The journalists of the SunSentinel Guild voted unanimously to ratify their historic contract with the South Florida Sun Sentinel and parent company, Alden Global Capital, offering improved pay and job protections.
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WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, The NewsGuild-CWA joined other labor unions and a coalition of media justice groups in a petition to the Federal Communications Commission to deny the merger of Nexstar Media Inc. with TEGNA Inc.
The filed petition is available here (PDF).
The petition to deny the transfer of broadcast licenses from TEGNA to Nexstar was filed by Free Press, the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians—Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA), The NewsGuild—Communications Workers of America (TNG-CWA), the United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry and Public Knowledge. In their filing the petitioners state that the merger would result in an illegal broadcast conglomerate, exceeding the 39-percent audience-reach “National Cap” set by Congress.
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For Immediate Release: Dec.1, 2025
Media Contact: Jen Sheehan, jen@nyguild.org; 610-573-0740
On the heels of a groundbreaking arbitration win at POLITICO, NewsGuild-CWA members launch a national campaign and a week of action on AI.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Unionized journalists across the country have become increasingly concerned about artificial intelligence, especially how the evolving technology is eroding the public’s trust in the news.
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On Thursday, the BBC apologized to President Trump for the splicing of two parts of a speech Mr. Trump gave in front of the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, hours before a crowd rampaged on Capitol Hill. The BBC said it would not agree to a settlement with Trump, whose attorneys demanded $1 billion in damages threatening a lawsuit against the public broadcaster.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 10, 2025
Media Contact: Moira Bulloch, MBulloch@cwa-union.org | 202-434-1168
U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals Orders Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to Restore Workers’ Rights
On Monday, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to repeal more than five years of worker rights violations and to compensate the workers who were impacted by those violations. The order, which enforces a September 2024 ruling from the National Labor Relations Board, reflects the longstanding demands of Post-Gazette workers. They have been on strike since October 2022. The Post-Gazette must now comply with the Court’s order. Strikers look forward to ending the strike and returning to work.
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September 26, 2025
Contact: Courtney Scott, executiveofficer@pnwguild.org | (206) 669-3562
On Monday, September 22, Cascade PBS announced its decision to eliminate its written news and investigations operation which will result in the layoff of nine union journalists of the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild along with an early-career fellow and four editors.
The NewsGuild-CWA calls on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to withdraw its proposed rule that would change the I visa program for foreign journalists working in the United States.
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September 2, 2025
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LINCOLN, NE – Today, workers of Nebraska Appleseed publicly announced their intent to unionize. Nebraska Appleseed, founded in 1996, is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to fighting for justice and opportunity for all Nebraskans. The group tackles systemic issues like child welfare, immigration, health care, and poverty—working in the courts, at the Capitol, and in communities to create lasting change.
CHICAGO, IL — Today, the staff employees of Cook County College Teachers Union (CCCTU) proudly announce that they are forming a union and seeking to be a part of the Chicago NewsGuild, TNG-CWA Local 34071. The dedicated team supports more than 4,000 faculty members across Cook County’s public community colleges.
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More than 290 journalists across the nationwide Hearst Newspapers chain are calling on their bosses to honor existing union contracts and bargain in good faith over new ones.
“We write on behalf of all unionized Hearst Newspapers journalists — from Albany, Austin, Connecticut, Dallas and San Francisco — requesting that you treat us with the respect and dignity we deserve,” the journalists wrote in a letter to management across the company.
The letter outlines specific asks from employees in each of the five unionized Hearst newsrooms.
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