Contract

Between

The Baltimore Sun

And

Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild

June 25, 2003 through June 24, 2007

Table of Contents

THIS AGREEMENT IS MADE THIS 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2003 BETWEEN THE BALTIMORE SUN COMPANY, PUBLISHER OF THE SUN, AND THE SUNDAY SUN, AND PROVIDER OF AUDIOTEXT, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, HEREINAFTER KNOWN AS THE PUBLISHER, AND THE WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE NEWSPAPER GUILD, HEREINAFTER KNOWN AS THE GUILD, FOR ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE PUBLISHER, AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED.

ARTICLE 1-Recognition of Guild

Section 1.1 - Collective Bargaining Unit. The Publisher recognizes the Guild as the exclusive representative of the employees employed in job classifications covered by this Agreement.

Section 1.2 - Jurisdiction.

1.2(a). Exercise of Jurisdiction.

1.2(a)1. Except as noted in this section, the jurisdiction of the Guild shall include new or additional work of a permanent nature in departments covered by this Agreement and requiring the same or similar skills for which bargaining unit employees are currently employed.

1.2(a)2. The Publisher may assign or reassign work which has been previously assigned to Guild-covered employees either to such employees, or to individuals employed by the Publisher not covered by this Agreement (including but not limited to individuals whose positions are listed in Section 1.8 of this Agreement), or to individuals employed by any other employer. In addition, the Publisher may assign or reassign work to Guild-covered employees which has been previously assigned to individuals 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 altering the nature of work assignments. Work assignments will be non-exclusive.

1.2(a)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.

1.2(a)4. The Publisher agrees that no Guild unit employee shall be laid off as a direct result of such work assignments.

1.2(b). Remote Entry.

1.2(b)1. The Publisher may accept any copy in any form ' including but not limited to hard copy, facsimile copy, or computer-generated copy supplied via modem, disc or by any other means. Such copy may be received by the Publisher from any location, including those outside the Publisher's facilities, and entered by any persons, including those not employed by the Publisher ('remote entry'). The term 'copy,' as used in this section, includes but is not limited to graphic images, numbers, words, and any other data. The remote entry of data relating to sales orders and/or news, editorial, or promotional copy shall not violate this Agreement. No employees covered by this Agreement shall be laid off as a direct result of the remote entry of copy.

1.2(b)2. There will be no reduction in incentives, and/or lineage credits toward sales goals for a Guild-unit employee because copy lineage generated from advertising accounts assigned to that employee was accepted by the Publisher via remote entry.

l.2(b)3. If the utilization of remote entry results in the displacement of Guild represented employees in a classification, the Publisher shall request volunteers from the affected group of employees to transfer to other positions within the company under the terms set forth below.

1.2(b)4. If a sufficient number of affected employees do not volunteer, the Publisher shall determine which employee(s) shall be transferred to a new position(s) in inverse order of classification seniority. Employee(s) transferred under this Section 1.2(b) shall be retrained, if necessary, for another position with the Publisher. Every reasonable effort will be made to find a position with similar skills or skill levels to those utilized in the position(s) from which he or she was transferred. A transferred employee(s) shall receive at least the salary earned at the date of transfer. Any subsequent general increases to which the employee(s) may be entitled will be in accord with the salary scale of the new position. However, instead of transfer, the employee who would be involuntarily transferred under this Section 1.2(b) shall have the option of exercising his/her rights to severance pay under Section 8.5 of the contract.

1.2(b)5. Any employee who, under the provisions of this Section 1.2(b), accepts a transfer to another position in Guild jurisdiction, shall have his/her 'classification seniority' in the new position defined as his/her 'employment seniority' for the purpose of layoff.

1.2(c). The Publisher shall notify the Guild and affected employees at least four weeks in advance of displacement that results directly from the utilization of remote entry and shall meet at mutually agreeable times with the Guild to discuss transfer procedures in accordance with Section 1.2(b).

1.2(d). Employees displaced as a direct result of remote entry who are offered a position with the Publisher outside Guild jurisdiction may choose to exercise any bumping rights they may have under Section 8.2(0 within Guild jurisdiction. Those employee(s) 'bumped' by the displaced employee(s) shall not be covered by this Section 1.2(b) of the contract, unless the bumped employee(s) is in a department directly affected by remote entry.

1.2(e). Nothing in Section 1.2(b) shall be construed as exempting any displaced employee(s) from any reduction in force except one(s) directly resulting from utilization of remote entry, as provided for in this Section.

Section 1.3 - Employee Defined. Whenever used in this Agreement, the term 'employee' shall mean all employees employed in the editorial departments, news departments, commercial departments, and library, including all employees employed by the Publisher in the job classifications set forth in Section 5.1 of this Agreement, but excluding all employees employed in the positions set forth in Section 1.8 of this Agreement, employees in the Company's 'SunSpot' (website) department, guards, managerial personnel, confidential personnel and supervisors as defined in The National Labor Relations Act.

Section 1.4 - Probationary Employee and Intern.

1.4(a) Probationary Employee Defined. Effective for employees hired on or after June 25, 2003, a newly hired employee (other than in those classifications listed below) shall be considered a 'probationary' employee for six (6) months after the date the employee obtains status as a permanent employee. Effective for employees hired on or after June 25, 2003, a newly hired Editor, Editorial Writer, Reporter, Photographer, or Outside Advertising Sales Person shall be considered a 'probationary' employee for nine (9) months after the date the employee obtains status as a permanent employee.

During the probationary period, a probationary employee shall be subject to discharge or discipline at the discretion of the Publisher, and such discipline or discharge shall not be subject to the grievance or arbitration procedure of this Agreement. A probationary employee shall have the right to have a conference with his or her supervisor at reasonable times during the probationary period to discuss the employee's job progress.

1.4(b) Intern Defined. The Publisher has the right to hire News (up to 18) and/or Editorial (up to 2) interns, not to exceed twenty (20) at any point in time, for periods of time up to two (2) years each. Persons with more than one (1) year continuous professional experience in the job for which they are hired cannot be hired as interns. Such interns will be subject to all the provisions of Section 1.4(a), except the time period stated therein. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Publisher from considering current employees for intern positions.

Section 1.5 - Part-time Employee Defined. A part-time employee is defined as an employee normally scheduled to work less than forty (40) hours per week.

Section 1.6 - Temporary Employee Defined. A temporary employee is defined as an employee hired by the Publisher (a) by the day, or for single assignments, or for a special project such as contests, promotion drives, summer employment, etc., for a specified time not to exceed ten (10) months, unless the parties mutually agree to extend this time; or (b) to replace a permanent employee granted a leave of absence, for the duration of such leave plus one (1) month for training. A temporary employee shall be exempt from all provisions of this Agreement, except the minimum salaries specified in Article 5. The Publisher shall notify the Guild that the Publisher has hired a temporary employee within one (1) week of the date of hire. A temporary employee shall be deemed to have obtained status as a permanent employee if he/she is employed beyond the limits set forth above. A temporary employee who becomes a permanent employee without interruption of service in the same classification shall have his/her anniversary of employment dated from his/her original employment as a temporary; such anniversary date shall be used for purposes of defining the employee's probationary period, experience rating, vacation and sick leave accruals, and medical, dental, vision care, and life insurance entitlements.

Section 1.7- Utilization of Part-Time and Temporary Employees and Freelancers and Stringers.

1.7(a) Part-Time and Temporary Employees. Part-time and temporary employees shall not be employed for the purpose of displacing permanent full-time employees.

1.7(b) Freelancers and Stringers. The Publisher may continue to engage non-unit freelancers and stringers in accordance with past practice as it existed prior to the Sunburst Agreement.

Section 1.8 - Exemptions. Persons employed in the positions set forth below shall not be deemed employees and shall be exempt from the provisions of this Agreement.

1.8(a) Editorial and News Departments

In the Administrative & Executive Departments: Publisher & Chief Executive Officer, President; Administrative Assistant; Assistant to the Publisher; General Manager; Vice President, Strategic Planning/Adv. Systems; Editor and Senior Vice President; Confidential Secretaries to foregoing; Business Operations Office Manager.

In the Sun, Sunday Sun and News Department: Editor and Senior Vice President; Managing Editor; Assistant Managing Editor/Metro; Assistant Managing Editor/Photo; Assistant Managing Editor/Features; Assistant Managing Editor/Features; Assistant Managing Editor/Graphics; Assistant Managing Editor/Writing Quality; Assistant Managing Editor, Staff Development; Assistant Managing Editor, News; Assistant Managing Editor, Sports; Administrative Editor; Assistant Managing Editor, Projects; Confidential Secretaries to the foregoing; Readers' Representative/Ombudsman; News Editor; Features Editor; Lifestyle Editor; Two (2) Deputy Foreign Editors; Deputy Metro Editor; Arts & Entertainment Editor; Home & Food Editor; Features News Editor; TV Book Editor; Design Director; Assistant Design Director; Night News Editor; Night Editor; Weekend Metropolitan Editor; Weekend Special Projects Editor; Foreign Editor; National Editor; Science & Medicine Editor; Business Editor; Editor/Electronic News Information Services; Deputy Business Editor; Three (3) Chiefs of Copy Desk; Two (2) Deputy Copy Desk Chiefs; State Editor; Deputy Sports Editor; Three (3) Assistant Sports Editors; Two (2) Systems Editors; Photography Director; Two (2) Deputy Photography Directors; Director of Library Services; Book Editor; Executive News Editor; Chief Make-up Editor; Graphics Director; Financial Editor; Perspective Editor; Two (2) Assistant Bureau Chiefs, Carroll County; Two (2) Assistant Bureau Chiefs, Howard County; Two (2) Assistant Bureau Chiefs, Anne Arundel County; Two (2) Assistant Bureau Chiefs, Baltimore County; City Editor; Three (3) Assistant City Editors; Bureau Chief, Baltimore County; Bureau Chief, Carroll County; Bureau Chief, Anne Arundel County; Bureau Chief, Howard County; Regional Editor; Night Editor, Metropolitan; Electronic News/Information Services Director; Assistant Director of Collection Management; Assistant Director of News Research; Assistant Metropolitan Editor, News; Assistant News Editor, Pagination; Director of News Technology; Executive Sports Editor; Maryland Editor; Metro Administrator; Newsroom Administrator; Assistant Systems Editor; Assistant Design Director/Features; Employees of the Washington Bureau working or based in Washington; Employees employed as Foreign/National Correspondents; AME/Copy Desk; Assistant Multimedia Editor; Deputy Electronic News Editor; Multimedia Editor; Senior Picture Editor; Today Editor; Travel Editor; Harford County Bureau Chief; Assistant Harford County Bureau Chief.

In the Sun Editorial Department: Editorial Page Editor; Deputy Editorial Page Editor/Metro; Confidential Secretary to the above; Associate Editor/Editorial Page; Deputy Editorial Page Editor/Special Projects; Production Editor.

1.8(b) Commercial Departments.

In the Administrative and Executive Departments: Publisher & Chief Executive Officer, President; Administrative Assistant; Assistant to the Publisher; Vice President, Advertising; Vice President, Circulation; Vice President, Operations, Sun Park; Development Director; Circulation System Project Director; Confidential Secretaries to the foregoing; General Manager; Vice President, Organization Development; Vice President and Business Manager; Vice President of New Business Development; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Vice President of Marketing and Communications; Vice President, Human Resources and Legal Affairs; Confidential Secretaries to the foregoing.

In the Finance Department: Vice President/Finance/Chief Financial Officer; Controller; Director, Budget and Forecasts; Assistant Treasurer; Business Manager, Production & Subsidiaries and Capital Planning; Accounting Operations Manager; Confidential Secretaries to the foregoing; Payroll Manager; Advertising Business Manager; Cash Processing Supervisor; Cashier; Business Manager, Circulation; Accounts Payable Supervisor; Accounts Payable Manager & Business Manager/Administration; Assistant Controller & Bus. Mgr., Adv./Marketing/New Business; Credit Manager; Assistant Credit Manager; Advertising Receivables Manager; Customer Services Manager; Financial Planning and Analysis Manager; Financial Reporting Manager and Business Manager, News; Budget Manager; Four (4) Financial Analysts; General Accounting Specialists; Purchasing Manager; Assistant Payroll Manager.

In the Advertising Department: Vice President, Advertising; Administrative Assistant; Executive Sales Director, Retail; Classified Advertising Director; Confidential Secretaries; Advertising Director(s); Director, Major Retail/General Adv.; Manager, Advertising Administration; Sales Manager, Employment; Manager, Target Marketing; Manager, Management Information Systems; Quality Store Front Supervisor; Ad Operations Manager; Manager, Telemarketing; Copy Flow Coordinator/Night Supervisor; Copy Flow Coordinators; Sales Manager, Call Center; Supervisors, Telephone Sales; Supervisor, Ad Order Entry; Assistant Supervisor, Phone Sales; Coordinator, Administration/Technology; Advertising Systems Support Supervisor; Sales Manager, Baltimore City; Sales Manager, Anne Arundel County; Sales Manager, Howard County; Sales Manager, Carroll County; Sales Manager, Agencies; Classified Sales Manager, Real Estate and Rental; Sales Manager, New Homes and Resale; Sales Manager Manager, National Advertising; Sales Manager, Finance/Health/Education; Sales Manager, Food & Target Marketing; Sales Manager, Department Stores & Home; Sales Manager, Business; Sales Manager, Automotive; Sales Manager, Baltimore County; Manager, Special Sections; Senior Programmer Analyst; Programmer Analyst; Advertising Quality Assurance Manager; Special Sections Supervisor; Ad Operations Customer Service Manager; Recruitment/Training Supervisor; Two (2) Sales Managers, Sales Development; Art Director; Advertising Art Supervisor.

In the Inside Circulation Office: Vice President, Circulation; Director of Circulation Operations; Circulation Director, Marketing; Two (2) Assistant Circulation Directors; Confidential Secretaries to the foregoing; Circulation Office Manager; Two (2) Circulation Customer Service Managers/Ombudsmen; Order Processing Supervisor; Single Copy Manager; Circulation Sales Manager; Circulation Promotion Manager; Project Administrator; Project Administrator/ Statistics Coordinator; Circulation System Manager; Management Information Systems Manager; Two (2) Special Project Managers; Circulation Data Manager; Circulation Information Systems Manager; Circulation MIS Specialist; Circulation Info/Budget Manager; Customer Service Satisfaction Manager: Circulation Sales and Retention Manager; Educational Services Manager; Consumer Marketing Manager; Retail Sales Marketing Manager; Assistant Circulation Office Manager; Director, Customer Satisfaction; Two (2) Customer Satisfaction Managers; Outside Circulation Department Employees and their Managers and Supervisors.

In the Transportation Department: Manager of Fleet and Distribution Operations; Confidential Secretary to the foregoing; Distribution Operations Manager; Fleet Service & Maintenance Manager; Four (4) Distribution Managers.

In the Marketing and Communications Department: Vice President, Marketing and Communication; Sales and Marketing Manager; Director of Marketing and Communications; Advertising Marketing Manager; PSD Supervisor; Confidential Secretary; Special Events Manager; Assistant Marketing Manager/Research; Research Manager; Public Relations Manager; Advertising Art/Layout/Photo Supervisor; Creative Services and Production Manager; Classified Marketing Manager; Confidential Secretary; Creative Services Coordinators; Director, Marketing Development; Marketing Manager; Director, Public and Media Relations.

In the Employee & Labor Relations Department: Vice President, Human Resources and Legal Affairs; Labor Relations Director; Confidential Secretary to the foregoing; Human Resources Director; Employee and Labor Relations Manager; Human Resources Assistant Director; Organization Development Manager; Employee Relations Administrator; Organization Development Representative; EMS Administrator; Human Resources Representatives; Environmental/Safety Administrator; Employment Supervisor; Medical Services Administrator; Human Resources Specialists; Compensation Analyst; Five (5) Human Resources Services Assistants; Paralegal/Personnel Assistant.

In the Information Technology Department: Vice President, Information Technology; Assistant Director, Information Technology; Confidential Secretary; Technical Services Manager; Two (2) Application Development Managers; Publishing System Manager; Two (2) Management Information Micro Comp Specialists; Network & Telecommunications Manager; Business Systems Support Supervisor; Production Applications/Systems Supervisor; Manager, Computer Operation & Maintenance; Microcomputer Supervisor; OPS/Data Control Supervisor; Business Systems Manager; Telecommunications Manager; Two (2) Operations and Systems Support Managers; Publishing System Supervisor Calvert Street; Publishing System Supervisor Sun Park; Hardware Maintenance/Technical Support Supervisors; Post-Press Hardware Support Supervisor; Tech Support Senior Supervisor; Engineering/Design Manager; Project Manager; Computer Support Analysts; Network Analysts; Programmer Analysts; Telecommunication Analysts; Publishing Systems Analysts; Hardware Engineers; Software Engineers; Senior Programmer Analysts; Senior Publishing Systems Analysts; Systems Architects; Systems Programmers; Publishing System Specialists; Publishing System Technicians; Telecom Specialists.

In the Facilities Department: Facilities Director; Building/Equipment Support Director; Confidential Secretary to the foregoing; Support Services Supervisors; Facilities Services Manager; Two (2) Assistant Supervisors, Custodial Services; Security Coordinator; Maintenance Supervisors.

1.8(c) Audiotext Department.

In the Audiotext Department: Director of New Electronic Media; Audiotext Services Manager; Project Coordinator; Rental Solution 1-Hotline Coordinator; New Ventures Manager.

1.8(d) SunSource Department.

In the SunSource Department: SunSource General Manager; SunSource Supervisor; SunSource Inside Sales Manager; Creative Service Coordinators.

Section 1.9 - Additional Excluded Positions. The Publisher and the Guild agree to the exclusion of the above positions from the jurisdiction of the Guild. Because of the changing structure of employment in the newspaper industry, the Publisher may, consistent with applicable NLRA standards, create additional excluded positions. Any and all disputes between the parties concerning the creation of such new excluded positions shall be subject to the grievance process of this Agreement, but shall not be subject to arbitration under this Agreement. Each party at its sole discretion retains the right to raise such disputes through the grievance process, directly to the NLRB, or both.

The Publisher will provide the Guild with notice of a new excluded position in a department covered by this Agreement within thirty (30) days after the filling of that new excluded position, but the lack of such timely notice shall not excuse the Guild's failure to raise a dispute over the creation of a new excluded position through the grievance process, directly to the NLRB, or both. Any dispute between the parties over whether the Publisher has properly provided timely notice to the Guild of a new excluded position shall not be subject to the grievance or arbitration provisions of this Agreement.

Section 2.1 - Managerial Rights. All management functions and prerogatives which the Publisher has not expressly modified or restricted by specific provision of this Agreement are retained and vested exclusively in the Publisher.

ARTICLE 3-Fair Employment Practices

Section 3.1 - Non-Discrimination. There shall be no discrimination against any person because of age, sex, race, creed, color, national origin, handicap, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, political affiliation or belief The Publisher shall continue to actively recruit and promote women and members of minority groups for all positions covered by this Agreement in accordance with the Publisher's Affirmative Action Program.

Section 3.2 - Administration. It is agreed by the Publisher and the Guild that the Company shall distribute an annual statement of its Affirmative Action Program to all management personnel with responsibility for implementing and administering the program in the departments covered by this Agreement. The Employee and Labor Relations Department shall administer this program and include a description of it in all issues or reissues of employee handbooks.

Section 3.3 Advertisements. Employment advertisements will contain assurance of Equal Employment Opportunity.

Section 3.4 - Fair Employment Practices Committee. In order to accomplish the purposes of fair employment principles, The Baltimore Sun and the Guild shall appoint an equal number (not less than three nor more than six) of representatives to a standing committee. This committee shall meet upon request of either party, but not more often than quarterly. This committee will have no authority to hear or attempt to adjudicate any grievances filed by individual employees, groups of employees, or the Guild. The committee may make advisory, but non-binding, recommendations to the Guild and The Baltimore Sun on such matters as recruitment and promotion of employees. Any disagreements arising among and between members of the committee or any rejection of recommendations by the committee shall not be subject to the grievance/arbitration procedures set forth in Article 12 and Article 13 of the Agreement.

ARTICLE 4-Dues Checkoff and Union Membership

Section 4.1- Checkoff Authorization. Any employee may voluntarily file with the Publisher in the form set forth in Section 4.2 of this Article, a written authorization and direction to deduct, from the employee's salary or other earnings, current Guild dues, as certified to the Publisher by the Guild from time to time. Such authorization may be revoked by the employee only in the manner provided in the form set forth in Section 4.2 of this Article. The Guild will file with the Publisher a schedule certified by its treasurer showing the amount of current dues payable by employees in each pay group. Within thirty (30) days of receiving notice of a dues change, the Publisher will make deductions from the salaries or other earnings of employees in accordance with said authorizations and schedules filed hereunder by employees or the Guild, but it assumes no responsibility either to the employees or the Guild in the event that, through inadvertence or errors, it shall fail to do so in any instance. All sums so deducted shall be remitted by the Publisher as promptly as possible to the Guild, but no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the following month.

Section 4.2 - Dues Deduction Authorization Form. A dues deduction authorization shall be filed in the following form:

Baltimore, Maryland (Date of Authorization)

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

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

This assignment and authorization shall remain in effect until revoked by me, but shall be irrevocable for a period of one year from the date appearing above or until the termination of the collective bargaining agreement between yourself and the Guild, whichever occurs sooner. I further agree and direct that this assignment and authorization shall be continued automatically and shall be irrevocable for successive periods of one year each or for the period of each succeeding applicable collective bargaining agreement between yourself and the Guild, whichever period shall be shorter, unless written notice of its revocation is given by me to yourself not more than thirty (30) days and not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration of each period for one year, or of each applicable collective bargaining agreement between yourself and the Guild, whichever occurs sooner. 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 Baltimore Sun Company 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 the terms of this authorization.

________________________________________________ (Signature of Employee)

________________________________________________ (Signature of Witness)

Section 4.3 - Union Membership.

4.3(a) Current Members. All employees who are members of the Guild as of the date of execution of this Agreement shall, as a condition of employment, maintain membership in the Guild by tendering periodic dues for the duration of this Agreement.

4.3(b) New Employees. Not fewer than eight (8) out of ten (10) new employees hired after the date of execution of this Agreement within the jurisdiction of the Guild, without regard to department, shall, as a condition of employment, become members of the Guild not later than the thirty-first (31st) day following employment, by tendering initiation fees and periodic dues and shall maintain such membership for the duration of this Agreement.

4.3(c) Failure to Tender Dues. Any present employee who fails to tender periodic dues to maintain membership under Section 4.3(a) above or any future employee who is required under Section 4.3(b) above to become a member and who fails to tender initiation and periodic dues in order to become a member and maintain membership shall be discharged by the Publisher after two (2) weeks' written notice from the Guild unless the employee has complied within the two-week period.

Section 4.4 - Information at Hiring. At the time of hire, the Publisher shall provide each new employee covered by the Guild with a copy of the union security provisions in Section 4.3(b) of the collective bargaining Agreement.

Section 4.5 - Definition of Dues. As used in this Agreement, the term 'dues' shall continue to mean either full dues or financial core dues, also known as representation fees.

ARTICLE 5-Wages

Section 5.1 - Minimum Salaries and General Increases

Section 5.1(a) Minimum Salaries. The following schedule of minimum weekly salaries shall be in effect for the job classifications set forth herein, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as preventing the Publisher from paying wages higher than those set forth herein; and provided further that no employee employed on or before June 24, 2003, shall have his/her salary reduced as a result of the signing of this Agreement, except pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.8(b).

For purposes of the effective dates for the wage scales in this Section 5.1(a), Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, and Year 4 shall be defined as follows:

Year 1: The Year 1 weekly salaries shall be effective on the first day of the first full pay period after the date of signing of the successor agreement to the 1999-2003 collective bargaining agreement.

Year 2: The Year 2 weekly salaries shall be effective on the first day of the first full pay period that is one year after the date of signing of the successor agreement to the 1999-2003 collective bargaining agreement.

Year 3: The Year 3 weekly salaries shall be effective on the first day of the first full pay period that is two years after the date of signing of the successor agreement to the 1999-2003 collective bargaining agreement.

Year 4: The Year 4 weekly salaries shall be effective on the first day of the first full pay period that is three years after the date of signing of the successor agreement to the 1999-2003 collective bargaining agreement.

The experience steps marked with an * shall not apply to employees employed as of June 24, 2003.

Pay Group N-1
	7/20/03	7/18/04	7/17/05	7/16/06
Flat	$1,183	$1,207	$1,217	$1,227

Pay Group N-2: Editorial Writer; Op-Ed Page Editor; Political Cartoonist; Columnist (Designated by the Managing Editor or the Editorial Page Editor); Slot Person; Make-Up-Person; Assistant Foreign Editor; Assistant News Editor; Assistant National Editor; Assistant Features Editor; Graphics Editor; Design Editor; Assistant Financial/Business Editor; Assistant Director of News Photography; Special Sections Editor; Picture Editor:
	7/20/03	7/18/04	7/17/05	7/16/06
Flat	$1,153	$1,177	$1,187	$1,197
Individuals working as Slot/Paginators to receive $35.00 more than top minimum above.

Pay Group N-3: Copy Editor; Fully Qualified Rewrite Person; Intern; Editorial Intern:
	7/20/03	7/18/04	7/17/05	7/16/06
Start	$477	$501	$511	$521
After 1 Year	$556	$580	$590	$600
After 2 Years	$631	$655	$665	$675
After 3 Years	$781	$805	$815	$825
After 4 Years*	$895	$919	$929	$939
After 5 Years*	$1,009	$1,033	$1,043	$1,053
After 6 Years	$1,123	$1,147	$1,157	$1,167

Pay Group N-4: Reporter; Sports Reporter; Designer; Graphic Artist; News Photographer; Critic; Intern:
	7/20/03	7/18/04	7/17/05	7/16/06
Start	$477	$501	$511	$521
After 1 Year	$556	$580	$590	$600
After 2 Years	$631	$655	$665	$675
After 3 Years	$781	$805	$815	$825
After 4 Years*	$885	$909	$919	$929
After 5 Years*	$989	$1,013	$1,023	$1,033
After 6 Years	$1,093	$1,117	$1,127	$1,137

Pay Group N-5: Assistant Chief Librarian; Librarian I; Editorial Department Coordinator:
	7/20/03	7/18/04	7/17/05	7/16/06
Start	$390	$414	$424	$434
After 1 Year	$420	$444	$454	$464
After 2 Years	$460	$484	$494	$504
After 3 Years	$510	$534	$544	$554
After 4Years*	$621	$645	$655	$665
After 5 Years*	$732	$756	$766	$776
After 6 Years	$843	$867	$877	$887

Pay Group N-6: Communications Clerk:
	7/20/03	7/18/04	7/17/05	7/16/06
Start	$335	$359	$369	$379
After 1 Year	$360	$384	$394	$404
After 2 Years	$465	$489	$499	$509
After 3 Years *	$520	$544	$554	$564
After 4 Years*	$574	$598	$608	$618
After 5 Years	$629	$653	$663	$673
Wire Room Chief	$775	$799	$809	$819

Pay Group N-7: Photo Technician:
	7/20/03	7/18/04	7/17/05	7/16/06
Start	$350	$374	$384	$394
After 1 Year	$384	$408	$418	$428
After 2 Years	$414	$438	$448	$458
After 3 Years	$558	$582	$592	$602
After 4 Years*	$627	$651	$661	$671
After 5 Years*	$697	$721	$731	$741
After 6 Years	$766	$790	$800	$810

Pay Group N-8: Librarian 11:
	7/20/03	7/18/04	7/17/05	7/16/06
Start	$346	$370	$380	$390
After 1 Year	$382	$406	$416	$426
After 2 Years	$450	$474	$484	$594
After 3 Years	$547	$571	$581	$591
After 4 Years*	$599	$623	$633	$643
After 5 Years*	$650	$674	$684	$694
After 6 Years	$702	$726	$736	$746

Pay Group N-9: Librarian III
	7/20/03	7/18/04	7/17/05	7/16/06
Start	$345	$369	$379	$389
After 1 Year	$430	$454	$464	$474
After 2 Years	$522	$546	$556	$566
After 3 Years*	$572	$596	$606	$616
After 4 Years*	$622	$646	$656	$666
After 5 Years	$672	$696	$706	$716

Pay Group N-10: Editorial Assistant:
	7/20/03	7/18/04	7/17/05	7/16/06
Start	$340	$364	$374	$384
After 1 Year	$370	$394	$404	$414
After 2 Years	$400	$424	$434	$444
After 3 Years	$485	$509