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The NewsGuild-CWA joins Minnesota suit with ACLU against DHS, ICE for violations of First Amendment rights

Media Contact: Dylan Manshack, dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033

WASHINGTON — The NewsGuild-CWA joined a class action lawsuit with the ACLU of Minnesota, Status Coup News, longtime Minneapolis residents and others to uphold the rights of the Minnesotans and journalists who have been obstructed and targeted by the federal government for exercising their First Amendment rights. The suit is supported by pro bono partners Ciresi Conlin, Forsgren Fisher, and Riach Law.

NewsGuild-sponsored digital security training on Feb. 26

The NewsGuild-CWA is sponsoring a digital security training with the Freedom of the Press Foundation at 2pm ET February, 26. The training will last about 90 minutes and cover steps journalists can take to protect their devices, their sources and their materials from hackers or other organizations trying to surveil the work of journalists and media workers.

Mass layoffs at Washington Post; hundreds of journalists cut as Bezos gives millions to Melania Trump

The Washington Post on Wednesday announced a devastating number of layoffs to journalists and other workers, decimating one of the most important newsrooms in the country. Management is targeting more than 300 workers in their layoffs, including illegally attempting to lay off tech workers who are in the process of bargaining a first contract.

Journalist organizations outraged at arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort: ‘The First Amendment is not Optional.’

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MEDIA CONTACT: press@nabj.org

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is outraged and deeply alarmed by the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort by federal agents, and by the government’s escalating effort and actions to criminalize and threaten press freedom under the guise of law enforcement.

Staff at the Alliance for Youth Action ratify first contract with unanimous support

Unionized staff at the Alliance for Youth Action have proudly ratified a first contract with 100% of members voting yes.

Warehouse Workers for Justice staffers ratify first contract

Unionized nonprofit staff at Warehouse Workers for Justice have ratified a first contract, securing a 6% raise upon ratification.

Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota

Update: We didn’t share Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco’s name at the time of this press release to protect him and his family. But now his family is public. We join his family, friends, coworkers and fellow Guild members in calling for his immediate release. The best thing you can do is donate to support his family and his legal fight. Donate to support Paco

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Contact: Dylan Manshack, Comms | dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033

Member remains in ICE custody in Texas

MINNEAPOLIS — On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, TNG-CWA Local 37002, as part of Operation Metro Surge.

Journalists at The Courier Journal ratify first contract, a win for local news in Louisville

Journalists at The Courier Journal have overwhelmingly ratified their first-ever union contract, marking a major milestone for newsroom workers at Kentucky’s paper of record.

The ratification caps years of organizing by Courier Journal journalists, who voted by a landslide margin to form the Courier Journal Guild in 2022 and join the Indianapolis NewsGuild, TNG-CWA Local 34070. Since winning, members have bargained with parent company USA Today Co. (Formerly Gannett) amid repeated rounds of layoffs and cost-cutting across the company. The contract represents a critical step toward stability, fairness and a stronger future for local journalism in Louisville.

The NewsGuild strongly condemns FBI’s raid of Washington Post reporter’s home

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Media Contact:
Kathleen Floyd, Comms, WBNG — kfloyd@wbng.org, (202) 734-7830

On Wednesday FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home and seized several of her devices during an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials, according to the Washington Post.

Journalist Town Hall on Authoritarianism & Defending the Free Press

Journalists rarely make themselves the story. Our job is to report what’s happening in our communities, interview sources, verify facts and hold power to account so the public can make informed decisions. But on Tuesday night, journalists from across the United States did something unusual: they told their own stories.

The national town hall, “Journalists Tell Their Own Stories: Authoritarianism and the Free Press,” brought together reporters, editors and media workers to speak directly about the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and the growing attacks on press freedom.