And this is pushing us towards that resolution.” “So I think we’re ready to be done, really. “We’re all here all … feeling good and kind of ready to get this contract,” Windes said. Windes said he views the strike as a necessary action. The union has raised $13,575 in a strike fund on GoFundMe. Isaac Windes, president of the Fort Worth NewsGuild and an early childhood education reporter, said workers who are striking aren’t getting paid. McClatchy did not respond to inquiries after The Fort Worth Report reached out for comment. We are not backing down and expect McClatchy will meet us at the table this week.” McClatchy can post our jobs and try to replace local coverage, but our community knows better – they deserve a dedicated local staff. “McClatchy can take away our benefits, but not our fight. No amount of union busting will change that,” Johnson said. “The Fort Worth NewsGuild is dedicated to fair conditions for Star-Telegram employees. Johnson said in an emailed statement that the tactics are an attempt to encourage others to cross the picket line. 28, 2022, will see their healthcare insurance lapse at the end of the day on Nov. “For example, an employee who begins unpaid leave Nov. unpaid leave) will no longer be eligible to participate in the healthcare plan effective at the end of the calendar month in which the unpaid leave begins,” Klyse wrote.
McClatchy is also suspending striking workers’ healthcare and other benefits at the end of the month, according to an email obtained by the Fort Worth Report from McClatchy vice president of people Chris Klyse. Those jobs will be posted Tuesday, he wrote. It’s not clear whether those positions will be permanent or temporary.
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In emails sent to Star-Telegram staff and obtained by the Fort Worth Report, Coffman wrote that the company is recruiting journalists to provide full coverage of local news. “We continue to bargain in good faith and look forward to reaching an agreement,” Coffman wrote. The newspaper’s executive editor, Steve Coffman, said in an emailed statement that the newspaper is serving communities in North Texas and Tarrant County. Under the National Labor Relations Act, employees who strike because of unfair labor practices cannot be fired or replaced while striking. The strike will not end until a fair contract has been reached, Johnson said. “So we’ll submit a proposal and they’ll send us back their initial proposal, which sometimes is existing company policy, and then they’ll do that again and again and again.” “What we and other McClatchy unionized papers have seen repeatedly is that McClatchy comes to the table and does not move at all,” Johnson said. McClatchy countered with a $45,000 wage floor. Among the union’s proposals is a $57,500 wage floor. She said McClatchy has refused to move on contract negotiations. The strike is two years in the making, said Johnson, a justice reporter for the Star-Telegram.
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