Long Beach Press-Telegram contract

Los Angeles Daily News contract

This contract is made this September 2, 2005, between the Daily News of Los Angeles (Los Angeles Daily News Publishing Company), and the Communications Workers of America AFL-CIO - The Newspaper Guild.

ARTICLE 1 - COVERAGE

1.1 The Employer recognizes the Guild as the exclusive representative for purposes of collective bargaining of all full time and regular part-time editorial department employees employed by the Employer to publish the Daily News.

1.2 Excluded from representation are all other employees, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act, such exclusions including:

Editor, Entertainment Editor, Managing Editor, Features Copy Desk Chief, Deputy Managing Editor, Food Editor, Assistant Managing Editor, Travel Editor, Metro Editor, Sports Editor, Editor of the Editorial Pages, Deputy Sports Editor, Editorial Writer, Assistant Sports Editor, Assistant News Editor, Business Editor, Copy Desk Chief, Director of Photography, Assistant Copy Desk Chief, Assistant Director of Photography, Asst. City Editor, Picture Editor, Supervising Bureau Editor, Art Director, Features Editor, Chief Librarian, Lifestyle Editor, Systems Editor, Assistant Features Editor/Presentation, Confidential Secretary/Office Manager

1.3 Performance of the following by presently or normally used processes or equipment shall be assigned only to employees covered by this contract. (a) The kind of work either normally or presently performed within the unit covered by this contract. (b) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to require the Employer to alter its present practices or method of operation, or to limit its rights.

1.4 In the event a new supervisory position is created by the Employer, the Employer will inform the Guild and offer to discuss the issue. If the parties fail to reach agreement, the Guild may take whatever action it deems advisable except that any dispute over the position will not be subject to arbitration.

ARTICLE 2 - GUILD MEMBERSHIP

2.1 All employees in the bargaining unit, as defined in Article 1, may elect to become Guild members.

2.2 Any employee who elects to join the Guild must, as a condition of employment, maintain that membership. Employees who wish to resign their Guild membership only may do so during a 30-day period commencing with the last day of the eighteenth month after this agreement is executed. Employees who do not elect to exercise this option shall maintain their membership.

2.3 Neither the Employer nor the Guild shall discriminate against any employee because of membership or non-membership status in the Guild. The Employer shall not interfere with the legally and contractually permissible operations of the Guild, and the Guild, its agents and its members shall not coerce or harass non-members in any way.

2.4 Except as provided in Section 2.2, Guild membership shall be deemed voluntary.

2.5 The Guild its agents and its members shall not conduct Guild business in the workplace or on company time except as expressly permitted by this agreement.

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