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Date:	Headlines:
Jan. 16, 2009	Bankruptcy Update
Dec. 23, 2008	Guild Named to Tribune Creditors' Committee
Dec. 10, 2008	Bankruptcy Blues
Nov. 21, 2008	"Numbers, Please ..."
Oct. 17, 2008	Health Plan Changes
August 29, 2008	Turning the Page ...
August 7, 2008	"Looking for Leaders" Lunch
July 23, 2008	Unemployment Services for Laid-Off Employees
July 17, 2008	Black Thursday Rally
June 30, 2008	Agreement Reached on Buyout Plan
June 27, 2008	Sad, But Not Surprising: Sun Seeks More Buyouts
June 24, 2008	Buyouts? Layoffs?
June 10, 2008	Changes in Commission Sales
May 15, 2008	Updates, New Vacation Policy et al
Feb. 26, 2008	We Want to b Included
Feb. 18, 2008	Agreement Reached on Buyout Plan
Feb. 6, 2008	Arbitrator Rules Sun Overcharged for Dental and Vision Coverage
Feb. 1, 2008	New Unit Officers
Nov. 19, 2007	Cell Phones: The Options
Oct. 31, 2007	Uncle Dennis Wants Your Cell Phone!
Sept. 5, 2007	Mike Hill Retires as Unit Chair
June 26, 2007	The Contract: The Money (The Latest)
June 15, 2007	Guild Unit Ratifies Four-Year Contract
June 14, 2007	It's a Deal!
June 12, 2007	Crunch Time (Part II)
June 12, 2007	It's Crunch Time!
June 11, 2007	Tell Tribune: Do the Right Thing
June 7, 2007	Finally, a Wage Proposal
June 7, 2007	The New Hybrid: Reporter/Photographer
June 6, 2007	Pay for Performance? Kevin Scanlon Wants to Hear From You.
June 4, 2007	Sun Announces Layoffs
June 3, 2007	"Bargaining Update" Meeting: June 7
May 31, 2007	Should Reporters Carry Cameras?
May 30, 2007	Good News, Bad News
May 29, 2007	Performance Pay: How Is It Performing?
May 23, 2007	Off-the-Record Bargaining
May 17, 2007	Second Day of Bargaining
May 16, 2007	Bargaining Begins
April 26, 2007	May 7: Meeting to Discuss Bargaining Proposals
April 25, 2007	84 Guild-Represented Employees Offered Buyouts; As Many as 42 Could Accept
April 25, 2007	Buyout 2007 Q&A
April 17, 2007	ESOP's Fables and Facts
Feb. 27, 2007	Bargaining Survey Results
Feb. 5, 2007	Our Overtime Rights
Jan. 16, 2007 [PDF]	Roadmap for Bargaining
November 16, 2005	Buyout Q and A
November 14, 2005	Voluntary Separation Program
November 11, 2005	Buyout Blues
March 8, 2005	It's Better For The Sun
March 2 2005	Put The Company's Free Lunch To Good Use Supporting Striking Guild Members In Youngstown
Jan. 31, 2005	Please, Ma'am, May We Have Some More?
Jan. 6, 2005	Parking News How to Take Advantage of the Pre-Tax Commuter Reimbursement Program So Long, 2004, Welcome 2005
Dec. 1, 2004	What's Next? Pay Toilets? Nickel-and-Diming Back It's Your Overtime, You Earned It! Sun Management Effectuates More Layoffs During Holidays Grievances/Issues in the Pipeline
Nov. 24, 2004	Parking Fee Bargaining Update: Company Treats Employees As Revenue Centers in Parking Fee Proposal
Nov. 1, 2004	Tribune's Benefit Changes Reflect Company Bottom-Line Values
Oct. 12, 2004	Health Enrollment Time, Again - Ways to Soften the Blow as Tribune Hikes Out-of-Pocket Charges
Sept 27, 2004	(Un)Ethical Bargaining
Sept 20, 2004	Tribune Ethics Code: Delving Deep Into Your Life
Sept. 13, 2004	Ethics Policy Will Affect Guild Work and Home Lives
Sept. 7, 2004	A Power Point Presentation Support Journalists' Right to Protect Sources Guild and Sun Settle Layoff Lawsuit Guild Wins Arbitration: Arbitrator Reverses Sun's Termination of Sales Assistant Grievances/Issues in the Pipeline
Sept. 1, 2004	Sun Still Trying to Avoid Legal Obligations
Aug. 16 , 2004	Company-Wide Ethics Policy Subject of Guild-Sun Negotiations.
June 14 , 2004	Buyout Agreement.
June 8 , 2004	Our staff is, apparently, too large
March 10, 2004	High Performance Management? Layoff Violations Headed to Arbitration.
February 20, 2004	Let's do our part and make sure the Sun does its part
February 10, 2004	Pay for performance "bargaining" abruptly ends.
February 4, 2004	Greetings/Goodbye
January 29, 2004	Pay for performance-- Can it be fair? (part 2)
January 27, 2004	The $437,000 Question
January 5, 2004	Guild-Sun Meet on Layoffs
December 23, 2003	A lesson in ethics Your Rights in a Layoff Support for Laid Off Workers
December 19, 2003	Scrooge Lives.
December 15, 2003	A Year To Remember...
December 1, 2003	Where's My Contract?
November 17, 2003	Guild News
October 28, 2003	What You Should Know About The Lag Advance
October 21, 2003	Health enrollment time, again
October 15, 2003	Guild News
September 8, 2003	Shop Talk
August 15, 2003	Shop Talk
July 17, 2003	Life Doesn't Give 48 Hours Notice
July 11, 2003	Bonus days
June 27, 2003	We STILL Make The Sun Rise.
June 23, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #48:A Move In The Right Direction
June 20, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #47:Guild Agrees To Pay For Performance
June 20, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT:Fairness and Trust
June 18, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #46:Gathering Clouds
June 18, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #45:FYI: June 24 & Beyond
June 17, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #44:Operating Flexibly, Since 1949
June 16, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #43:Indianapolis, Here We Come!
June 16, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #42: Pension Primer
June 16, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #41: Get Real!
June 16, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #40: Going Post-al
June 13, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #39: Marching In Place
June 13, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #38: A Sign Of The Times
June 12, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #37: Be There!
June 12, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #36: Baby Steps
June 11, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT: Join The Guild Today
June 11, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #35: Guild To Scabs: Leave, Hon
June 10, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #34: Sun Lies - Sun Errs
June 10, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #33: Guild Lowers Its Wage Increase To Move Bargaining Forward
June 9, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #32: A Message From Dave Filicko
June 9, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #31: Guild: Rx for good health
June 6, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #30: Don't Be Fooled
June 5, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #29: Tribune's Best Pitch?
June 5, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #28: Can't We All Just Get Along
June 4, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #27: Guild Moves Bargaining Forward
June 3 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #26: Thanks
June 1 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #25: Hear our Voices
May 30 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #24: You Do Have Rights in the Work Place
May 29 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #23: Sun Says We're Not Performing
May 27 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #22: Guild Wage Proposal Gets Sun Employees Ahead of Inflation
May 23 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #21: Guild plan rescues pension -- and saves Sun $2.8 million
May 22 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #20: Guild Membership Meeting
May 21 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #19: Sun Refuses To Offer Wage Proposal
May 20 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #18: Guild Rally
May 20 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #17: A Look Into The Future
May 20 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #16: The Sun Says It Wants A Better Tone To Bargaining, But Just Look What It's Doing!
May 16 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #15: Bargaining Report: Session of 5/16/03
May 16 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #14: Background On Your Pension
May 15 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #13: Bargaining Report: Session of 5/15/03
May 15 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #12: You don't need to mediate until you bargain
May 14 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #11: Guild and Sun benefit proposals
May 12 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #10: WE NEED YOU!
May 7 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #9: The Sun's Three-Pronged Attack On Your Job
May 7 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #8: Sun's Economic Proposals Worthless
May 5 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #7: GET SERIOUS
May 1 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #6: Sun Presents Initial Proposal
April 30 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #5: (Bargaining Underway)
April 29 , 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #4: We Make The Sun Rise
April 15, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #3: Contract Talks: A Primer
April 15, 2003	SHOP TALK: (Contract Proposal Meeting)
March 20 , 2003	SHOP TALK: We want to hear from you (bargaining metings)
March 18 , 2003	SHOP TALK: Cold Cold Hearts
March 18 , 2003	SHOP TALK: Cold Cold Hearts
February 25, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #2: Good News!
January 9, 2003	COUNTDOWN TO A CONTRACT #1: A Road Map for Bargaining
December 2002	Shop Talk: Bill Salganik
December 20, 2002	Solar Solution
December 19, 2002	Some Questions And Answers...
December 16, 2002	The (almost) last word on SOLAR
November 5, 2002	Health Enrollment Time, Again.
October 30, 2002	Ethical Behavior.
October 1, 2002	Solar Incentives Revisited.
August 6, 2002	Ethics policy: The good, the bad, the over-the-top.
August 3, 2002	Sun Proposes New Janitorial Attendance Policy.
July 23, 2002	Solar incentives: Guild rejects demand to waive rights.
July 12, 2002	Union Update.
July 3, 2002	Solar incentive bargaining update.
June, 2002	At the end of your rope with SOLAR?
June 19, 2002	Incentive plan choices.
March 5, 2002	Dear Guild Members.
January 24, 2002	Ad teams update.
January 8, 2002	A little buyout for a little outsourcing.
December 26, 2001	"Ad Teams" is not a dirty word.
December 19, 2001	Buyout Agreement Reached.
December 18, 2001	Sun proposes buyout.
October 11, 2001	Tribune shuffles health plans.
June 29, 2001	Hey, where's my raise? Credit where credit is due. What's happening.
May 17, 2001	Sun Members Win Front Page Honors.
April 26, 2001	Sun proposes newsroom ethics policy. Guild, Sun bargain over email policy.
March 22, 2001	New Unit Officers Chosen. Health plan changes. Front Page Awards: A chance for glory (and $200). Sat. membership meeting on election challenge.
February 7, 2001	NLRB judge cites Sun for unfair labor practice.
January 29, 2001	Sun Candidates Prevail In Local Vote. Referendum Upholds Council.
January 4, 2001	Meeting Set On Outsourcing Deal.
December 7, 2000	Sun Sends Layoff Notice, Proposes Outsourcing; Plan Would Affect Voice Personals Rep.
October 31, 2000	Buyout Q & A.
October 27, 2000	Sun Proposes Buyout.
October 13, 2000	Open Enrollment: Choosing A Health Plan.
October 3, 2000	Freelance policy/Tribune stock deal.
September 13, 2000	Pension diversion.
September 1, 2000	Labor board hearing/Vacation bargaining.
June 13, 2000	Tribune Benefits Q-and-A.
June 2, 2000	Revised Stock Option Q-and-A.
May 17, 2000	Coming attractions: meeting, election, awards
April 21, 2000	Guild wins on SunSpot – again Labor Board finds Sun committed unfair labor practice
March 27, 2000	Stock Option Update
March 20, 2000	STOCK OPTION Q&A
March 13, 2000	SOLD! All union contract protections remain in place
March 6, 2000	Guild to Sun: One contract for all Reminder: Building vice-chair balloting Wednesday Front Page Awards deadline extended
February 23, 2000	Parking grievance settled; member to get $400 Officers nominated; building vice-chair election March 8 Entry deadline Monday for Front Page Awards
January 24, 2000	Labor Board charges Sun with violation of law Circulation performance standards, Newsroom expenses
January 11, 2000	About those pickets…. Holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Meeting Jan. 29
December 29, 1999	Covering more departments Holiday pay Stock options Your right to representation
November 15, 1999	Bulletin: Q&A
June 23, 1999	Members ratify contract
June 21, 1999	Change of Venue Passing muster
June 17, 1999	Cutting to the Core
June 16, 1999	Sun to Guild: If you want shift differential, give us your janitors.
June 11, 1999	Countdown to a Contract: 5 Easy Pieces
June 10, 1999	Sun Drops Stock Option Deadline, Modifies Outsourcing Proposal
June 9, 1999	Wonder Where Your Money's Gone? (Employees paying more for health insurance)
June 9, 1999	Hot Topics (Guild turns up heat on economic issues)
June 4, 1999	We're The Sun, Too (Building department and building mechanics)
June 3, 1999	The Road to Outsourcing: Part 2 (Sun's proposal to outsource building mechanics) (Salary/commission sales provisions)
June 1, 1999	Balancing the scales (Guild's proposal to raise starting scales)
May 28, 1999	Happy Labor Day! (Sun's proposal to outsource janitors)
May 26, 1999	We did it. (Sun employees raise revenue)
May 25, 1999	All in the family . . . (Newsday deal)
May 23, 1999	Guild, Sun bargainers consider new approaches to vacation Guild completes upgrade presentations
May 21, 1999	To Sun Managers and Supervisors
May 19, 1999	The outsourcerer is back: He may look smaller, but he's still dangerous
May 14, 1999	Bargaining continues; Guild begins upgrade presentations
May 7, 1999	Bargaining continues; no agreements reached Sun declines Guild request to speed process by providing information in electronic form
May 6, 1999	Times Mirror tops Fortune's 500
April 26, 1999	Guild Bargaining with The Sun Begins
April 22, 1999	Members approve contract proposal Bargaining starts Monday A letter to the publisher Front page awards: Kirschbaum wins photo grand prize
April 15, 1999	Guild Meeting to Ratify Proposal Thanks to Mobilizers
April 2, 1999	The three vacation choices: Use it, lose it, or do the paperwork Transfers (temporary and otherwise): Your rights
March 22, 1999	Our stock option “reward” Sun: “Let’s negotiate.” – Guild: “Fine.” – Sun: “Not so fast.” Selected: Building vice-chair, shop steward of the year Bargaining questionnaire: Another chance
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