The Guild and Thomson Reuters management have settled all of their remaining PIP-related disciplinary disputes, bringing to a close, at least for now, a tragic year-long saga that touched the lives and careers of 33 journalists, and unsettled hundreds more. Under the agreement, verbal warnings that were given in 2012 to 15 journalists immediately before they received PIPs (performance improvement plans), will expire on their anniversaries this year if no further discipline has been issued. Photo: Colleagues celebrate the Feb. 4 return to work of PIP victim Carole Vaporean.