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New contract signed
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the Guild and the Pioneer Press signed the four-year contract that was ratified by Guild members 159 to 6 on October 25.
An electronic copy of the contract will be uploaded to www.stpaulguild.com in the next day or two. A copy of the new wage tables, created in Excel, is attached for your reference.
The Guild will order printed versions of the contract and distribute them to all members as soon as they're available.
St. Paul Guild leaders already have begun work on issues that require follow-up from the settlement, including the creation of a joint committee in advertising to investigate and address workplace concerns there, as well as the creation of a joint committee to begin work on an application for a training grant from the state of Minnesota.
Anyone interested in volunteering for either of those committees should contact Guild unit chair Alex Friedrich.
Darren Carroll
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Safety alert
We're not telling you about this incident to scare you, but so you'll be informed. As the newspaper's St. Paul public safety reporter, I can tell you that assaults and robberies downtown happen from time to time.
When you're leaving the building, particularly in the dark, please ask the night guard to walk you to your car. He is willing to do this and frequently does. If he's not at the front desk, try to walk out with other people leaving.
At the suggestion of employees of the newsroom's hub, who work the evening shift, we're working to see whether the night guard can carry a pager or cell phone with him in the future. Sometimes the guard is not at the desk if he's on patrol or walking someone else to his or her car. If he's provided with a cell phone or pager, departing employees who would like an escort could check in with him about his whereabouts.
Thom Fladung agreed on Monday to talk with human resources about the possibility of equipping the guard with a cell phone or pager, and he said on Tuesday he's had the conversation. Now, human resources plans to talk to the guards to find out how this would work for them. We'll keep you up-to-date with what's happening.
If you have any questions or want to talk about safety around the building, please contact Mara at X5262 or marahg@netzero.com.
- Mara H. Gottfried