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Clean Water Action staff across the country join together to seek recognition as the Clean Water Guild

Media Contact:
Esteban Gil, Pacific Media Workers Guild | esteban@mediaworkers.org
Emily Plunkett Frazier, Clean Water Guild Organizing Committee | cleanwaterunion@gmail.com

The workers of Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund are proud to announce the formation of the Clean Water Guild, uniting employees of Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund as a part of The NewsGuild-CWA.

NewsGuild joins broad coalition challenging FCC approval of Nexstar’s takeover attempt of TEGNA

Last month The NewsGuild-CWA joined a lawsuit with a large coalition of organizations supporting a free press and broadcasters to appeal the largest broadcast merger in the history of the United States.

Person holding sign that reads "Press Freedom is an American right"

Southern California judges affirm First Amendment protections for journalists, protestors and legal observers

On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said journalists, protestors and legal observers are likely to succeed on their First Amendment claims against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for retaliatory use of force during ongoing protests against federal immigration actions in Southern California.

The NewsGuild-CWA joined a lawsuit in June against DHS and then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem filed by the ACLU of Southern California with the Los Angeles Press Club, journalists, legal observers and others.

Press freedom coalition sounds alarm on ICE detention of Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez, calling for her immediate release

We, a coalition of 40 civil-society and press-freedom organizations, condemn the arrest and detention of Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We urge ICE to release her immediately.

Workers at the Fort Worth Report posing for a photo after they announced their plans to unionize.

Fort Worth Report journalists, staff wins election to form union

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Media contact: fortworthreportersguild@gmail.com

FORT WORTH, Texas — Staff at the Fort Worth Report have overwhelmingly voted to form a union, according to election results from the National Relations Labor Board on Monday.

Journalists and non-management staff voted 11-1 in favor of union representation as part of the Media Guild of the West and The NewsGuild-CWA.

Current Affairs workers unionize with Chicago Guild

Five staffers at politics and culture magazine Current Affairs won voluntary recognition shortly after announcing their intention to unionize. They wrote this note to readers:

We, the staff of Current Affairs, are pleased to announce that we have unionized with the Chicago News Guild (Local 34071), an affiliate of the Communications Workers of America and the AFL-CIO. We received immediate voluntary recognition from our editor-in-chief, Nathan J. Robinson, and the Current Affairs board of directors, and are grateful for their support and cooperation as we take this step forward.

Coalition of Unions, Press Freedom Organizations, Editors and Journalists Win Major Victory As Judge Rules Kari Lake’s USAGM Appointment Illegal, Cancels Mass Firings at VOA

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WASHINGTON – In a major victory for federal workers, this weekend, D.C. federal judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Kari Lake had illegally served as Acting CEO of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the agency overseeing Voice of America (VOA). The Court, granting a motion for summary judgment filed by labor unions, Press Freedom Organizations, editors and journalists, ruled that the actions taken by Lake since March of 2025 are legally void. That includes the August 29, 2025 reduction in force (RIF) eliminating the jobs of hundreds of Voice of America (VOA) employees. That RIF had previously been suspended by Judge Lamberth pending rulings by the Court, and thus all the employees targeted by the RIF have remained employed.

We’re hiring an organizer!

The NewsGuild (TNG-CWA), which is a sector of the Communications Workers of America, is hiring a Campaign Lead to support organizing. The position is currently open and the application deadline is March 22, 2026.

We’re looking for an administrative secretary

The NewsGuild (TNG-CWA), a sector of the Communications Workers of America, is hiring an administrative secretary who will report to the Guild’s President and the Executive Vice President. Our targeted start date is April 6th, 2026.

Know Your Rights Town Hall: Lessons from Minneapolis

Learn what your rights are on the job if ICE comes to your workplace. Hear how CWA members responded to ICE raids in Minneapolis.

Join District 6 Human Rights, District 9 and TNG-CWA for a one-hour Town Hall focused on informing members of their rights on the job as union members and as individuals in the face of ICE presence at their workplace, in their community, or in their homes.

All CWA Members and allies are invited!
Join us on February 25, 2026, at 5 pm PT / 6 pm MT / 7 pm CT / 8 pm ET