Pearson named steward leader

Greg Pearson has been appointed as a Milwaukee Newspaper Guild steward leader, completing a switch with Jerry Ziegler.

Local 51 members previously elected Ziegler as 1st vice president, the position Pearson held for the last three years. The local's Executive Board then named Pearson to the steward leader job that had been held by Ziegler, in charge of contract enforcement, membership and mobilizing for the copy desk, graphics/design night shift, opinions staff, national desk, newsroom clerks, and the downtown local news desk's night reporters and editorial assistants.

Pearson was also chosen as posting and exclusion coordinator, in charge of enforcing the jurisdiction and job posting provisions of our contract. He had handled those duties as vice president, in addition to his main role as grievance chair.

The board reappointed the other three steward leaders: Janine Ghelfi (downtown photo staff, features/entertainment, business news and graphics/design day shift), Mark Johnson (downtown local news day reporters, Wisconsin news bureaus and MKE) and Jeff Maillet (downtown and Green Bay sports staff, JS Online and News Information Center).

Also reappointed were Mike Johnson, payroll coordinator; Larry Sandler, communications chair; Susanne Rust, health and safety chair; Linda Spice, human rights chair; Vikki Ortiz, social chair; Amy Rodenburg, newsletter editor; Mandy Jenkins, Webmaster; and Dave Kirner, technology coordinator.