Contract Trivia: Probation

Congratulations to Princeton member Laurie Avino, Friday’s winner of our 2023 trivia contest and a $50 prize. Laurie’s entry was selected from several correct responses to our April 7th question: the IAPE contract recognizes the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for purposes of determining overtime eligibility (see Article II - Hours and Overtime, Section E).

On to this week’s question (delayed, due to Friday’s recap of IAPE news).

One of the most important provisions in any Union contract is protection against termination without just and sufficient cause. However, many collective bargaining agreements also contain a window of time, sometimes referred to as a “probationary period,” during which a Company may decide a new employee simply isn’t the right person for a particular job.

Under the terms of the IAPE/DJ contract, how much time does Dow Jones management have to discharge a newly hired employee without risking a grievance from the Union?

Think you know? Email your response to union@iape1096.org. Not sure? Scroll through our contract posted on the IAPE website to find the relevant section. Members in good standing* will have until Thursday at midnight  to find the answer within the current collective agreement between IAPE and Dow Jones, and email that answer back to us. This Friday, one winner will be selected at random from all the correct responses, and that winning member will receive a $50 prize from IAPE.

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*The IAPE contract trivia question is a weekly contest for members of the IAPE/DJ bargaining unit in the United States and Canada, working under the terms of the collective agreement between Dow Jones & Company Inc. and the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees (IAPE) TNG/CWA Local 1096, AFL-CIO,CLC, in effect from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023. IAPE officers, IAPE directors, IAPE staff, fee-paying non-members and non-members in right-to-work states (or new employees not yet paying dues to IAPE) are not eligible for prizes. Contest period lasts through 11:59 PM Eastern Time each Thursday. On Friday, one winner will be selected from the previous week’s correct answers by a random drawing. Winners are limited to one prize every thirty days.