July 2011
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Official Union Press Release
The members unanimously voted to approve the contract this morning. “We won on two essential points with respect to our health benefits in that employees will continue to make no contribution toward the health care premiums, and there won’t be a two-tiered health care arrangement in which newer employees have to accept a lesser plan. These elements really put us ahead of the curve as...
We've Got a Settlement!
Last night a little before 10pm, after what one union rep described as “white knuckle negotiating,” a tentative agreement was reached with Village Voice Media that the bargaining committee could recommend to the membership.
Accordingly, a meeting took place this morning at 10am in the unfinished new conference room at the Village Voice offices. After some debate, the new contract...
Official Statement By Our Spokesperson, 10:15pm
“We have reached a tentative agreement that is going to be presented to the membership for their approval in the morning.”—Graham A. Rayman, Village Voice staff writer and union spokesperson
Rayman said he could not discuss the terms until the offer has been presented to the membership.
Offer To Be Voted on Friday Morning
We have a tentative agreement with Village Voice management. Membership will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. to discuss terms and put the contract to a vote. Stay tuned for details.
Thanks to our Bargaining Committee for their efforts.
June 2011
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Negotiating Committee Press Release, 4:47 p.m.
Village Voice union members from editorial, production and sales staged a symbolic walkout at about 4 p.m. today, to illustrate to management what the office would look like in the event of a strike.
Addressing the members, Jim Hoberman, a Voice film critic and a member of the union’s bargaining team, emphasized to members the importance of holding the line against management’s...
Why the Village Voice Should "Gross Up" On...
by STEVEN W. THRASHER
The negotiating committee is asking the Village Voice to “gross up” and pay the discriminatory tax burdens same-sex couples face. This was my personal plea to management’s lawyer, Bert Pogrebin.
I had the honor of being in the Capitol building last week when the Senate passed the Marriage Equality Act. It was a highlight of both my life and of my career,...
Village Voice Staff Stages Walk-Out
At exactly 4 p.m. this afternoon, a creaking of chairs could be heard across the 3rd floor of 36 Cooper Square, and then an eerie silence as over 50 union employees and sympathizers walked off the job at the Village Voice, as a sign of dissatisfaction over the lack of movement by management at the bargaining table. The contract expires tonight at midnight.
Many of the walk-outs wore t-shirts...
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VILLAGE VOICE UNION CONTRACT EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT...
With the union contract set to expire in twelve hours, our leadership returns to the negotiating table invigorated by the outpouring of support at last night’s strike benefit, from our readers and in the media, as sampled below.
Check TheRealVoice.org throughout the day for the latest information and follow us on Twitter.
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New York Observer:
The symbolic value of the...
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STRIKE BENEFIT TONIGHT! PLEASE DONATE!
Tonight at 8 p.m. is the strike benefit for the Village Voice at Public Assembly in Brooklyn. If you can’t make it, please consider donating to our strike fund, which will help our staff subsist in the event of a work stoppage.
Read more here.
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STRIKE LOOMS AT VILLAGE VOICE
June 28, 2011: For immediate release
The current three-year contract between Village Voice Media and UAW Local 2110, representing the workers of The Village Voice, expires midnight June 30. The membership has unanimously passed a strike authorization vote.
Over the past three years, the Voice staff has been cut by an estimated 60%, and average annual salaries have markedly diminished. Management...
