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Printed in the U.S.A. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCAST EMPLOYEES & TECHNICIANS THE BROADCASTING AND CABLE TELEVISION WORKERS SECTOR OF THE COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA Labor Day 2017

he first Labor Day – held in 1882 – was the idea of the Central Labor TUnion of New York, which proposed a celebration honoring the American worker. Street parades and other celebrations were a way for the public to show its appreciation for the work of the trade and labor organizations. It became a Local 53 Vice President Joe federal holiday in 1894, when 30 states Ayala (left) and officially celebrated Labor. Secretary Louis Today, on the first Monday of September Gabriele (far each year, Labor Day is a statutory holiday Local 53 Vice President Joe Ayala and right) at Labor in all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Secretary Cheryl Bacon Day parade with and the U.S. territories, which continue the Ayala’s parade tradition (Pittsburgh’s parade is daughters considered one of the largest). NABET- Amanda and CWA locals in Detroit, Buffalo, Chicago, Cassandra and and Burbank shared their experiences of wife Rose this year’s holiday.

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“Rise Up Unions: Fight for Your Rights” Local 53 truck in Labor Day parade Forty members of the Detroit Metro (Photo credit: Louis Gabriele) Media Council/CWA joined the Detroit Labor Day March, whose theme was CWA Metromedia Council marchers take to the “Rise Up Unions: Fight for Your Rights.” street, incl. Local 43 President Dorethea Brown- Local 25 NABET-CWA Local 43 President Maxey (fourth from right). President/RVP 2 Roy Schrodt Dorethea Brown-Maxey and member Jack (at right) and Ballomo marched with the group on the Chicago Local 25 VP streets of downtown Detroit. They joined The Labor Day holiday in Chicago is rooted Bob Hellwitz thousands of fellow union members, Congresswoman Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14) politicians and elected officials. Liz in the city’s Southside history. Congress and L43 President Dorethea Brown-Maxey Shuler, AFL-CIO Secretary/Treasurer, created Labor Day following the deadly (at right) also participated in this event. 1894 Pullman Strike in Pullman, Chicago. The city’s Labor community celebrated that history on the Saturday before Labor Day Buffalo during the Southeast Side Labor Day “Labor Unions Make America Great” Parade. NABET-CWA Local 41 members, RAB Meeting 2017 – Pittsburgh Local 25 President/RVP2 Roy Schrodt and wearing their red NABET-CWA shirts, Local 25 Vice President Bob Hellwitz marched with fellow union members and marched along with fellow CWA locals attended a Friends of Labor Festival that and many other unions from Western New took place afterward at Steelworkers Park. York in the Buffalo Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade in South Burbank Buffalo, NY. The parade’s theme this year was “Labor Unions Make America Great.” “Union Proud—Union Strong” G NABET-CWA Local 53 Vice President Joe R

The large parade is followed by a picnic O sponsored by all of the participating Ayala and Local 53 Treasurer Louis . unions. The picnic includes food, live Gabriele participated in the Los Angeles/ A Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition 38th W

music, and entertainment for kids. This C year’s parade, which took marchers along a Annual Labor Day Parade. The parade — story T with the theme “Union Proud—Union E 1¼ mile route, included 5,000 marchers, on page B

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WA delegates came together for the “CWA Strong/Union Strong” Convention, held August 7-8 Cat the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Dozens of delegates from most NABET- CWA locals attended the biennial event, where CWA delegates gathered to discuss union business, give reports, present resolutions, and make amendments to the union’s Sector President Charlie constitution. Braico addresses CWA CWA President Chris Shelton recognized CWA Convention delegates members and activists who walked picket lines and stood with striking workers at AT&T, Verizon, AT&T Mobility, and Momentive. NABET-CWA members in Chicago, Pennsylvania and New York walked the picket line in Local 53 Delegates at Convention, left to right: Local 53 President support of AT&T workers in May. Steve Ross, Secretary Cheryl Bacon, Treasurer Louis Gabrielle, and NABET-CWA Sector President Charlie Braico spoke to Vice President Joe Ayala the convention delegates about the continuing battle to win justice for workers at CNN. G Three NABET-CWA delegates were selected for CWA R O

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Committee; and Local 53 Secretary Cheryl Bacon was on T the Resolutions and Rules Committee, which approved The Chicago delegation, left to right: L. 41 President E B

seven resolutions, including one on workers’ rights and Don Villar, Delegate Raza Siddiqui, CWA President A human rights that calls for building and supporting active Chris Shelton and Secretary-Treasurer Sara Steffens, N Human Rights, Women’s, and Civil Rights and Equity Dan Moreno and Sector President Charlie Braico Alternates at CWA Convention: Brian Donaldson, L. 48; Rich Ersing, L. 25; . Patrick Tubliolo, L. 21; and Paul Spadafora, L. 21 W

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ilfred “Bill” Beauchamp, a photographer at WFLD- TV (FOX) in Chicago, passed suddenly on August 19 Wat the age of 57. rm celebrated in Pittsburgh His friends left many remembrances on his Facebook page, including: “We lost a giant in Chicago television this weekend: our ave made valuable contributions during loving friend and co-worker and Union brother, Bill sentative for 12 years and past president of Beauchamp.” RVP of Region 2; and, Steve Sturm, the “Bill wasn’t an “on-air” talent, but oh how talented he was.” vention and Regional Advisory Board “Bill also didn't collect a fistful of Emmys, instead ed at Church Brew Works to honor the collecting a handful PLUS of loyal friends.” “An excellent news photographer and efficient editor, it Steve Sturm’s name – the Steve Sturm Bill Beauchamp was Bill who led the way to the breaking news on the street h year, the Sector Executive Council will and lead stories in the newsroom. Never saying ‘No’ to an d” in his/her service to the union. The assignment, he would fill shifts both day and night.” “Bill’s laugh was deep, infectious and genuine.” “It was so terrific that I should have done Beauchamp attended Fenwick High School in Oak Park, IL, and Southern Illinois se people and we had a great time.” University in Carbondale, IL. He was a devoted and loving father of Erica Ann, the One, in recognition and appreciation of adoring husband of the late Barbara, and a dearly beloved son of Carol (the late for an annual scholarship in Fred Saburro’s Wilfred) Beauchamp. 500 a year to an eligible member’s senior Local 17 President Andy Halpin receives the first ntastic,” Saburro said of his becoming an Steve Sturm Award for Excellence Region 2, and the scholarship in his name. ET was my life and it was not easy to say Clambake, which is held each year on the John Green was the

C after 40 years and served as the president “backbone of Local 212” rribly is the people he works with. tention what an honor and privilege it was ABET-CWA Local 212 President Fallot said. “It’s a job unlike any other, and John Green died suddenly of a heart rience.” Nattack on August 11, just days after y helping working families. “They have attending the union’s Regional Advisory he help the most.” Board meeting and CWA Convention in Pittsburgh. Green was an Engineer at WTRF-TV in Wheeling, WV, for nearly 30 years and served as Local 212’s president since 2009. Tom Allietta, Local 212’s president prior to Green, said Green was a Shop Local 52 Secretary Corey Baker and Fred Saburro Steward and held many other positions throughout the years. Green became president when Allietta took over as Secretary-Treasurer. “He ended up being the backbone of the Union there,” said Allietta, who left the station eight years ago. Allietta, a frequent golf partner, said Green celebrated his 66th birthday in July and would have collected his first Social Security check four days after he died, on Local 212 President John Green waits for Day 2 August 15. of CWA Convention to begin Though he hadn’t seen him for a while, Allietta was working outside his house when Green drove by on his motorcycle the week before he died. They ended up “He was the nicest guy you’d ever Brian Donaldson chatting for nearly an hour. “He was a and Tom Knaub meet – a real gentleman – and very ‘gentle giant,’ always kind to anybody and dedicated to NABET-CWA. He put in as would help any way he could.” much as necessary to keep the Local Several of Green’s fellow unionists left going.” Saburro says it was this their remembrances of him on the funeral dedication that kept him from retiring. home’s website, thanking him for his Green was born in 1951 in Bellaire, years of dedication to NABET-CWA. Ohio. After his family moved to “John was dedicated to helping his Wheeling, WV, he served as an acolyte fellow co-workers and his Union brothers in his church and graduated from and sisters,” said Assistant to Sector Wheeling High School. He was an G President Jodi Fabrizio-Clontz. “He is amateur radio enthusiast, an avid R going to be missed dearly.” O golfer, motorcycle rider and highly . Former RVP2 Fred Saburro knew skilled musician (bass guitar) and A Green for years and fondly remembers the singer. W special shirt Green presented to Saburro C He is survived by his daughter T on his 90th birthday, which read, “Local Chianti, son Richard and E 212 Loves Freddie.” B

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WTIC-TV/FOX CT – Hartford, CT (Local 17) Oct. 1. If ratified, the agreement will run through Sept. 30, 2019. The bargaining committee The new NABET-CWA unit at WTIC ratified their first contract on July 20. The two-year deal includes Local 46 President Sheldon Neely, Mike Adams, Brandon Milbrot, Local 46 Secretary included two 2% wage increases for those not under a PSC and outlined job descriptions, Jerry Look and NABET-CWA Staff Representative Eric Seggi. minimum hourly rates, work rules, minimum hours of pay for work on days off, vacation, and holidays. The contract also included 26 weeks’ severance, just cause, and expedited WJMJ-TV – Youngstown, OH (Local 47) arbitration. The 55-member unit of anchors, reporters, meteorologists, news photographers, The Union met with the Company for two days in August on a contract for the 15-member News editors and assignment desk editors voted to join NABET-CWA in 2015. The bargaining unit: reporters, anchors and MMJ employees. Some progress was made during the talks, but the committee, led by NABET-CWA Staff Representative Bill Murray, included Reporter Jeevan Vittal, two sides are still apart on economics and MMJ duties, including live shots. Further talks are Photographer Ryan Bernat, and Local 17 President Andy Halpin. scheduled in September. The agreement, which was set to expire on Aug. 24, has been extended. The bargaining committee includes Matt Stone, Kate Keller, Danielle Cotterman and WTNH-TV – New Haven, CT (Local 14) NABET-CWA Staff Representative Eric Seggi. The Directors unit ratified a contract on July 12. Negotiations for a successor agreement for the WTRF-TV – Wheeling, WV (Local 212) Technicians/Photographers continued in July, August One bargaining session was held in July. The Union and the and September. According to NABET-CWA Staff Company are still apart on seniority, dues check-off, and Representative Lou Fallot, a deal is within reach with grievance/arbitration. With the sudden passing of Local 212 Nexstar, which “came to the table willing to negotiate.” President John Green, who was on the bargaining committee, Another round of talks is possible in October. The no new dates are scheduled at this time. bargaining committee includes Local 14 President Joe D’Addese, Vice President John Coleman, Sec-Treasurer WJW-TV/Fox 8 – Cleveland, OH (Local 42) Jim Bagley, and Lou Fallot. John Green, far left, with other Local 212 officers, left to right: Vice President The bargaining committee sent a reopener letter and is Gerry Kase, Steward Vernon Loyer, and Sec.-Treasurer Michael Prutzman. preparing for bargaining with potential new station owner, KTCA-TV – Minneapolis, MN (Local 411) Sinclair Broadcast Group. WJW, which has had eight different An agreement was ratified with Twin Cities Public Television in August. The new agreement will owners since 1985, is one of 43 Tribune Broadcasting stations being sold to the expanding run from Jan. 1, 2017, through Aug. 31, 2020. Wage increases of 2.5% are retroactive to Jan 1, media company. 2017, followed by increases of 2%, 2% per year and 1.3% for the last 8 months of the agreement. The main sticking point was jurisdiction and use of non-unit employees for broadcast work. The Union was able to negotiate job protections, opportunities for new work on digital platforms and exclusive jurisdiction over several new cameras. The bargaining committee included Local 411 Contract ratified at KSBY-TV President Joe Kaczynski, Mike Phillips, Terry Grey, Clayton Henderson, and NABET-CWA Staff Representative Eric Seggi. new three-year contract was reached and ratified during the first week of September for the 25-member NABET-CWA Local 51 unit at KSBY-TV in San ALuis Obispo, CA. The agreement for the station’s Content Producers, Hockey Western NY (Buffalo Sabres) – Buffalo, NY (Local 25) Photographers, Production Control Technicians, Master Control Technicians, Negotiations took place in June and July, coming to terms on a number of items. The Union is Maintenance Engineers, Graphics, Creative Services Producers and Directors includes waiting for the Company’s response on jurisdiction and management rights and hopes to reach wage increases of 2.5% in each year of the contract, providing a 7.5% wage increase a final agreement soon. over the contract term. The wages are retroactive to June 8, 2017. “This bargaining was primarily about money. KSBY is Number 1 in their market, but was resistant to compensate employees fairly for the work they provide,” said Local 51 WIVB-TV – Buffalo, NY (Local 25) President Kevin Wilson. “The 7.5 percent wage increase we negotiated over the term of The two sides met in July and August and made minor progress on a new contract for the 50- the three-year contract does not come close to covering the cost of living in the very member unit of photog/editors, production employees, technicians, and maintenance. The expensive area of the Central Coast.” Company continues to have a significant number of proposals on the table, including “Nevertheless,” Wilson added, “We didn't give up anything and negotiated improvements such as an increase in severance pay to a maximum of 16 weeks; an jurisdiction, definition of employees, grievance/arbitration, job descriptions, etc. More talks are increase in carryover days of paid sick leave; and, an increase of job protection for scheduled for early October. The previous contract expired on March 26. The bargaining employees who are disabled or who are involved in an on-the-job injury.” committee includes Ron Gabalski, Rich Ersing, Jim Diavastes, and NABET-CWA Staff The Union’s bargaining committee consisted of Kenny Nichols and Local 51’s Representative Eric Seggi. President Kevin Wilson.

WJLA-TV – Washington, D.C. (Local 31) The Union’s negotiating committee presented a new comprehensive package to the Company prior to talks that were held in August. Bargaining has been ongoing since October 2015. The Union had prepared a comprehensive package, but the Company would not come to the table to Fred Saburro Clambake exchange proposals. The Company wanted to have the ability to cut full-time employees’ minimum 40-hour guaranteed work per week. We are working under an extension agreement with a 14-day cancellation clause.

WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI (Local 43) The Company presented a comprehensive proposal to the Union during talks that were held on June 22. The Union provided the Company a response in late August but no agreement has been reached. Bargaining dates have been scheduled for early October. G R O .

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With the help of a federal mediator, an agreement was reached on Sept. 18 for the 15-member W C unit, which had been working under a contract extension. The two-year contract includes a wage T E increase of 2% in the first year and 2.25% in the second year. A ratification vote is scheduled for Local 21 held its annual picnic — the Fred Saburro Clambake — on September 9. B The group included Saburro, former Local 21 President Bill Lambdin, Assistant to A N

the Sector President Jodi Fabrizio-Clontz, and RVP2/L25 President Roy Schrodt. . W W W Page 7 • NABET NEWS • Fall 2017 The Marginalization of Collins. Thanks to Laura Reynolds, we did make some progress. We used some Retirees of the money from the Retiree Growth n this column of “After the Show,” I Fund to create a masthead and an online want to speak to you about the attempt newsletter entitled Grey Matters ...... After the Show Unfortunately an online-only newsletter Iin this country to marginalize retirees. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary is not enough: it does not reach the many definition of “marginalize” is “to relegate by Bill Freeda retirees that are not computer literate or to an unimportant position.” who do not have access to a computer. More importantly, an online newsletter We can begin with our elected officials, NABET-CWA National Coordinator and President of the Media Sector, CWA Retired Members Council who continually refer to Social Security does not provide the visibility that I and Medicare as “entitlements.” There are believe the RMC needs to grow. powerful forces in this country that make In attempt to eliminate any additional cost these programs sound like handouts and the guise of giving retirees more choice. to CWA, I then proposed to Chris Shelton they are not. These programs are benefits Disappointingly, I must add CWA to this We must speak up – politely, if possible, that Grey Matters be given the back page of we have earned over a lifetime of list. I am mindful that most retirees no or not so politely, if necessary. the CWA News . That could provide the kind working and to which we contributed our longer pay dues, or vote in local union of visibility RMC needs to grow. Even hard-earned money. elections. What we do, however, is though we have a new administration, it It is our job as retirees to correct our contribute to CWA-PAF, formerly known as full RMC Board and just the CWA seems to me my idea is still greeted with the elected officials, and anyone else, when COPE. We knock on doors, staff phone President and Secretary-Treasurer. same indifference that I received by the they use the term entitlement to describe banks for labor-friendly candidates for The RMC Board agreed to that change previous administration . At one point, I was Social Security and Medicare. We must public office, and support active employees only because of the obvious lack of interest able to convince some NewsGuild retirees speak up – politely, if possible, or not so during labor disputes. And, of course, we by many of the members of the CWA to participate with the editing of Grey politely, if necessary. must continue to engage in all of those Executive Board. Some Vice Presidents Matters . So much time has passed, I am not The real “entitlements” in this country activities to support our active brothers and came late, some left early, some didn’t sure that capability is still available. are paid to the CEO’s of major sisters. come at all, and others appeared not to have Retirees in this country are one of the corporations. Those entitlements are The marginalization of retirees by CWA any interest in our discussions. fastest growing demographic groups. We known as SERPs (Supplemental is conducted in a subtler manner. Let me The RMC’s key purposes are to organize can have a profound impact on our Executive Retirement Plans). These share some history to illustrate. In January all CWA retirees and keep them informed elected officials and corporate executives SERPs are given to those I refer to as the 2014, the CWA Executive Board passed a and engaged in the issues that affect their if we were united and organized, but “kings and queens” of these corporations. motion creating the GE Retiree Growth lives. It is my opinion that visibility is an sadly, we are not. We are divided by I will be writing more about SERPs in an Fund. This appropriation was for important aspect of accomplishing that goal. political philosophy, religion, and to me upcoming NABET News . The pension approximately $471,500, and not one When I became a member of the RMC the most meaningless difference of all: payments for former GE CEO Jack member of the Retired Members Council Board in 2005, the RMC had an exclusive whether a retiree worked in management Welch are rumored to be $800,000 a Board was asked for any input. How in the newsletter, Journeys . It was discontinued for or a union job. We need to put these and month, the majority of which is a SERP. world can you create an almost half a a number of reasons, including the cost of other differences aside if we are to flex Outgoing GE CEO Jeff Immelt will million dollar fund for retirees without mailing. our collective retiree muscle. receive a SERP of more than five million involving CWA’s retiree leaders? Some years after Journeys was In closing, my question is: When will dollars a year, and during his tenure as Afterwards, Annie Hill, then CWA’s discontinued, I received the NABET News we ever learn? CEO, the stock price and the dividend Secretary/Treasurer, described our omission wrapped around the CWA News . It occurred have dropped. Somehow, the GE Board from the process as a mistake. It was no to me that it couldn’t cost much to wrap an of Directors has decided to reward mistake; RMC retiree leaders were RMC newsletter around the CWA News . By 2030, 20 percent of U.S. residents are failure. Talk about “entitlements.” deliberately bypassed and ignored. That is where my challenge began and projected to be aged 65 and over, Then, we have our former employers, In 2007, the RMC Board reached an continues. I introduced my idea of having a compared with16.8 percent in 2020, 13.7 like AT&T, GE, and now NBCUniversal, agreement with the CWA Executive Board separate RMC print newsletter at our RMC percent in 2012, and 9.8 percent in 1970. Board meetings and presented it to the which don’t give a second thought to to have two joint meetings a year, one each —U.S. Census Bureau, “An Aging Nation: breaking long-standing promises to at the Legislative and Political Conference RMC’s liaisons – Helen Gibson, Melinda The Older Population in the United States” retirees by terminating or radically and the Convention. That joint meeting has Gibson, Laura Reynolds – as well as Larry reducing retiree medical benefits under now been reduced to a meeting between the Cohen, Annie Hill, Chris Shelton, and Ron

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