MISSION STATEMENT OF THE NEWSPAPER GUILD-CWA

Article I of The Newspaper Guild's constitution establishes our mission. It says:

"The purpose of The Newspaper Guild shall be to:

  ♦  Advance the economic interests and to improve the working conditions of its members;

  ♦  Guarantee, as far as it is able, equal employment and advancement opportunity in the newspaper industry and constant honesty in news, editorials, advertising, and business practices;

  ♦  Raise the standards of journalism and ethics of the industry;

  ♦  Foster friendly cooperation with all other workers;

  ♦  Promote industrial unionism in the jurisdiction of the Guild."