NMG president Martha Waggoner at leadership training in June 2012 in East Aurora, N.Y.
Good reporters know that the best questions lead to the best stories. “Why did you need the money?” is a better question than “Did you take the money?”
Asking the right question also is true when it comes to leadership training, at least some parts of it. In June, I participated in a weekend of training in East Aurora, N.Y., led by Barbara Saxberg of the Canadian Media Guild. Continue reading
Guild President Tony Winton announced he will not be a candidate for president after service 10 years as president. He will be succeeded by Martha Waggoner, who now serves as first vice president on the Executive Committee. Continue reading
CWA President Larry Cohen, left, discusses Associated Press bargaining with NMG leaders. From left to right: Cohen, Bernie Lunzer, TNG president, Martha Waggoner, NMG bargaining committee chair, Kevin Keane, NMG administrator, and Tony Winton, NMG president.
Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen told News Media Guild leaders last week that he agreed with Associated Press that the union’s new “fixed cost” pension plan proposal was innovative and sensibly addressed the employer’s concerns. Cohen, joined by Newspaper Guild President Bernie Lunzer, also discussed mobilization and communication strategies to support Guild workers in the U.S., U.K., and in Mexico, where AP staffers are seeking bargaining with the not-for-profit, multinational news cooperative.
At the TNG meeting, NMG First Vice President Martha Waggoner was unanimously elected to a four-year term as International Chairperson of The Newspaper Guild. It is the highest rank-and-file position in TNG.