Activities for IAPE Members

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  • Thursday: Almar’s All-Hands - Wear Your IAPE Tees!

  • Support our Guild Siblings in Pittsburgh

  • Sign up now for IAPE 101, Contract 101!

IAPE and Dow Jones negotiating teams are taking a break from regular contract talks this week. On Thursday, union and company teams will meet in Princeton for an off-the-record session to discuss compensation and wages. No proposals will be exchanged on Thursday. Instead, IAPE and Dow Jones teams will speak frankly about their respective positions.

Whether meetings are conducted on- or off-the-record, what really matters is getting the attention of Dow Jones decisionmakers. And there is no better time for IAPE members to make a statement than this Thursday, when Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour holds his next All Hands meeting.

IAPE members with hybrid work assignments are encouraged to make Thursday an in-office working day, and if you have one wear your IAPE t-shirt!

Tomorrow: Rally With Pittsburgh Strikers
You may have heard about the Unfair Labor Practice strike that has lasted more than a year at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Now is your chance to hear directly from striking workers.

Join our union siblings from the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and other PG strikers tomorrow at noon EST for an update on the strike, and how we can help them win against the law-breaking, union-busting bosses in what is now America’s longest ongoing strike.

At this virtual rally, striking workers will talk about their experiences and why, even more than a year later, they are still fighting for the local journalism our communities deserve. Please register to attend!

Interested in helping out in other ways? Sign up here to join a phone blitz action to demand board members and trustees of the Post-Gazette’s parent company push to settle the strike equitably and bargain in good faith with their workers. You can also support the strike by donating to the Pittsburgh striker fund here. All donations go directly to helping striking workers and their families pay rent, utility bills and other necessities.

The IAPE 101 Series – It’s Back!
IAPE 101, the union’s orientation class for newcomers and Q&A session for veteran members, makes its return on Wednesday, Dec. 6. At 2:00 p.m. EST. All members may join our remote feed. Please register through the IAPE Events Page to receive your meeting link.

IAPE 101 is a half-hour class addressing the basics of IAPE membership: What is a union? How does IAPE function? How does IAPE fit into Dow Jones? What are the benefits of union membership? We also save plenty of time for Q&A, especially for members who have questions about contract negotiations.

Speaking of the contract, please also consider registering for the next installment of Contract 101, scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Participants in Contract 101 classes take thorough looks at specific topics each class. Contract sessions have been devoted to topics like compensation and pay scales, comp time and overtime policies, vacation pay, seniority protection and job security and even an overview of how negotiations (are supposed to) work.

Register for the Dec. 13 class on the IAPE Events Page!