Albany Newspaper Guild

It’s been a busy autumn as nearly all of us continue to work remotely. The Guild anticipates that remote work will continue to be the rule as the coronavirus pandemic continues to roll up higher numbers of people infected

Our next Executive Board meetings is this Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6 pm over Zoom. This meeting will focus on a discussion of Guild goals with representatives from the International. As always, these meetings are open to the membership. If you'd like to participate, email us at [email protected] before the start of the meeting and we'll send you the Zoom link.

The members of the Albany Newspaper Guild unanimously approved a voluntary buyout agreement with the Times Union at an emergency membership meeting on Thursday Oct. 22. The agreement will allow members of our unit to apply to leave the company with a lump sum payment based upon years of service with and equivalent amount of health insurance. The deadline to apply for the buyout is Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. If you have questions regarding the buyout please contact a Guild officer or steward. You may also contact the human resources office which is accepting the applications.

Special Membership Meeting and Buyout Vote, followed by our Monthly Executive Board Meeting, tonight at 6 pm on Zoom. https://albanyguild.org/ev/monthly-executive-board-meeting/ If you’d like to participate, email us at [email protected] before the start of the meeting and we’ll send you the Zoom link.

Guild Update: Health Insurance stays on MVP for 2021. Buyout talks will take place on Monday. The Company said these are voluntary buyouts and that there would be no layoffs.