An arbitrator rescinded the layoff of 17 faculty members at Point Park University on May 6, ruling in favor of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, Local 38061, which represents approximately 130 full-time faculty members at the university.
Workers at The Appeal announce union campaign
Workers at The Appeal announced Monday that they are unionizing as part of The NewsGuild-CWA, just hours after journalists at The Kansas City Star announced a union drive.
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Guild members featured in report on building power to win strong contracts
A new report by union organizer Jane McAlevey and researcher Abby Lawlor provides an inspiring and practical guide to mobilizing workers’ power to win good collective bargaining agreements – and features case studies of two recent NewsGuild battles.
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Kansas City Star journalists announce union organizing campaign
Journalists of the The Kansas City Star took a major step Monday toward forming the Kansas City News Guild. Members of the union organizing committee presented local management with the request for voluntary recognition after a majority of eligible staffers signed cards signaling their support.
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It’s ‘union’ in a blowout at three NJ publications
Journalists at three Gannett-owned New Jersey publications — the Bergen Record, the Daily Record and the NJ Herald — voted 59 to 4 Friday in favor of unionizing with The NewsGuild-CWA. They will be part of the NewsGuild of New York Local.
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NewsGuild Sends Second Letter to Tribune Publishing Shareholders
The NewsGuild-CWA sent a second letter to the top shareholders of Tribune Publishing on May 6, which points out that Tribune’s earnings suggest that the company has been sufficiently profitable that it need not be purchased. (The Guild posted the letter on the SEC website as well.)
The letter also links to a May 6 Washington Post article that casts aspersions on the ability of Alden Global Capital to come up with the cash to buy the company.
NewsGuild to host special screening of new documentary, News Matters
The NewsGuild will host a special screening on May 13 of News Matters, a new documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Brian Malone about the 2018 rebellion at the Denver Post against Alden Global Capital.
Guild members can register for the exclusive showing here.
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NY Daily News Union wins in a blowout
The journalists of the New York Daily News won union recognition in a blowout on Friday, voting 55-3 to form the Daily News Union, a unit of the NewsGuild of New York.
After a year of organizing, they’re eager to get to the bargaining table. And as the newest unionized paper of the Tribune Publishing chain, they will immediately be drawn into the fight against a takeover by Alden Global Capital.
Follow them on Twitter @NYDNUnion or visit their website, NYDNUnion.com.
Workers of Mashable, PCMag and AskMen walk off the Job; Digital Rally set for 12:30 p.m. EDT
Journalists at Ziff Davis publications — Mashable, PCMag and AskMen — walked off the job for 24 hours on Thursday to protest the company’s failure to agree to a living wage for all employees and to demand that management bargain in good faith.
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Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative is forming a union
Update: April 16, 2021 – Management agreed to voluntarily recognize the Beacon Union, staffers announced today.
Staffers at Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative announced Wednesday that they have decided to form a union as part of the Minnesota Newspaper & Communications Guild.
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