http://www.mediaworkers.org Representing media employees in California Copyright 2009 California Media Workers Guild en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:10:06 -0500 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:10:06 -0500 http://www.sjguild.org/rss/jpg/Norcal.jpg http://www.mediaworkers.org 140 55 http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12100512 Hundreds of employees at Hawaii’s two largest newspapers gathered for what was described as a "somber" meeting Sunday night. With their jobs up in the air, workers met with union leaders to get the latest on the newspaper shakeup that was announced a little more than a week ago. http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12100512 http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100308/NEWS01/3080323/Unions Workers from six unions at the two-hour meeting heard their leaders exhort them to press hard for a contract by the time the deal is consummated, and to take a strong stand to preserve their jobs. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100308/NEWS01/3080323/Unions http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004073438 Gannett Co. Inc. and Oahu Publications Inc. (OPI) have reached an agreement for OPI to acquire The Honolulu Advertiser and its related assets, including its Web site, non-daily publications, and Gannett’s interest in Hawaii.com — but a report this weekend by the Advertiser is suggesting the smaller party in the deal is getting some help to do so. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004073438 http://www.minnpost.com/braublog/2010/03/04/16435/pioneer_press_overlords_emerge_from_bankruptcy_with_nice_payday In a blistering six weeks, Denver-based Affiliated Media — the holding company for MediaNews Group, which owns the Pioneer Press — has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. http://www.minnpost.com/braublog/2010/03/04/16435/pioneer_press_overlords_emerge_from_bankruptcy_with_nice_payday http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2010/03/murdochs-grumpy-agenda-in-ny-news-war.html George H.W. Bush, who parachuted to safety when his Navy aircraft was shot down in World War II, marked his 75th, 80th and 85th birthdays by jumping out of planes for the fun of it. http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2010/03/murdochs-grumpy-agenda-in-ny-news-war.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0305-tribune-suit--20100304,0,978399.story A group of Tribune Co. creditors sued the banks behind the Chicago-based publisher’s 2007 leveraged buyout, saying the $8 billion in loans they arranged for the deal doomed it to bankruptcy. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0305-tribune-suit--20100304,0,978399.story http://www.mediaworkers.org/index.php?ID=7297 Bargainers for the Guild reached tentative agreement Thursday night for a new three-year contract with Bay City News Service in San Francisco. If approved by the members, the agreement will extend nearly all current provisions of the Bay City contract with no concessions. Pay for most workers will be frozen in 2010, but employees would get raises of 2 percent in 2011 and 3 percent in 2012. At the same time, the contractual pay minimums for all experience levels will increase 3.25 percent in each of the three years. http://www.mediaworkers.org/index.php?ID=7297 http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004072572 A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved Affiliated Media Inc.’s prepackaged reorganization plan Thursday, clearing the way for the MediaNews Group holding company to emerge from Chapter 11 protection. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004072572 http://newsonomics.com/why-we-have-a-hard-time-thinking-of-yahoo-as-a-news-company/ Carol Bartz runs one of the top three news sites on the web...and doesn’t, well, like the news. In a rambunctious interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Bartz celebrated Yahoo’s 15th anniversary and found herself asked a lot of tough questions by CNBC’s Lunch Break team. http://newsonomics.com/why-we-have-a-hard-time-thinking-of-yahoo-as-a-news-company/ http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/03/01/daily29.html Any delay in confirming the bankruptcy plan of Affiliated Media Inc. — parent of Denver Post publisher MediaNews Group Inc. — will hurt the company’s business, its chief financial officer warned in a court filing. http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/03/01/daily29.html