Dow Jones union approves new contract
Employees of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, have approved a new contract calling for 2 percent raises the next three years. The approval came despite campaigning by a group of influential Journal reporters arguing that the contract should be voted down because the pay raises were […]
MarketWatch.com lays off five editorial staffers
MarketWatch.com, a financial news site operated by Dow Jones & Co., laid off five staffers on Monday as part of a reorganization of its operations. The positions cut include one union position and four nonunion positions, according to a representative for IAPE 1096, the union that represents business journalists at Dow Jones media operations. Jeremy […]
MarketWatch.com seeks fixed income markets reporter
MarketWatch.com seeks a reporter to help cover the important fixed-income markets, including benchmark Treasurys, corporate bonds and bond funds. The ideal candidate has proven experience reporting in the fixed-income space and is good at cultivating sources and penning exclusive/breaking copy. Candidates will be able to articulate the nuances of yield curves and bond convexity for […]
Dow Jones staffers: Why we’re voting “yes” on new contract
The following was sent to members of the union that represents business journalists at Dow Jones & Co. properties The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com after some employees urged a “no” vote on Wednesday: Dear fellow IAPE members, Wednesday, you received an email detailing a tentative contract agreement between your union and the company. […]
Union to Dow Jones biz journalists: Deal falls short of what we wanted
Here is the note that the union representing business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com sent to its members about the Dow Jones contract: IAPE members — following up on this morning’s joint announcement of a tentative contract agreement between IAPE and Dow Jones & Company, we, the members of the Union […]
Dow Jones and union agree to three-year contract
The union representing business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com and Dow Jones & Co. have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement covering some 1,300 employees across the United States and in Canada. The deal, agreed to by representatives of the union and the company, has been […]
Four dozen WSJ staffers have had buyout offers accepted
The union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: Following a memo to staff from WSJ editor in chief Gerry Baker, Dow Jones representatives confirmed to IAPE that layoffs will begin today at the Wall Street Journal, beginning with staff […]
MarketWatch launches The Big Deal newsletter on AT&T/Time Warner
MarketWatch.com has started a daily email newsletter called The Big Deal focused on news and analysis about AT&T’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner. The newsletter will be written by media reporter Trey Williams. MarketWatch editor in chief Jeremy Olshan explained its origination in an email to Talking Biz News: Most email newsletters are treated […]
Dow Jones union: We don’t know number of jobs to be eliminated
The union representing business journalists at Dow Jones & Co. sent out the following to its members on Friday afternoon: About today’s buyout memo from Gerry Baker — here’s what we know: Dow Jones has offered buyouts to all news staff at The Wall Street Journal. Terms of the buyout offer generally mirror what an […]
Dow Jones to union: Expect restructuring soon
The union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch.com and Dow Jones Newswires sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: IAPE members, We have reached a real crossroads moment in these contract negotiations with Dow Jones. Please read this note closely, as your input will be very important in the coming […]
