Author: The NewsGuild-CWA

The news workers of the Skagit Valley Herald, Anacortes American, and Stanwood-Camano News, represented by the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild, announced Friday that they went on strike.

After nine months of negotiating with owner Adams MultiMedia, the company has continued to insist it wants “no limitation on the use of Artificial Intelligence,” including the generation of news content, and has denied its journalists any protections from AI at these newspapers.

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Contact: press@newsguild.org

NEW YORK – The Schneps Media Union overwhelmingly won their union election, with 90 percent of ballots cast in favor of joining the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees (IAPE), Local 1096 of The NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America.

Workers held an in-person ballot election with the National Labor Relations Board on July 24 at both their Brooklyn and Long Island offices. The formation of the unit marks an important step forward toward better pay and news standards for community papers in the greater New York City area. 

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Contact: Jen Sheehan, jen@nyguild.org, 610-573-0740

The NewsGuild-CWA strongly condemns recent Justice Department subpoenas demanding journalists at The New York Times testify about their reporting on security concerns surrounding Air Force One. 

The federal government subpoenaed journalists, who are also Guild members, after they reported that the plane the president accepted as a gift from Qatar lacked advanced security features found in the traditional Air Force One and that the Secret Service had urged the president to fly home in the older model.

The U.S. Supreme Court has long held that the federal government cannot restrain or control the reporting on matters in the public interest, which is protected under the First Amendment. 

“It’s our job as journalists to seek truth, ask questions, and ethically report our findings,” said Jim Luttrell, unit chair for the Times Guild and senior staff editor for The New York Times. “Our members adhere to this journalistic mission every day and we won’t be cowed by efforts to limit our reporting through legal and political threats or by attempts at intimidation.”

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Previously non-unionized workers at Aboriginal Peoples Television Network have filed to join the Canadian Media Guild.

The union filed with the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Thursday after a majority of more than 60 staff signed union cards. These workers are based across the country with the main office in Manitoba.

“By coming together, we strengthen our ability to support one another, advocate for our wellbeing, and create a sustainable future for the people who make APTN possible,” the workers said in their mission statement.

“As a community, we believe every employee deserves healthy and safe working conditions, guidance and support from their managers, the trust and independence to do their best work, and most importantly flexibility to care for their families and communities.”

The Canadian Media Guild already represents a majority of the workers at APTN and is pleased to welcome these others who organized themselves with guidance from CWA Canada organizers and CMG staff representatives.

“We are happy to welcome these talented and determined media workers into the union. They put in so much time and effort to organize themselves around shared issues in the workplace,” said Jane Robertson, national president of the CMG. “When people do that work to organize, they create lasting change for themselves and those who follow.”

The CMG will await the decision of the Industrial Relations Board over the coming weeks as we work to welcome more members at APTN.

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is a national Indigenous media organization, sharing programming that celebrates the rich diversity of Indigenous Peoples at home and abroad.

The Canadian Media Guild is a represents 6,000 workers in the Canadian media. Members work at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Société Radio-Canada (CBC/SRC), The Canadian Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP), TVO, TFO, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), ZoomerMedia and CKOI Radio Gatineau (Québec).

Contact: Max Parrott
schnepsmediaunion@gmail.com

NEW YORK – Schneps employees are forming a union! An overwhelming majority of the eligible staff of the Schneps Media Network of hyperlocal news outlets spanning New York City and Long Island announced (June 15, 2026) the creation of a union to secure competitive wages, sustainable working conditions and strengthen the news organization’s mission of providing objective local journalism in the public interest. 

With a team of about 30 staffers across the editorial department, Schneps has taken on an increasingly critical role in the New York City and Long Island media landscape as part of its community-focused coverage of the greater New York area. The publisher’s New York City footprint extends through five boroughs including amNY, amNY Law, Brooklyn Paper, The Bronx Times, Brownstoner, QNS, Noticias, New York Family, Staten Island Parent and Caribbean Life. On Long Island, its outlets include the Long Island Press and Dan’s Papers.

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Carol Rothman, who held many leadership roles at The NewsGuild-CWA, died suddenly on May 19 at the age of 76. 

Rothman retired as TNG-CWA’s Secretary-Treasurer in 2013, having served in that role since 2008. Prior to that, Rothman was the Guild’s sector chairperson from 1995 until 2008 and oversaw executive council meetings and sector conferences. That followed her service as a vice president on the Guild’s executive council from 1983 until 1993. 

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Media workers at three Hearst-owned newspapers represented by The NewsGuild-CWA have filed unfair labor practice charges against Hearst with the National Labor Relations Board this week, accusing the company of violating federal labor law and retaliating against workers for union activity.

The charges were filed by workers at:

• the Albany Times Union in New York, 
• the Austin American-Statesman in Texas, 
• and the Dallas Morning News in Texas.

The workers allege that Hearst management has illegally withheld information from unions, refused to bargain in good faith, and retaliated against employees for exercising their legal right to organize.

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The following statement was released jointly by the News Media Guild and the National Union of Journalists. Both unions represent workers at the Financial Times in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively.

National Union of Journalists – News Media Guild 
JOINT STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY

OUR UNIONS, which represent Financial Times journalists around the world, urge the employer to come to the bargaining table in good faith after it rejected talks with representatives of the News Media Guild. 

The right of employees to bargain collectively is protected by the laws of the United Kingdom and the United States. For decades in the U.K., and more recently in the U.S., unions and management have successfully reached collective bargaining agreements. Importantly, the Nikkei Group, the parent company of FT, formally pledges adherence to United Nations labour standards in its corporate human rights policy. 

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The Denver Newspaper Guild has supported successful organizing at 25 workplaces over the past decade, recently winning representation for workers at Out Nebraska, Blue Bench and Nebraska Appleseed. As the local expands it’s looking to add a local organizer to its staff.

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