six months $498.85 $505.85 $512.85

3rd year $511.95 $518.95 $525.95

4th year $529.25 $536.25 $543.25

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

News Interns

1st year $813.40 $822.40 $831.40

2nd year $862.35 $871.35 $880.35

	Effective 2/26/2001	Effective 7/28/2003	Effective 1/31/2005
Photo Technicians
1st six months	$488.50	$495.50	$502.50
2nd six months	$512.85	$519.85	$526.85
3rd six months	$537.25	$544.25	$551.25
4th six months	$561.65	$568.65	$575.65
3rd year	$586.10	$593.10	$600.10
4th year	$610.50	$618.50	$626.50

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Editorial Writers, Reporters, Photographers, News Artists, Columnists, Critics

1st year $813.40 $822.40 $831.40

2nd year $862.35 $871.35 $880.35

3rd year $909.00 $918.50 $928.00

4th year $956.90 $966.40 $975.90

5th year $1,002.30 $1,012.30 $1,022.30

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Editors (1)

1st year $976.10 $986.90 $997.70

2nd year $1,034.80 $1,045.60 $1,056.40

3rd year $1,090.90 $1,102.20 $1,113.60

4th year $1,148.30 $1,159.70 $1,171.10

5th year $1,202.75 $1,214.75 $1,226.75

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Editors (2)

1st year $935.40 $945.75 $956.10

2nd year $991.70 $1,002.05 $1,012.40

3rd year $1,045.35 $1,056.30 $1,067.20

4th year $1,100.45 $1,111.35 $1,122.30

5th year $1,152.65 $1,164.15 $1,175.65

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Editors (3)

1st year $894.75 $904.65 $914.55

2nd year $948.60 $958.50 $968.40

3rd year $999.90 $1,010.35 $1,020.80

4th year $1,052.60 $1,063.05 $1,073.50

5th year $1,102.55 $1,113.55 $1,124.55

	Effective 2/26/2001	Effective 7/28/2003	Effective 1/31/2005
Editors (4)
1st year	$854.05	$863.50	$872.95
2nd year	$905.45	$914.90	$924.35
3rd year	$954.45	$964.45	$974.40
4th year	$1,004.75	$1,014.70	$1,024.70
5th year	$1,052.40	$1,062.90	$1,073.40

(a) News employees who are covered by this Agreement and employed as Assistant Foreign Editors, Assistant Editors/Layout, and Copy Editors (Editors (3) for purposes of the minimums above) shall receive a salary that is not less than 10% above the minimum reporter scale for their experience in such position.

(b) News employees who are covered by this Agreement and who are employed as Assistant System Editors (Editors (4) for purposes of the minimums above) shall receive a salary that is not less than 5% above the minimum reporter scale for their experience in such position.

(c) All other News employees who are covered by this Agreement and employed as non-supervisory Editors, Assistant Editors, Art Directors, Graphics Editors/Planners, or other specialized non-supervisory Editor positions (Editors (2) for purposes of the minimums above) shall be paid a salary that is not less than 15% above the minimum reporter scale for their experience in such position.

(d) The Night National Editors (Editors (1) for the purposes of the minimums above) shall receive a weekly salary which is not less than 20% above the minimum reporter scale for their experience in such position.

(e) Part-time employees and full-time employees occupying the positions in this Section 3 for less than a week shall be paid a pro-rata amount as set forth above based on their experience and time worked in such position.

Commercial Departments

4. The weekly salaries of employees in the following classifications shall not be less than the amounts specified for the experience indicated. The columns set forth the amounts applicable on the dates indicated:

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Staff Associates

1st six months $462.05 $469.05 $476.05

2nd six months $473.75 $480.75 $487.75

3rd six months $483.00 $490.00 $497.00

4th six months $496.85 $503.85 $510.85

3rd year $507.25 $514.25 $521.25

	Effective 2/26/2001	Effective 7/28/2003	Effective 1/31/2005
Circulation Service Center Staff Associates
1st six months	$462.05	$469.05	$476.05
2nd six months	$483.00	$490.00	$497.00
3rd six months	$507.25	$514.25	$521.25

	Effective 2/26/2001	Effective 7/28/2003	Effective 1/31/2005
Circulation Drivers, General Staff Associates
1st six months	$471.50	$478.50	$485.50
2nd six months	$481.50	$488.50	$495.50
3rd six months	$496.10	$503.10	$510.10
4th six months	$506.10	$513.10	$520.20
3rd year	$517.60	$524.60	$531.60
4th year	$531.50	$538.50	$545.50

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Stenographers and Centrex Operators

1st six months $471.75 $478.75 $485.75

2nd six months $483.65 $490.65 $497.65

3rd six months $500.35 $507.35 $514.35

4th six months $515.85 $522.85 $529.85

3rd year $531.50 $538.50 $545.50

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Secretaries (other than Confidential Secretaries)

1st six months $491.85 $498.85 $505.85

2nd six months $502.85 $509.85 $516.85

3rd six months $517.35 $524.35 $531.35

4th six months $533.85 $540.85 $547.85

3rd year $551.75 $558.75 $565.75

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Advertising Services Staff Associate

1st six months $491.85 $498.85 $505.85

2nd six months $498.10 $505.10 $512.10

3rd six months $506.10 $513.10 $520.10

4th six months $516.35 $523.35 $530.35

3rd year $538.20 $545.20 $552.20

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Senior Staff Associate

1st six months $494.85 $501.85 $508.85

2nd six months $504.80 $511.80 $518.80

3rd six months $519.85 $526.85 $533.85

4th six months $530.25 $537.25 $544.25

3rd year $550.30 $557.30 $564.30

4th year $577.90 $584.90 $591.90

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Administrative Staff Associate

1st six months $530.45 $537.45 $544.45

2nd six months $554.05 $561.05 $568.05

3rd six months $577.75 $584.75 $591.75

4th six months $603.85 $611.85 $619.85

3rd year
$626.05 $634.05 $642.05

4th year $649.40 $657.40 $665.40

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Principal Staff Associate

1st six months $564.65 $571.65 $578.65

2nd six months $591.35 $598.35 $605.35

3rd six months $615.75 $623.75 $631.75

4th six months $640.50 $648.50 $656.50

3rd year $665.80 $673.80 $681.80

4th year $692.40 $700.40 $708.90

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Classified Telephone Sales

1st year $579.20 $586.20 $593.20

2nd year $615.85 $623.85 $631.85

3rd year $649.00 $657.00 $665.00

4th year $686.65 $694.65 $702.65

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Classified Inside/Outside Sales

1st six months $639.00 $647.00 $655.00

2nd six months $676.70 $684.70 $692.70

3rd six months $713.00 $721.50 $730.00

4th six months $749.00 $757.50 $766.00

3rd year $784.75 $793.25 $801.75

Effective 2/26/2001 Effective 7/28/2003 Effective 1/31/2005

Advertising Sales/Outside, Artists, Copy, Layout, Adv. Make-up, Education Sales Representatives

1st year $813.40 $822.40 $831.40

2nd year $862.35 $871.35 $880.35

3rd year $909.0

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