Guild Reporter

Retired Seattle Guilder Lands in Dog Writers Hall of Fame

For nearly 30 years, Ranny Green wrote a popular Seattle Times column about pets. He helped rescue stranded cats and dogs in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and at home in Washington state he and his family have nurtured stray animals all his life. In “retirement” he’s part of the PR team for the Westminster Dog Show, while writing a monthly feature and reviewing books for the Seattle Kennel Club. Now, fittingly, Green is one of the two newest inductees into the Dog Writers Association of America’s Hall of Fame. “I felt very honored, humbled,” Green says. 

JRC Bankruptcy Hits Workers, Contracts Where It Hurts

The Journal Register Co.’s second bankruptcy in three years and bullying behavior by the “new” company toward its employees have left many Guild members and local leaders angry, but also resigned. “This deal was negotiated with a gun to our heads,” said Kingston, N.Y., Guild President Patricia Doxsey. Photo: Kingston members vote on the new contract, narrowingly approving it March 11.

Bloomberg-BNA Members Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract

Guild members at Bloomberg-BNA on Thursday overwhelmingly ratified a strong new contract, the first negotiated at the Arlingon-based news service since Bloomberg bought it in 2011. The pact is the first major union contract bargained at any Bloomberg-branded entity in the United States, Washington-Baltimore Guild leaders said. Photo: A deal is finalized in the wee hours March 1 after a 17-hour bargaining session. Photo by John Small.

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