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Audrey Lahoff to retire with Guild’s gratitude

Updated May 11, 2008

Guild seeks pension trustee, Executive Board member.

Audrey Lahoff, a longtime Guild board member and pension trustee, is leaving the newspaper effective May 30.

“We are very happy for Audrey and extremely grateful for her dedication to the Guild, its members and its retirees,” said President Tim O’Brien. “She is an irreplaceable voice for her advertising colleagues, and it will literally take multiple people to fill her many roles.”

A resolution in honor of Audrey was unanimously passed by the Executive Board at its monthly meeting Thursday.


National Guild Officer Election Results

Members of the Albany Newspaper Guild-CWA voted for national Guild officers on Tuesday, April 29. The results are as follows:

  • Sector chairperson: Lois Kirkup, 111; Connie Knox 28
  • President: Linda Foley, 101; Bernie Lunzer, 40
  • Secretary-treasurer: Carol D. Rothman, 34; Scott Stephens 106

Member Profile

Jennifer Gallop - Marketing Sales Assistant

Jennifer Gallop“The Guild to me means many things, but mostly it provides me with a sense of job security and solidarity. It’s always nice to know that others are looking out for your best interests.”

Contract Blog

Watch this space.

As we prepare for and conduct our negotiations, we will use this space to give you the latest, freshest information on what is happening both at the table and in our mobilizing efforts. We are almost done selecting our bargaining team, and we’ll tell you who will be negotiating your contract as soon as we can. But the most important participant in negotiations is you. An active, vocal membership is what’s needed to get the best contract we can. Please let us know what you are able to do to help and what ideas you’d like to share. Thanks for listening – and keep your eye on this space.


Photo Gallery

The Albany Newspaper Guild Picnic was held on June 10, 2007 at Colonie Park


Events

Thursday, May 8 - Executive Board Meeting

Meeting agenda

Sunday, June 8 - Guild Picnic

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