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Journalists at Anchorage Daily News — Alaska’s largest newsroom — file petition to form a union

The journalists and news staff at Anchorage Daily News took a major step Tuesday toward forming a union. Organizers filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board and have requested voluntary recognition from leadership at Anchorage Daily News.

Today, we share the exciting news that our newsroom staff has asked the leadership of the Anchorage Daily News to voluntarily recognize us as the Anchorage News Guild.
— AnchorageNewsGuild (@ancnewsguild) September 10, 2024

Roughly 80% of the newsroom staff at ADN are publicly in support of joining the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild, a local union of The NewsGuild-CWA. By forming the Anchorage News Guild, the workers aim to advocate for fair wages, increased transparency and a sustainable workplace environment.

Photos: Celebrating Labor Day 2024

Members across The NewsGuild-CWA and CWA Canada marched last week in parades across the continent from Detroit to Toronto.

union members from the FT Guild pose for a photo

Financial Times Guild wins first contract loaded with improvements

More than two years after their union was recognized, the Financial Times Guild won a tentative agreement with the Financial Times that will be put to a member vote.

"UFCW works because we do" sign held during strike.

UFCW staff ratify contract after Guild, CWA provide strike authorization

Last week Washington-Baltimore News Guild members at the United Food and Commercial Workers union ratified a successor collective bargaining agreement that included large raises, increased telework and vacation time increases after workers struck for one day in May and planned for a longer unfair labor practice strike.

America’s journalists oppose California’s backroom deal between AI companies and news bosses

Yesterday afternoon, Google, California Assembly member Buffy Wicks, California Governor Gavin Newsom and many of California’s publishing lobbies announced “a first-in-the-nation partnership with the State, news publishers, major tech companies and philanthropy, unveiling a pair of multi-year initiatives to provide ongoing financial support to newsrooms across California and launch a National AI Accelerator.”

After two years of advocacy for strong antimonopoly action to start turning around the decline of local newsrooms, we are left almost without words. The publishers who claim to represent our industry are celebrating an opaque deal involving taxpayer funds, a vague AI accelerator project that could very well destroy journalism jobs, and minimal financial commitments from Google to return the wealth this monopoly has stolen from our newsrooms.

Not a single organization representing journalists and news workers agreed to this undemocratic and secretive deal with one of the businesses destroying our industry. Moments ago, the following opposition letter was filed with the California legislature:

Staff of 32BJ SEIU Launch Union

PRESS CONTACT: 32bjstaffunion@gmail.com
AJ Hubbard, 978-460-0381
Jeff Barrois, 504-606-0896

Staffers are organizing for job protections, a voice in the workplace, and better working conditions. They say a union will strengthen the organization by reducing turnover and improving worker morale.

Today, dozens of SEIU Local 32BJ staff publicly announced their campaign to form a staff union, citing their commitment to better serve members, strengthen the organization, and expand the labor movement.

Michigan United workers ratify first union contract

Contact: Daniel Caracheo Teniente, (616) 287-3234, soul.of.mu.mpc@gmail.com

Workers at the Statewide Organized United Labor of Michigan United and Michigan United Action have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement. This victory is the culmination of nearly a year and a half of negotiations and over three years of workers exercising their rights to organize their workplace. Workers unionized with the Newspaper Guild of Detroit, TNG-CWA Local 34022.

“We are proud of this victory,” said Danny Caracheo, the bargaining unit chair. “Through our CBA, we have codified the existing progressive policies that Michigan United already had in place and won new policies that will make Michigan United a more fair and equitable workplace.”

Matt Pearce, president of the Media Guild of the West, testifying at the California Senate Judiciary Committee about the California Journalism Preservation Act

California Journalism Preservation Act advances through California Senate Judiciary Committee

The California Senate Judiciary Committee passed the California Journalism Preservation Act (AB 886) on Tuesday with a vote of 9-2 during a scheduled hearing. The bill, introduced by Assembly Member Buffy Wicks, now advances to the Appropriations committee before a final vote on the California Senate floor.

The NewsGuild-CWA, Media Guild of the West (TNG-CWA Local 39213) and Pacific Media Workers Guild (TNG-CWA Local 39521) are supporters of the California Journalism Preservation Act, having worked alongside Assembly Member Buffy Wick’s team to make several improvement to the bill that would benefit union journalism jobs across the state. The legislation also has the support of NABET-CWA, SAG-AFTRA, the California News Publishers Association and many individual publishers.

How you can follow Texas Guild members

On Tuesday NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss joined Rep. Greg Casar on Instagram Live to talk about the labor movement and unionizing in Texas. The Guild represents more than 260 journalists across six newsrooms in Texas at the Media Guild of the West. Interested in unionizing your newsroom? Contact Media Guild of the West here!

And you can follow unionized journalists below or supporting them when they’re on strike!