Bargaining Canceled

IAPE and Dow Jones reps plan to meet for multiple off-record sessions next week

Following an informal discussion between representatives from IAPE and senior management at Dow Jones, the union and the company have agreed to cancel a bargaining session scheduled for this morning.

Bargaining teams from IAPE and Dow Jones are clearing calendars and plan to meet for a series of off-the-record negotiation sessions in Princeton next week.

The IAPE Board of Directors and Bargaining Committee looks forward to engaging with Dow Jones management for open and frank discussions, hopefully leading to the collective agreement our members deserve.

To be clear: the decision to postpone contract talks today was a mutual one. However, IAPE has not agreed to set aside any plans for mobilization toward collective member action. In fact, it is quite likely management representatives have only expressed a willingness to talk seriously about an agreement, in off-record negotiations, because of recent, public actions by IAPE members.

Keep up the great work!

While IAPE will not be able to share details or proposal documents from off-record meetings with Dow Jones, members will receive a full update of respective bargaining positions once the union and management decide to resume on-the-record talks.