We need to have change every day

By Michael Ulreich
President, Chicago Newspaper Guild

Rhode Island was the first of the 13 original English colonies to declare its independence from British rule.

It was also the last of the states to approve the U.S. Constitution and has since gained the reputation as a rebellious state with a history of defiance to established authority.

So it was fitting that it was in the state capitol of Providence where two groups of union activists fought to wrest control of the Newspaper Guild international offices at a sector conference held there last month.

Union politics and the upcoming Guild were pretty much the major topic of discussion at the four-day sector conference. Incumbent Guild President Linda Foley and her Team Guild is opposed by Guild secretary-treasurer Bernie Lunzer and his A Stronger Guild ticket.

Lunzer’s people started out by leafleting  the Providence hotel ballroom where the sector conference was held and Foley’s people had a table in the hallway outside.

By the end of the conference Foley’s people were doing their own leafleting, accusing Lunzer of financial malfeasance in his role as secretary-treasurer.  More

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