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Washington Post - Guild News
May 24, 2004
Outsourcing
Hits Home
Employees Gain Additional Protection Through
Union Bargaining
Guild Assures Justice for Circulation Center Workers
The Guild has won an important economic safety net for workers affected by The Post’s contracting out of DC jobs to Wisconsin. While The Post will, regrettably, move work out of the DC area in which it does business, current workers will be better protected economically.
The Guild negotiated additional benefits for Circulation Service Center employees whose work and personal lives will be disrupted by Post management’s decision to outsource a large portion of that center’s calls to a LaCrosse, Wisconsin, company. Guild committee members Arlynne Goines, David Robie, Darlene Meyer, and Rick Ehrmann negotiated with Post management on May 5, 17, and 18 to reduce the negative effects of the Post’s decision.
While The Post has promised that no employees will be laid off as a direct result of the outsourcing, employees were told by management that their shifts must change to begin later in the day. The in-house call center will now handle calls only from 2 pm until 8 pm, a time slot that Guild surveys showed would be tough for many employees to accommodate because of other obligations, such as dependent care and family needs.
The Guild negotiating committee reached the following agreement with Post management:
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Retirement-eligible circulation employees will be offered an enhanced retirement package, which includes up to a year’s pay plus the option of credit for 5 additional years of service so that a 60-year-old employee could retire with the full 65-year level of benefits, or a 10% increase in pension benefits.
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Employees who are not retirement-eligible but wish to leave The Post will be offered a severance package that includes up to a years’ pay, six months of fully paid health insurance and outplacement services.
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Employees who choose to stay will receive a transition bonus of $500. All Staff Associates will be promoted to General Staff Associates with a minimum weekly increase of $5 per week. Part-timers are assured (but not guaranteed) that their hours will not be re-duced. Shift time problems and additional accommodations will be addressed on an indi-vidual basis.
The Guild’s bargaining resulted in a substantially better safety net than the one The Post management announced prematurely to employees on April 27. The existence of the Guild at the Post ensured that Call Center workers will receive some protection from the Post’s actions.
However,
it is shameful that The Post would take away
from Washington the very work that supports
decent, stable jobs and a strong community.
The Guild will continue to fight outsourcing
of Guild work at The Post. Darlene Meyer and
Rick Weiss Guild Unit Co-Chairs
--
Darlene Meyer, Rick Weiss
Unit Co-Chairs
| Post Guild Unit Officers | |
| Darlene Meyer | Co-Chair, Commercial |
| Rick Weiss | Co-Chair, News |
| Joanna Millhouse | Vice Chair, Commercial, Day |
| Andreia Douglas | Vice Chair, Commercial, Night |
| Ann Gerhart | Vice Chair, News, Day |
| Keith Sinzinger | Vice Chair, News, Night |
| Claudia Levy | Secretary |
| Alan Lengel | Delegate to WBNG Executive Council |
| Joanna Millhouse | Delegate to WBNG Executive Council |
| Peter Perl | Delegate to WBNG Executive Council |
| Robert Demby | Delegate to WBNG Executive Council |
| David Robie | Delegate to WBNG Executive Council |
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POST
GUILD STEWARDS
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| Peter Perl |
News
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334-6188
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| Dita Smith |
News
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334-7517
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| Joanna Millhouse |
Acct
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334-5937
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| Myra Hatala |
Ad
Ops
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334-5185
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| Andreia Douglas |
Adv
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334-6353
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| Veronica Ingram |
Adv
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334-4139
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| Darlene Meyer |
Adv
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334-7007
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| Ann Tran |
Adv
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334-7096
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| Ann Marie Ditchey |
Ad
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334-7062
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| Lynn Sulyma |
Circ
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334-4793
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| David Robie |
Circ
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334-4313
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