ICYMI: We’re Having an Election!

IAPE is holding a special election to fill two vacant union officer positions: Vice President and Secretary. A “Notice of Special Election” was delivered to all members on Jan. 28. Elections to fill these positions became necessary after former VP Ellie Miller left Dow Jones late last year, and former Secretary Brent Kendall was promoted into a non-IAPE position.

IAPE Bylaws require a special election when vacancies occur in the positions of vice president, treasurer or secretary occur with more than eighteen months remaining in the term of office. The current IAPE Board of Directors term expires on Nov. 30, 2023.

The rules for this election state that anyone considered an IAPE member in good standing as of Jan. 31, 2022 is eligible to run for either officer position. To nominate a colleague (or yourself), send a completed nomination form to the IAPE Elections Committee: elections@iape1096.org. Can’t download the nomination form? An email to the Committee will be fine.

Names of nominees will be posted on the IAPE website as nominations are confirmed.

If you have considered becoming more involved with IAPE, but aren’t quite ready to run for an officer position, we also have Director vacancies on the IAPE Board. We are currently seeking a Location Director to represent members in our Midwest region, and we’re looking for a Classification Director from members working in News Departments, as well as a Classification Director to represent members in Sales and Administrative positions.

Non-officer vacancies may be filled by approval of the IAPE Board. If you’re interested in becoming an IAPE Director, please contact union president, Jodi Green.

Learn About PTO at Contract 101
IAPE’s Contract 101 series resumes on Wednesday afternoon with a fresh look at paid time off: your vacation time, comp time, personal days and contract holidays. We’ll talk about how long you need to work for Dow Jones to earn more vacation time, and what happens if you leave the company without using your accrued time off.

Join us via Zoom on Feb. 2 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Register on the IAPE Events page to receive your meeting invitation.

No Phase 3 Decisions Yet
During the regular, monthly meeting on Jan. 27 of the IAPE and Dow Jones Labor/Management Committee meeting, IAPE reps pressed management to discuss details about Phase 3 plans for returns to Dow Jones workplaces. We especially asked about a report we received from members last week: the management in some departments plan to require any work-from-home employees to report to a Dow Jones office at least one day per week.

The short response from Dow Jones representatives: no decisions about Phase 3 have been made, and “Anybody who says they have heard anything else is speculating.”

That’s good news. After the recent settlement of our National Labor Relations Board complaint, we hope the company now realizes it must meet and negotiate with the union over changes to terms and conditions of employment.

New From The Guild: Order Your Swag Today
Last week, our parent union, The NewsGuild-CWA launched its new online store with an initial offering of union merchandise: lapel pins, tee shirts, hoodies and jackets, all adorned with The Guild’s new “unblinking eye” logo. A wider selection of Guild items may be available soon.

To order your own TNG items, visit myunionstore.com/newsguild.

The NewsGuild-CWA is IAPE’s home within the Communications Workers of America, our other international parent. Guild members work at newspapers, online publications, magazines, news services and in broadcast in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.