The Albany Newspaper Guild quarterly membership meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2024 on ZOOM.

The monthly Executive Board meeting will immediately follow the membership meeting.

The Zoom information may be obtained by emailing the Guild office at office@albanyguild.org.

Another email with Zoom information will be sent prior to the membership meeting.

The period to select your vacation for the upcoming year begins on Feb. 15, 2024. By that date managers must inform Guild members of their vacation time for April 15, 2024 through April 14, 2025.

You should submit your vacation selections by Feb. 25, 2024.

Vacation schedules are to be posted by March 15, 20243.

The Times Union has moved to an online vacation selection. If you have any problems or questions filing for your vacations speak to your supervisor or human resources. Also, contact the Guild office at office@albanyguild.org.

The Guild recommends that you email your vacation selections to your supervisor so that you have a written record of it.

Vacation is selected by seniority. Click on YOUR CONTRACT to see the Section 16 Vacation language.

This is a reminder to Albany Newspaper Guild unit members using the company-provided MVP healthcare plan that you can be reimbursed up to $600 for purchases you have made in 2023.

The list of purchases approved for reimbursement is long and varied, including fitness or club memberships, sports equipment (skis, shoes), books, after-school programs, movie/concert/theater tickets, and much more. In most cases you must provide a receipt or invoice with the cost and date of payment.

Please see the MVP reimbursement flyer and consult your own health plan documents for official rules on what purchases qualify and how to request a reimbursement.