IAPE Contract Survey – Health Care Coverage

IAPE members, it’s almost contract time again. The 2019-22 IAPE/DJ collective agreement will expire on June 30, 2022, and either IAPE or Dow Jones may initiate negotiations beginning May 1st.

Soon, the union Board of Directors will be finalizing contract proposals to present to management whenever we schedule our first bargaining session. Prior to bargaining, we want to hear from you!

Today, we’re seeking your feedback on health care coverage. You’ll find a link to today’s survey in your inbox.

One of IAPE’s goals with this next set of negotiations is to make our contract more inclusive. In that regard, if you or a dependent have given birth, had a miscarriage, transitioned or began the process, and/or are on medication such as PrEP, if you are comfortable sharing with union staff, we would love to hear what your experience with Dow Jones healthcare insurance has been. We understand the sensitive nature of these medical treatments and offer a safe place to share these experiences. Our email is union@iape1096.org, but if you'd like to set up a call please let us know.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll continue to poll members about other issues-–but that doesn’t mean you can’t weigh in with questions of your own. If you have a suggestion for negotiations or an idea for a topic you’d like to see discussed this year, please reach out to your local IAPE Director, or send us a note.

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Bonus Survey – IAPE Organizing?
In recent years, our union siblings throughout The NewsGuild and the Communications Workers of America have been organizing thousands of employees at media outlets, publishing houses and non-profit organizations across the country. From one week to the next, union watchers have seen workers at company after company join together, form new unions and join The Guild.

Now, our parent unions at TNG and CWA have invited IAPE to take part in this organizing boom with a proposal to fund the addition of a new IAPE staffer to focus on organizing projects.

There are no details to share at this moment—we’re at the very earliest point in these discussions with The Guild—and for obvious reasons, we can’t divulge the new groups seeking to unionize with TNG. But any IAPE involvement would represent a departure from our practice of only representing employees at Dow Jones and affiliated companies.

For that reason, the IAPE Board of Directors is asking for your response to this one question: Should IAPE represent employees at companies outside of Dow Jones and News Corp?

See the link in your inbox to answer via Google Form, or email your feedback to union@iape1096.org.

Tomorrow – IAPE 101
IAPE newcomers, you've been working for Dow Jones for a few weeks, maybe a few months, and you keep seeing these emails from IAPE—"your union"—and you might be wondering: what is this union stuff all about, anyway?

We're glad you asked.

If you have a few minutes to spare on Wednesday afternoon, please join us for our IAPE 101 class—an introduction to your union. We'll share some basic IAPE information, as well as some insight into the benefits of belonging to a union and how IAPE represents you as an employee of Dow Jones & Company.

See our Events Page to register. Zoom links will be emailed to attendees shortly before Wednesday's class.

Can't make it tomorrow, but you still have some questions about IAPE? Feel free to send those via email to union@iape1096.org or your local IAPE rep.

Welcome to IAPE!