Communications Workers of America

Tell McGraw-Hill: Treat Employees with Respect

"I believe that we are at our best when the men and women of The McGraw-Hill Companies work and thrive in a dynamic environment where inclusion is encouraged, differences are respected, and diversity is of paramount importance."

Harold McGraw III
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

The McGraw-Hill Companies drives the financial services, education and business information markets through brands such as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek, McGraw-Hill Education and McGraw-Hill Broadcasting. Sales in 2005 reached $6 billion.

McGraw-Hill pledges to treat all employees with dignity and respect, except for the NABET-CWA-represented workforce at KGTV Channel 10 in San Diego, California. After a 53-year history of mutual success, McGraw-Hill Broadcasting now wants to eliminate jobs, convert union jobs to non-union jobs and refuses to negotiate over the issue.

Throughout negotiations, McGraw-Hill Broadcasting has issued memos to the staff designed to turn non-union employees against union employees. They told union employees that they no longer need a union and then fired the Local President – a 25-year employee.

Please add your own comments to our sample letter below, then fill out your name and address information to tell Chairman of the Board Harold McGraw and Broadcasting President Edward Quinn to treat all their employees with dignity and respect and to return to the bargaining table and negotiate a fair contract.

Sample Letter for Campaign

Subject: Return to the Bargaining Table

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

Why do you insist on trying to impose your will on the workers at KGTV San Diego instead of negotiating a fair and equitable contract that both the company and your NABET-CWA-represented employees can live with? With a history of working together that spans more than 50 years, your attitude is an insult to working families everywhere.

In its latest radio ads, McGraw-Hill claims to leave its mark on the world by helping individuals, markets and societies perform to their potential. Either those are the empty words of a public relations campaign or a philosophy that hasn't made its way to KGTV in San Diego. KGTV is hell-bent on stifling the potential and morale of its loyal, skilled and professional NABET-CWA-represented workforce.

It's time to start treating your employees with the dignity and respect they deserve. Begin by bargaining in good faith and looking for fair and equitable solutions to the differences that exist between you and your employees. Make a commitment to return to the bargaining table and work out a deal that is fair for everyone.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
August 10, 2006

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