Support our Photo Editors . . . Again!

WSJ Photo Editors and IAPE representatives return to the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday, Nov. 15. After a three-week break in proceedings, the Manhattan region of the NLRB will resume hearings into the union’s petition to represent Photo Editors and hear objections from Dow Jones management.

These hearings are open to the public, and we would again love to have as many IAPE members as possible join to support our Photo Editor colleagues. If you are able to join, even for just a couple of hours, please register through this form: https://tinyurl.com/WSJPhotoEdObserverForm. We’ll follow up and deliver meeting links as soon as they are available.

Remember also to download a Solidarity Avatar, and make it your Google profile photo in advance of the hearing. And as Photo Editors tweet and post on Instagram, please amplify their social posts—or share your own! We want to make sure everyone knows that Photo Editors are workers who should be protected by the union and that their work is necessary to the Journal!

Join us for Steward 101
With a little more than eight months remaining in our current contract term, IAPE is looking to bolster its steward ranks ahead of 2023 negotiations. Union stewards can be IAPE’s eyes and ears in a department, sharing union and workplace information with members or with IAPE’s elected representatives and staff. A steward might help organize union events and activities or participate in committee planning. Stewards even assist other members during meetings with management and Human Resources!

If you’re interested in becoming an IAPE steward, we invite you to join us Wednesday afternoon, at 2:00 p.m. EST, for our Steward 101 class. This half-hour Zoom presentation is a great way for union members to learn more about the next level of IAPE participation.

Register on the IAPE Events page. Interested in becoming a steward, but you aren’t available to attend this week’s class? Contact the IAPE office for some individual Q&A!

Scholarship Opportunities
IAPE’s parent union, the Communications Workers of America (CWA), is pleased to announce the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation has approved the awarding of 16 partial college scholarships of $4,000 each. CWA members and their spouses, children, and grandchildren, including those of retired or deceased members are eligible for the scholarship. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2023. Visit the CWA website to apply.

The Beirne scholarship program is made possible by funding from CWA locals. Read more about the program here.

IAPE members and families are also eligible to apply for Union Plus scholarships. Amounts range from $500 to $4,000. These one-time cash awards are for study beginning in the Fall of 2023. Students may reapply each year.