“But My Manager Said . . .”

If any Dow Jones manager claims to have knowledge of a plan to return to in-office work during the month of May, they’re wrong.

IAPE and Dow Jones representatives are still discussing business unit plans for resuming in-office work. Except for agreement on a date of June 1, 2022 as a Return To Office date for staff in Media Sales, with the remainder of that unit’s business plan still under review, no other RTO dates have been finalized.

If you have heard directly or indirectly from a manager that you must resume working from a Dow Jones office location during the month of May, you have received incorrect information.

(And if you would like to pass that news along to IAPE, please do.)

Dow Jones has provided IAPE with new draft plans to review for the Experience, Membership, Print Services and Barron’s Group business units. The company and the union will resume talks tomorrow about these and other RTO items.

Especially effective dates.

Reminder: Join us for Cinco de Mayo Contract Trivia!
If you’re interested in learning more about the IAPE/DJ contract, as well as a chance to meet some fellow IAPE members, be sure to sign up for our next Kahoot! Contract Trivia event, scheduled for May 5 at 6:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. PDT. IAPE rep Marlena Fitzpatrick will host this fun-filled event intended to highlight some of the areas of the contract we expect to discuss with management when negotiations begin soon.

Whether you think you know the contract from cover to cover, or you’re an IAPE newcomer and haven’t had a chance to get beyond the first page, this trivia contest is open to all. And we have prizes! Register today and join us for some entertaining after-hours (depending on your schedule) contract discussion.

BYO Margaritas and tacos!