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Bargaining Update 03.11.10

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Mar. 11, 2010 -- Thursday, March 11, 2010, was another full day at the bargaining table with Dow Jones. It was our second bargaining session of the week, following up on sessions last Wednesday and Thursday.

The bottom line is that we're making real progress.

We are engaged in serious, frank and honest discussions of the big issues (health care coverage, retirement and wages) while wrapping up work on a number of secondary issues.

In each case, we're committed to doing everything we can to safeguard your money, your benefits and your job protections and to ensure that we KEEP IT IN THE CONTRACT.

We don't have a deal yet — there are still some critical issues to resolve — but it appears as if we might be closing in on the "end game."

We'll be back at the bargaining table next Wednesday and Thursday to continue the talks and we'll post an update as soon as possible after those sessions, and of course you can also follow the bargaining — and offer your comments — on IAPE's Facebook page.

You can also follow the bargaining — and offer your comments — on IAPE's Facebook page.

As always, if you need anything, let us know.

IAPE Bargaining Committee
Steve Yount
Bob Kozma
Rob Johnson
Patricia Corley
Erin Rodgers
Andy Georgiades
Amy Merrick
Bruce Nelson
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Job Postings

Under the terms of the IAPE-Dow Jones contract (Article XXII) all job openings at Dow Jones, below the level of National Department Head, (or its equivalent) have to be posted. Regardless of whether anyone is listed as "clear or likely" candidate for the job, you have a right to apply for that job -- and you have a right to have your application taken seriously and given full consideration. - More

Happy Birthday, Rupert

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Mar. 12, 2010 -- News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch celebrated his 79th birthday with a cameo on his own Fox Business Network. Among the topics ... the newspaper ad model not dead yet; iPad will attract more media and eventually a video-ad delivery system; his belief that you can't "really promote" a brand on the internet or search. As for his running battle to ensure News Corp.'s content generates revenue on the web, the Chairman told Fox, "search on the internet, whether it be Bing or Google, whatever, ... simply take all our expensive and we think very good content such as Wall Street Journal ... they do not have the right to do it if we want to stop them." | More


SmartMoney. DJ's Done Deal

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Mar. 2, 2010 -- Dow Jones & Company is expanding its portfolio of personal finance content by acquiring the Hearst Corporation's 50% interest in the SmartMoney franchise, bringing Dow Jones' total interest to 100%. Financial details about the transaction will not be disclosed. "SmartMoney is a natural fit within Dow Jones, having carried brand association with The Wall Street Journal since its launch," said Todd Larsen, president of Dow Jones & Company. For the IAPE-represented employees at SmartrMoney the move makes no immediate difference in contract protections. | More

News Corp Profits

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Feb. 2, 2010 -- A note to all employees from Rupert Murdoch News Corporation has released earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 that far outpaced those of the same quarter last year. I wanted to share with you some of the reasons behind this performance and why we think it will continue into coming quarters. Across the globe, our businesses are all growing, and we are entering calendar 2010 with new vigor and strength. You have done an extraordinary job. Thank you. In the midst of the most challenging economic conditions I've witnessed, you buckled down and brought dedication and imagination to your work. | More

'War at WSJ'

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Jan. 20, 2010 -- From The New York Times: Get ready for another media parlor game, this one pivoting around "War at The Wall Street Journal: Inside the Struggle to Control an American Business Empire." The book, by the former Journal media writer Sarah Ellison, is a scrupulously fair, careful account written from a close distance about how Rupert Murdoch came to own the crown jewel of American business journalism. The back flap of the advanced copy -- the book is scheduled to come out May 12 -- has a lurid come-on: "Set in the highest echelon of the media, this saga of an American institution under siege is a bonfire of barbarians and boldface names." | More


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