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OBAMA WATCH PARTY ON THURSDAY AUG. 28We’ll be there at Thurgood Marshall High School, 4447 Hoover Ave., where local community activists will be gathering. The Dayton Newspaper Guild will have a table set up at the Community Block Party, which starts at 8 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium parking lot.
At 9 p.m., the party will move indoors, as the crowd will watch Barack Obama accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. Obama’s speech will be on a big screen television in the gymnasium.
All Dayton Newspaper Guild members are invited to stop by. That’s why we put the leaflets in your mailboxes.
Some people who support the Guild remain skeptical of whether they should attend political rallies. The Guild Executive Board’s answer remains the same:
? We understand that some people have ethical concerns about these types of events, given their particular work assignments.
? We also know that it would be illegal for the Company to retaliate against members who participate in union activities — which this is.
? We don’t expect our individual members to take actions they’re not comfortable with. However, please understand that Guild leadership is working with labor’s friends, and will continue to do so, just as unions have done for decades — including this one.
There are certainly some people who should avoid political entanglements — for example, political reporters. Their ethical dilemma is clear, and their colleagues understand.
Guild leaders have met with local Obama campaign coordinators and have discussed ways to work together. We make no apologies for this. We’re not just journalists. We’re taxpayers and citizens who deserve equal protection under the law.
The time to be apolitical is long over. As a union we have to look out for our interests. One candidate supports the continuation of polices that allows union busting to continue. The other thinks it needs to stop now. You know which one is which.
If you look at it from the standpoint of labor, the choice is clear. At the CWA convention in July, convention delegates voted to endorse Obama. They did not do so because he was the Democrat. The decision was made based on evaluation of the candidates, including their responses to a survey sent last spring to all candidates in both major parties.
RALLY ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 2It’s been a while since we’ve held a rally in front of the Media Center, so it’s time, and the timing is perfect. The rally will be the day after Labor Day, and the day before our bargaining team goes back to the table with Company negotiators.
So we’ll do it again, at noon. We’ve invited the labor community, some of our friends in other Cox Ohio Publishing unions, our pals in the Obama campaign.
For eight months, we’ve been taking our message to the community. Those of us who ran the dunking booth at Alefest last weekend were shocked by how many people remembered us, had seen our billboards or heard our radio commercials.
So we’re going to show the company, once again, that we stand united and that the community supports us. And as the fall continues, we’re prepared to keep on showing them.
Please do your part by coming to the rally. We’ve got the signs, we just need the union members to hold them.
Radio CommericalOur radio commercial, that ran on local stations for two weeks in late May, is now on our home page (www.daytonguild.org). We had some technical difficulties that prevented us from posting it until now, but it’s there.
For those of us who don’t remember the DDN labor wars of the early 1990s, this commercial is a first for us. But it won’t be the last. We’ve already got new scripts written, and we’re working on new funding requests for the international.
Give it a listen. It’s a hoot.
Film
OBAMA WATCH PARTY ON THURSDAY AUG. 28We’ll be there at Thurgood Marshall High School, 4447 Hoover Ave., where local community activists will be gathering. The Dayton Newspaper Guild will have a table set up at the Community Block Party, which starts at 8 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium parking lot.
At 9 p.m., the party will move indoors, as the crowd will watch Barack Obama accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. Obama’s speech will be on a big screen television in the gymnasium.
All Dayton Newspaper Guild members are invited to stop by. That’s why we put the leaflets in your mailboxes.
Some people who support the Guild remain skeptical of whether they should attend political rallies. The Guild Executive Board’s answer remains the same:
? We understand that some people have ethical concerns about these types of events, given their particular work assignments.
? We also know that it would be illegal for the Company to retaliate against members who participate in union activities — which this is.
? We don’t expect our individual members to take actions they’re not comfortable with. However, please understand that Guild leadership is working with labor’s friends, and will continue to do so, just as unions have done for decades — including this one.
There are certainly some people who should avoid political entanglements — for example, political reporters. Their ethical dilemma is clear, and their colleagues understand.
Guild leaders have met with local Obama campaign coordinators and have discussed ways to work together. We make no apologies for this. We’re not just journalists. We’re taxpayers and citizens who deserve equal protection under the law.
The time to be apolitical is long over. As a union we have to look out for our interests. One candidate supports the continuation of polices that allows union busting to continue. The other thinks it needs to stop now. You know which one is which.
If you look at it from the standpoint of labor, the choice is clear. At the CWA convention in July, convention delegates voted to endorse Obama. They did not do so because he was the Democrat. The decision was made based on evaluation of the candidates, including their responses to a survey sent last spring to all candidates in both major parties.
RALLY ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 2It’s been a while since we’ve held a rally in front of the Media Center, so it’s time, and the timing is perfect. The rally will be the day after Labor Day, and the day before our bargaining team goes back to the table with Company negotiators.
So we’ll do it again, at noon. We’ve invited the labor community, some of our friends in other Cox Ohio Publishing unions, our pals in the Obama campaign.
For eight months, we’ve been taking our message to the community. Those of us who ran the dunking booth at Alefest last weekend were shocked by how many people remembered us, had seen our billboards or heard our radio commercials.
So we’re going to show the company, once again, that we stand united and that the community supports us. And as the fall continues, we’re prepared to keep on showing them.
Please do your part by coming to the rally. We’ve got the signs, we just need the union members to hold them.
Radio CommericalOur radio commercial, that ran on local stations for two weeks in late May, is now on our home page (www.daytonguild.org). We had some technical difficulties that prevented us from posting it until now, but it’s there.
For those of us who don’t remember the DDN labor wars of the early 1990s, this commercial is a first for us. But it won’t be the last. We’ve already got new scripts written, and we’re working on new funding requests for the international.
Give it a listen. It’s a hoot.
Music
OBAMA WATCH PARTY ON THURSDAY AUG. 28We’ll be there at Thurgood Marshall High School, 4447 Hoover Ave., where local community activists will be gathering. The Dayton Newspaper Guild will have a table set up at the Community Block Party, which starts at 8 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium parking lot.
At 9 p.m., the party will move indoors, as the crowd will watch Barack Obama accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. Obama’s speech will be on a big screen television in the gymnasium.
All Dayton Newspaper Guild members are invited to stop by. That’s why we put the leaflets in your mailboxes.
Some people who support the Guild remain skeptical of whether they should attend political rallies. The Guild Executive Board’s answer remains the same:
? We understand that some people have ethical concerns about these types of events, given their particular work assignments.
? We also know that it would be illegal for the Company to retaliate against members who participate in union activities — which this is.
? We don’t expect our individual members to take actions they’re not comfortable with. However, please understand that Guild leadership is working with labor’s friends, and will continue to do so, just as unions have done for decades — including this one.
There are certainly some people who should avoid political entanglements — for example, political reporters. Their ethical dilemma is clear, and their colleagues understand.
Guild leaders have met with local Obama campaign coordinators and have discussed ways to work together. We make no apologies for this. We’re not just journalists. We’re taxpayers and citizens who deserve equal protection under the law.
The time to be apolitical is long over. As a union we have to look out for our interests. One candidate supports the continuation of polices that allows union busting to continue. The other thinks it needs to stop now. You know which one is which.
If you look at it from the standpoint of labor, the choice is clear. At the CWA convention in July, convention delegates voted to endorse Obama. They did not do so because he was the Democrat. The decision was made based on evaluation of the candidates, including their responses to a survey sent last spring to all candidates in both major parties.
RALLY ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 2It’s been a while since we’ve held a rally in front of the Media Center, so it’s time, and the timing is perfect. The rally will be the day after Labor Day, and the day before our bargaining team goes back to the table with Company negotiators.
So we’ll do it again, at noon. We’ve invited the labor community, some of our friends in other Cox Ohio Publishing unions, our pals in the Obama campaign.
For eight months, we’ve been taking our message to the community. Those of us who ran the dunking booth at Alefest last weekend were shocked by how many people remembered us, had seen our billboards or heard our radio commercials.
So we’re going to show the company, once again, that we stand united and that the community supports us. And as the fall continues, we’re prepared to keep on showing them.
Please do your part by coming to the rally. We’ve got the signs, we just need the union members to hold them.
Radio CommericalOur radio commercial, that ran on local stations for two weeks in late May, is now on our home page (www.daytonguild.org). We had some technical difficulties that prevented us from posting it until now, but it’s there.
For those of us who don’t remember the DDN labor wars of the early 1990s, this commercial is a first for us. But it won’t be the last. We’ve already got new scripts written, and we’re working on new funding requests for the international.
Give it a listen. It’s a hoot.
Theater
OBAMA WATCH PARTY ON THURSDAY AUG. 28We’ll be there at Thurgood Marshall High School, 4447 Hoover Ave., where local community activists will be gathering. The Dayton Newspaper Guild will have a table set up at the Community Block Party, which starts at 8 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium parking lot.
At 9 p.m., the party will move indoors, as the crowd will watch Barack Obama accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. Obama’s speech will be on a big screen television in the gymnasium.
All Dayton Newspaper Guild members are invited to stop by. That’s why we put the leaflets in your mailboxes.
Some people who support the Guild remain skeptical of whether they should attend political rallies. The Guild Executive Board’s answer remains the same:
? We understand that some people have ethical concerns about these types of events, given their particular work assignments.
? We also know that it would be illegal for the Company to retaliate against members who participate in union activities — which this is.
? We don’t expect our individual members to take actions they’re not comfortable with. However, please understand that Guild leadership is working with labor’s friends, and will continue to do so, just as unions have done for decades — including this one.
There are certainly some people who should avoid political entanglements — for example, political reporters. Their ethical dilemma is clear, and their colleagues understand.
Guild leaders have met with local Obama campaign coordinators and have discussed ways to work together. We make no apologies for this. We’re not just journalists. We’re taxpayers and citizens who deserve equal protection under the law.
The time to be apolitical is long over. As a union we have to look out for our interests. One candidate supports the continuation of polices that allows union busting to continue. The other thinks it needs to stop now. You know which one is which.
If you look at it from the standpoint of labor, the choice is clear. At the CWA convention in July, convention delegates voted to endorse Obama. They did not do so because he was the Democrat. The decision was made based on evaluation of the candidates, including their responses to a survey sent last spring to all candidates in both major parties.
RALLY ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 2It’s been a while since we’ve held a rally in front of the Media Center, so it’s time, and the timing is perfect. The rally will be the day after Labor Day, and the day before our bargaining team goes back to the table with Company negotiators.
So we’ll do it again, at noon. We’ve invited the labor community, some of our friends in other Cox Ohio Publishing unions, our pals in the Obama campaign.
For eight months, we’ve been taking our message to the community. Those of us who ran the dunking booth at Alefest last weekend were shocked by how many people remembered us, had seen our billboards or heard our radio commercials.
So we’re going to show the company, once again, that we stand united and that the community supports us. And as the fall continues, we’re prepared to keep on showing them.
Please do your part by coming to the rally. We’ve got the signs, we just need the union members to hold them.
Radio CommericalOur radio commercial, that ran on local stations for two weeks in late May, is now on our home page (www.daytonguild.org). We had some technical difficulties that prevented us from posting it until now, but it’s there.
For those of us who don’t remember the DDN labor wars of the early 1990s, this commercial is a first for us. But it won’t be the last. We’ve already got new scripts written, and we’re working on new funding requests for the international.
Give it a listen. It’s a hoot.
Dining
OBAMA WATCH PARTY ON THURSDAY AUG. 28We’ll be there at Thurgood Marshall High School, 4447 Hoover Ave., where local community activists will be gathering. The Dayton Newspaper Guild will have a table set up at the Community Block Party, which starts at 8 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium parking lot.
At 9 p.m., the party will move indoors, as the crowd will watch Barack Obama accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. Obama’s speech will be on a big screen television in the gymnasium.
All Dayton Newspaper Guild members are invited to stop by. That’s why we put the leaflets in your mailboxes.
Some people who support the Guild remain skeptical of whether they should attend political rallies. The Guild Executive Board’s answer remains the same:
? We understand that some people have ethical concerns about these types of events, given their particular work assignments.
? We also know that it would be illegal for the Company to retaliate against members who participate in union activities — which this is.
? We don’t expect our individual members to take actions they’re not comfortable with. However, please understand that Guild leadership is working with labor’s friends, and will continue to do so, just as unions have done for decades — including this one.
There are certainly some people who should avoid political entanglements — for example, political reporters. Their ethical dilemma is clear, and their colleagues understand.
Guild leaders have met with local Obama campaign coordinators and have discussed ways to work together. We make no apologies for this. We’re not just journalists. We’re taxpayers and citizens who deserve equal protection under the law.
The time to be apolitical is long over. As a union we have to look out for our interests. One candidate supports the continuation of polices that allows union busting to continue. The other thinks it needs to stop now. You know which one is which.
If you look at it from the standpoint of labor, the choice is clear. At the CWA convention in July, convention delegates voted to endorse Obama. They did not do so because he was the Democrat. The decision was made based on evaluation of the candidates, including their responses to a survey sent last spring to all candidates in both major parties.
RALLY ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 2It’s been a while since we’ve held a rally in front of the Media Center, so it’s time, and the timing is perfect. The rally will be the day after Labor Day, and the day before our bargaining team goes back to the table with Company negotiators.
So we’ll do it again, at noon. We’ve invited the labor community, some of our friends in other Cox Ohio Publishing unions, our pals in the Obama campaign.
For eight months, we’ve been taking our message to the community. Those of us who ran the dunking booth at Alefest last weekend were shocked by how many people remembered us, had seen our billboards or heard our radio commercials.
So we’re going to show the company, once again, that we stand united and that the community supports us. And as the fall continues, we’re prepared to keep on showing them.
Please do your part by coming to the rally. We’ve got the signs, we just need the union members to hold them.
Radio CommericalOur radio commercial, that ran on local stations for two weeks in late May, is now on our home page (www.daytonguild.org). We had some technical difficulties that prevented us from posting it until now, but it’s there.
For those of us who don’t remember the DDN labor wars of the early 1990s, this commercial is a first for us. But it won’t be the last. We’ve already got new scripts written, and we’re working on new funding requests for the international.
Give it a listen. It’s a hoot.
Dayton Blog Feeds
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Special Report
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Did Congressman Turner Mis-Use The Franking Privilege? DDN Asked to InvestigateI got a nice e-mail from DDN reporter Jessica Wehrman in response to my e-mail about Congressman Mike Turner’s impeachment vote and about his use of the franking... Read more »
Opinion
Dayton Daily News Should Do In-Depth Reporting About Congressman Mike TurnerI sent the e-mail below to Dayton Daily News reporter, Jessica Wehrman, urging her to write a more in-depth article about Congressman Mike Turner’s recent... Read more »
DL is WhiningThe hypocrisy dripping from DL is appalling. Hey DL investigate your own paper and it’s interrelated businesses and then come and talk to us bloggers about... Read more »
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News
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UPS Lobbyist Tattles on FedEx Operations in OhioA secret report from a lobbyist who represents United Parcel Service Inc. prompted an Ohio state investigation into employment practices of FedEx Corp., leading... Read more »
Dayton Daily News Slanders Yellow SpringsAsk an adult who was raised in Yellow Springs and returned here to live what the village is about, and many will say it is a safe, progressive ... Read more »
Politics
John McCain’s 10k person VP Selection Speech in Dayton, OHWith McCain and Obama currently tied in Ohio (according to Public Policy Polling), John McCain might make a very savvy political move by announcing his running mate... Read more »
DL is WhiningThe hypocrisy dripping from DL is appalling. Hey DL investigate your own paper and it’s interrelated businesses and then come and talk to us bloggers about... Read more »
Open letter to Clay MathileI would expect that you’re pretty disappointed in the result of the contract to create a new marketing campaign for the Dayton region. “Get Midwest”... Read more »
Economy
Open letter to Clay MathileI would expect that you’re pretty disappointed in the result of the contract to create a new marketing campaign for the Dayton region. “Get Midwest”... Read more »
How Do You Like the Look of Peak Oil - Do You Get It.I have been a peak oil guy for a few years and while the rest of Dayton fiddled - I burned. I burned oil doing things I know I, and your grandchildren, will never... Read more »
Dayton Gets Midwest and Ohio Means BusinessThe new Dayton branding campaign has its website up and running here at www.getmidwest.com At least the website looks nice… which reminds me of the Ohio Business... Read more »
Life
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Reviews
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