Overview
- The guild, which said Tuesday the April 8 proposal is final, declared the staff talks at an impasse after 21 bargaining sessions.
- Leaders alleged picketers targeted executive director Ellen Stutzman at her home and said a PNWSU officer shoved the guild’s outside attorney.
- WGA West argued staff demands for just-cause discipline, seniority as the deciding factor in layoffs and promotions, and a step wage scale are unworkable.
- The offer includes job classification minimums, annual raises, and longevity bumps, with first-year raises totaling about $800,000 on a $9 million payroll.
- The staff union, representing about 110 employees, has been on strike since Feb. 17 and has asked to resume talks or bring in California state mediators.