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December 13, 2006
Ferrick Speaks...
From: Ferrick, Tom
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:45 AM
To: Ferrick, Tom
Subject: To Inquirer Guild members
As you know, the Guild reached tentative agreement with the company last night on a new contract.
To summarize: it is a shit sandwich.
The full details will be discussed at tonight’s meeting.
But, I know that people in this room are interested in the new language re reduction in force.
The current language bases RIF’s on seniority, with some enumerated exceptions.
The new language maintains seniority, but expands the enumerated exceptions to additional beats:
There are 21 beats enumerated, some filled by several people (Example: City Hall Bureau reporters.)
These were beats identified as “core beats” to the paper by the editors across the bargaining table.
However, the TA on RIF’s also includes bumping rights that say, in so many words, that if you held one of these beats in the past and you have higher seniority than the current occupant of that beat, you have the right to bump the junior incumbent in that position with the approval of the editor.
Attached is the exact language of the proposed change.
Keep in mind this is tentative. All the provisions must be approved by the members at ratification.
TF
Revise Article 27.4 as follows:
In the case of a reduction in force, employees who have been regularly assigned to one of the following positions at the Philadelphia Inquirer and/or Daily News for at least one year may be retained in such jobs despite their having less seniority than other employees who are in the same Article 27.2 group.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a senior member of the bargaining unit who had been regularly assigned to one of these jobs for at least one year at the Inquirer and/or Daily News is proposed for dismissal in a reduction of force s/he may bump a junior incumbent in that position with the approval of the editor of the respective publication. For each newsroom, the agreed upon positions are:
For the Inquirer:
Harrisburg Statehouse Bureau beat reporters
Trenton Statehouse Bureau beat reporters
City Hall beat reporters
Phillies beat reporter
Eagles beat reporter
Sixers beat reporter
Pennsylvania political beat reporter
Federal Court beat reporter
City Education beat reporter
Higher Education beat reporter
Suburban Education beat reporter
Regional Development beat reporters
Pharmaceutical Industry beat reporter
Public Health beat reporter
Online Breaking News bear reporter
College basketball reporters
Local Sports columnists
Metro Columnists
Restaurant Critic
Classical Music Critic
Fashion Columnist
Posted by steve at December 13, 2006 04:03 PM
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