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Topic: Memos Sent to Romenesko
Date/Time: 11/13/2009 7:42:35 AM
Title: NYT union memo to members
Posted By: Jim Romenesko
 
Times to Subcontract News Service

Times management informed the Guild late this afternoon that the company intends to subcontract the work of the News Service. Management
representatives told the Guild the work will be sent to the Gainesville
Sun, a property owned by The New York Times. The subcontracting would
impact all 28 Guild staffers – one assistant to the editor, two editors,
23 staff editors, one news assistant and one news clerk.

After members had been informed by management of the subcontracting, the
Guild met with the affected employees to answer questions and inform them
of their rights under the collective bargaining agreement. Under the
contract, The Times has given the contractually required notification to
the Guild, which triggers a 60-day period that allows the Guild an
opportunity to try to avert the subcontracting. The Guild, as always, will
monitor the situation and keep members informed.

Times Freezes Nonunion Pension Plan

The Times this morning also announced it will freeze the nonunion pension
plan, effective December 31, 2009. This action will not impact the
Guild/Times Pension Plan that covers Guild employees, which was left
unclear in a communication put out by the company earlier today. Because
the Guild/Times pension is protected under our contract the Times cannot
make unilateral changes to it.

While The Times has frozen the exempt pension plan and increased the cost
of the exempt health care plan, the company cannot make these unilateral
changes for Guild covered employees, thanks to our contract.

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