Friday, March 06, 2015
Today in Labor History
March 06 -- Union Communications Services, Inc.
The Sailors’ Union of the Pacific, a union of mariners, fishermen and boatmen working aboard U.S. flag vessels, is founded in San Francisco - 1885
The Knights of Labor picket to protest the practices of the Southwestern Railroad system, and the company's chief, high-flying Wall Street financier Jay Gould. Some 9,000 workers walked off the job, halting service on 5,000 miles of track. The workers held out for two months, many suffering from hunger, before they finally returned to work - 1886
Joe Hill’s song “There is Power in a Union” appears in Little Red Song Book, published by the Wobblies – 1913
(The Man Who Never Died: The Life, Times and Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon: In 1914, Joe Hill was convicted of murder in Utah and sentenced to death by firing squad, igniting international controversy. Many believed Hill was innocent, condemned for his association with the Industrial Workers of the World—the radical Wobblies. Following an intensive investigation, author William M. Adler gives us a full-scale biography of Joe Hill, and presents never before published documentary evidence that comes as close as one can to definitively exonerating him.)
With the Great Depression underway, hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers demonstrated in some 30 cities and towns; close to 100,000 filled Union Square in New York City and were attacked by mounted police - 1930
Int’l Brotherhood of Paper Makers merges with United Paperworkers of America to become United Papermakers & Paperworkers - 1957
The federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act is enacted - 1970
Predominantly young workers at a Lordstown, Ohio, GM assembly plant stage a wildcat strike, largely in objection to the grueling work pace: at 101.6 cars per hour, their assembly line was believed to be the fastest in the world - 1972
President Jimmy Carter invoked the Taft-Hartley law to halt the 1977-78 national contract strike by the United Mine Workers of America. The order was ignored and Carter did little to enforce it. A settlement was reached in late March - 1978
The U.S. Department of Labor reports that the nation’s unemployment rate soared to 8.1 percent in February, the highest since late 1983, as cost-cutting employers slashed 651,000 jobs amid a deepening recession - 2009
The Sailors’ Union of the Pacific, a union of mariners, fishermen and boatmen working aboard U.S. flag vessels, is founded in San Francisco - 1885
The Knights of Labor picket to protest the practices of the Southwestern Railroad system, and the company's chief, high-flying Wall Street financier Jay Gould. Some 9,000 workers walked off the job, halting service on 5,000 miles of track. The workers held out for two months, many suffering from hunger, before they finally returned to work - 1886
Joe Hill’s song “There is Power in a Union” appears in Little Red Song Book, published by the Wobblies – 1913(The Man Who Never Died: The Life, Times and Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon: In 1914, Joe Hill was convicted of murder in Utah and sentenced to death by firing squad, igniting international controversy. Many believed Hill was innocent, condemned for his association with the Industrial Workers of the World—the radical Wobblies. Following an intensive investigation, author William M. Adler gives us a full-scale biography of Joe Hill, and presents never before published documentary evidence that comes as close as one can to definitively exonerating him.)
With the Great Depression underway, hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers demonstrated in some 30 cities and towns; close to 100,000 filled Union Square in New York City and were attacked by mounted police - 1930
Int’l Brotherhood of Paper Makers merges with United Paperworkers of America to become United Papermakers & Paperworkers - 1957
The federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act is enacted - 1970
Predominantly young workers at a Lordstown, Ohio, GM assembly plant stage a wildcat strike, largely in objection to the grueling work pace: at 101.6 cars per hour, their assembly line was believed to be the fastest in the world - 1972
President Jimmy Carter invoked the Taft-Hartley law to halt the 1977-78 national contract strike by the United Mine Workers of America. The order was ignored and Carter did little to enforce it. A settlement was reached in late March - 1978
The U.S. Department of Labor reports that the nation’s unemployment rate soared to 8.1 percent in February, the highest since late 1983, as cost-cutting employers slashed 651,000 jobs amid a deepening recession - 2009
Thursday, March 05, 2015
Tribune Publishing Company in the news
Tribune Publishing is busy playing catch-up - Newsonomics
Tribune Publishing Company Sees Q4 Profit Fall Short - Huff Post
Tribune Publishing Company Misses Earnings Estimates - The Wrap
Tribune Publishing expects lower revenue in 2015 - Chicago Sun-Times
Declining revenue, debt push Tribune Publishing earnings lower - CT Now
Tribune Publishing looks for growth in ‘accretive acquisitions’ - Capital NY
Weak Tribune Publishing make the case for spinning off newspapers - Poynter
Tribune Publishing Reports Fourth Quarter And Full-Year Results - Business Wire
Declining revenue, debt push Tribune Publishing earnings lower - Chicago Tribune
What are they thinking? Tribune in final bidding to buy U-T San Diego - Capital NY
Memo from Jack Griffin CEO Tribune Publishing
From: Jack Griffin
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 9:07 AM
Subject: Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Earnings Results
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 9:07 AM
Subject: Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Earnings Results
Dear Colleagues:
Tribune Publishing Company today announced our fourth quarter and full-year 2014 earnings.
As discussed on our earnings call earlier today, 2014 was a watershed year for our Company:
*We introduced the industry’s best digital experience across all of our brands and launched companion mobile apps in all of our markets;
*We made a number of key management appointments at our leading media groups in Los Angeles, Orlando and Hartford;
*We appointed a Chief Revenue Officer and, in short order, he has re-organized the team to create better offerings that meet the needs of local and national advertisers;
*We launched new consumer acquisition and loyalty efforts, including the “Consumer All Access” model, which has resulted in digital user growth;
*We continued to invest in content at all of our properties; and
*We executed on our bolt-on acquisition strategy, which we articulated in our road show last summer.
In the fourth quarter, our first full period as a public company, total revenue was $457 million vs. $484 million in the prior year. Our circulation business remained strong, with revenues up $2 million in the quarter compared to the prior year. We saw $11 million in revenue growth from Digital Marketing Services, Direct Mail and Content Syndication.
The combination of our new digital platforms, mobile apps, acquisition efforts and compelling content helped drive digital growth. By the end of the quarter, Tribune Publishing had more than 3.2 million registered users and 659,000 paid digital users.
While we made significant progress in 2014, our transformational journey to become a fully diversified multiplatform media and marketing company has only just begun. We articulated a growth strategy to the investment community today that includes 5 core tenets:
1. Accelerating our transition to digital;
2. Diversifying our revenue base;
3. Maintaining disciplined cost structure;
4. Pursuing accretive acquisitions, and
5. Accelerating our national sales revenue.
2. Diversifying our revenue base;
3. Maintaining disciplined cost structure;
4. Pursuing accretive acquisitions, and
5. Accelerating our national sales revenue.
You will hear more about these key initiatives as we head into the goal-setting season and set our performance expectations.
Thank you for your hard work in 2014 and for your continued focus in 2015.
Best regards,
Jack
Today in Labor History
March 05 -- Union Communications Services, Inc.
British soldiers, quartered in the homes of colonists, took the jobs of working people when jobs were scarce. On this date, grievances of rope makers against the soldiers led to a fight. Soldiers shot down Crispus Attucks, a black colonist, then others, in what became known as the Boston Massacre. Attucks is considered the first casualty in the American Revolution - 1770
United Shoe Workers of America merge with Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union - 1979
March 04
In his inaugural address, President Thomas Jefferson declares: “Take not from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.” - 1801
President William Howard Taft signs legislation creating the Department of Labor. Former United Mine Workers Secretary Treasurer William B. Wilson is named to lead the new department - 1913
President Franklin D. Roosevelt names a woman, Frances Perkins, to be secretary of labor. Perkins became the first female cabinet member in U.S. history - 1933
Machinists strike Eastern Airlines, are soon joined by flight attendants and pilots in the nationwide walkout. Owner Frank Lorenzo refuses to consider the unions’ demands; Eastern ultimately went out of business - 1989
British soldiers, quartered in the homes of colonists, took the jobs of working people when jobs were scarce. On this date, grievances of rope makers against the soldiers led to a fight. Soldiers shot down Crispus Attucks, a black colonist, then others, in what became known as the Boston Massacre. Attucks is considered the first casualty in the American Revolution - 1770
United Shoe Workers of America merge with Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union - 1979
March 04In his inaugural address, President Thomas Jefferson declares: “Take not from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.” - 1801
President William Howard Taft signs legislation creating the Department of Labor. Former United Mine Workers Secretary Treasurer William B. Wilson is named to lead the new department - 1913
President Franklin D. Roosevelt names a woman, Frances Perkins, to be secretary of labor. Perkins became the first female cabinet member in U.S. history - 1933
Machinists strike Eastern Airlines, are soon joined by flight attendants and pilots in the nationwide walkout. Owner Frank Lorenzo refuses to consider the unions’ demands; Eastern ultimately went out of business - 1989
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
Villaraigosa buys in Beachwood Canyon for $2.5 million - LA Observed
Villaraigosa buys in Beachwood Canyon for $2.5 million - LA Observed
A year ago friends were saying the former mayor had no assets and was living in an apartment. Now he buys in the Hollywood Hills. -Kevin Roderick
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Today in Labor History
March 03 -- Union Communications Services, Inc.
Birth date in Coshocton, Ohio, of William Green, a coal miner who was to succeed Samuel Gompers as president of the American Federation of Labor, serving in the role from 1924 to 1952. He held the post until his death, to be succeeded by George Meany - 1873
The local lumber workers' union in Humboldt County, Calif., founded the Union Labor Hospital Association to establish a hospital for union workers in the county. The hospital became an important community facility that was financed and run by the local labor movement – 1906
Congress approves the Seamen’s Act, providing the merchant marine with rights similar to those gained by factory workers. Action on the law was prompted by the sinking of the Titanic three years earlier. Among other gains: working hours were limited to 56 per week; guaranteed minimum standards of cleanliness and safety were put in place - 1915
The Davis-Bacon Act took effect today. It orders contractors on federally financed or assisted construction projects to pay wage rates equal to those prevailing in local construction trades - 1931
Birth date in Coshocton, Ohio, of William Green, a coal miner who was to succeed Samuel Gompers as president of the American Federation of Labor, serving in the role from 1924 to 1952. He held the post until his death, to be succeeded by George Meany - 1873
The local lumber workers' union in Humboldt County, Calif., founded the Union Labor Hospital Association to establish a hospital for union workers in the county. The hospital became an important community facility that was financed and run by the local labor movement – 1906
Congress approves the Seamen’s Act, providing the merchant marine with rights similar to those gained by factory workers. Action on the law was prompted by the sinking of the Titanic three years earlier. Among other gains: working hours were limited to 56 per week; guaranteed minimum standards of cleanliness and safety were put in place - 1915
The Davis-Bacon Act took effect today. It orders contractors on federally financed or assisted construction projects to pay wage rates equal to those prevailing in local construction trades - 1931
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