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BuzzFeed News Union members walk out, demanding a fair contract – on the day shareholders take the company public

BuzzFeed News Union members walked off the job Dec. 2 to demand a fair contract, the same day shareholders will vote to take the company public. 100% of union members are participating in the 24-hour work stoppage.

After two years of fighting for a fair contract, they are calling on management to negotiate adequate pay raises, affordable health care, a sensible policy on “outside work,” and a prohibition on using traffic and revenue metrics as a basis for issuing discipline to workers.

Pittsburgh Local scores big court win

Workers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette scored an important win on Nov. 30, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected management’s attempt to reverse an arbitration ruling that required the company to cover increases in workers’ health insurance premiums.

Wirecutter workers end strike; management to return to the bargaining table

The workers at Wirecutter, the product-review company owned by the New York Times, ended their strike after Cyber Monday and all signs indicate that their job action was extremely effective.

Wirecutter workers on strike; most tweets ratioed

100% of workers at Wirecutter, the product-review company owned by the New York Times, are on strike. The job action, which began on Black Friday, will wrap up after today – Cyber Monday. The work stoppage was timed to coincide with company’s busiest week of the year and all signs indicate that it was extremely effective.

Guild leaders urge Lee board to continue the fight against Alden

The 12 unionized newsrooms of Lee Enterprises implored the Board of Directors to reject any offer by Alden Global Capital to acquire the company in a letter dated Nov. 29.

Calling Alden’s claim that it is committed to the newspaper industry a “bald-faced lie,” they urged Lee’s board to, “Stand up for us. Stand up for your investors. Stand up for your communities. Stand up against Alden.”

NLRB: Return-to-Office Plans are a Mandatory Subject of Bargaining

While dismissing a charge by the NY Guild, the agency gave workers a big win.

The National Labor Relations Board dismissed an Unfair Labor Practice charge by the NewsGuild of New York on Wednesday but upheld the union’s most important claim: Management has an obligation to bargain with the union over return-to-office plans and vaccine mandates.

New York Times workers protest at the company’s doorstep

Members of three New York Times bargaining units joined forces on Tuesday to deliver a message to management: Stop union busting. Respect our union.

Staffers at Warehouse Workers for Justice are forming a union

Update: Warehouse Workers for Justice Union won voluntary recognition from management of the organization on Jan. 14, 2022.

Staffers at Warehouse Workers for Justice announced Friday that they are forming a union as part of the Chicago Local 34071 of The NewsGuild-CWA.

Full-time faculty at Point Park University ratifies new contract

In a unanimous 72-0 vote, full-time faculty at Point Park University ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on Nov. 10. They are part of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh Local 38061.

Key provisions of the three-year agreement include annual salary increases of 3.5%-4.25% percent; increases in the minimum salaries for all full-time faculty positions, with lecturers’ minimum salaries increasing by 12-15% this academic year, and four weeks of parental leave with 100% pay, with parents who give birth continuing to be eligible for short-term disability beyond four weeks if they are unable to work. Pay increases will be retroactive to the start of the fall semester.

Politico, E&E staffers win union recognition

The staffers of POLITICO and E&E News won voluntary recognition of their union, PEN Guild, on Tuesday, 10 days after they announced they were unionizing. They praised “the good faith negotiations” that led to the agreement and said they “look forward to continuing that spirit in contract talks.”