MarketWatch staff working in New York announced yesterday they have formed a union and are joining their colleagues at locations across the country already represented by IAPE.
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Long Beach Media Guild launches union campaign
14 employees of the Long Beach Journalism Initiative — the parent-nonprofit that runs the Long Beach Post and Long Beach Business Journal — have together formed the Long Beach Media Guild under Media Guild of the West (NewsGuild-CWA Local 39213).
Since its inception in 2007, the Long Beach Post has grown to become a vital institution for the communities it serves. Now, 17 years later, together with the Long Beach Business Journal, it is the largest and only nonprofit newsroom in the city.
The Long Beach Media joins peers at the Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Sun Times, The Arizona Republic, The Denver Post, the Miami Herald, The New York Times, The Indy Star and others who have chosen to stand in solidarity for a strong press and fair treatment in their newsrooms.
Members of the union have launched a petition to urge the Long Beach Journalism Initiative Board of Directors and CEO Melissa Evans to voluntarily recognize the union so they can begin to bargain in good faith.
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The NewsGuild of NY condemns potential restrictions to New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act
NEW YORK – The NewsGuild of New York strongly opposes NJ bills S2930 and A4045, which would decimate the New Jersey Open Public Records Act and roll back vital avenues used to hold the powerful accountable and bring information to the public.
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Newsletter: Journalists WIN 25th strike of 2024!
Last week, our members at the Palm Springs Desert Sun started an open-ended strike. Two days later, that strike ended with one of the best new contracts journalists have won in Gannett in the last several years.
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Houston Landing NewsGuild Announces Victory in Union Campaign
After a swift organizing campaign that resulted in unanimous support from all eligible reporters, photographers and graphic designers, the Houston Landing NewsGuild on Thursday announced that it has received voluntary recognition from the Houston Landing’s management.
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Desert Sun settles strike, reaches first contract agreement
Unionized journalists at The Desert Sun, the Coachella Valley’s daily newspaper, have reached an agreement for a first contract. The tentative agreement comes two days after the 15 NewsGuild-CWA members at the Desert Sun launched a ULP strike — the 25th strike organized by NewsGuild members in 2024 so far — over the company’s refusal to offer consistent raises that reflect the skyrocketing cost of living in the valley, as well as its unwillingness to offer any protections against exorbitant health care cost hikes.
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Desert Sun journalists launch ULP strike to demand a fair contract
Unionized journalists at The Desert Sun, the Coachella Valley’s daily newspaper, launched an open-ended ULP strike today after three years of bargaining with Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain. The Desert Sun NewsGuild is part of The NewsGuild-CWA, which represents more than 50 Gannett bargaining units, covering more than 1,000 employees.
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Workers at nonprofit newsroom The Marshall Project Unionize
Update: The Marshall Project Guild received voluntary recognition from on management on March 15.
NEW YORK – Employees at The Marshall Project, an award-winning, nonprofit news organization focused on the American criminal justice system, announced Thursday that they are forming a union.
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Newsletter: Unions and…Fortnite?
The media industry has been on a wild ride so far this year. Layoffs across the industry from the Wall Street Journal, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Los Angeles Times, Messenger and this week, Vice Media.
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IGN Creators Guild win voluntary recognition, celebrate with Twitch stream
A supermajority of editorial and creative workers at IGN signed union cards and launched their campaign on February 6. Just two weeks later, Ziff Davis management voluntarily recognized them after more than 5,700 supporters signed a petition demanding recognition.
To celebrate, members of the IGN Creators Guild organizing committee will board the battle bus and join NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss for an evening of Fortnite and unions, discussing how they organized and what’s next now that they’ve won voluntary recognition. And we’ll bring it all home by answering your questions about unionization live.
Join the livestream on Monday, Feb. 26 at 8 PM ET at twitch.tv/newsguildcwa/ to celebrate their voluntary recognition and learn a little more about what unions can do for all of us in the tech, video game, and journalism industry!