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Missouri ACLU employees are unionizing

Employees of the Missouri ACLU announced Wednesday that they are forming a union as part of The NewsGuild-CWA and asked management of the organization to voluntarily recognize ACLU MO United. They will become part of the United Media Guild Local 36047.

Desert Sun journalists win union vote

Journalists of The Desert Sun voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionizing as part of The NewsGuild-CWA on Wednesday, in mail-in balloting that was supervised by the National Labor Relations Board. They will join the Media Guild of the West local.

Second City Comedy Educators Are Unionizing

Comedy educators at The Second City in the U.S. and Canada announced Tuesday that they are unionizing, with the Canadian contingent joining CWA Canada, which is part of The NewsGuild-CWA.

Daily Kos workers unionize with NewsGuild-CWA

Employees at the progressive news site Daily Kos announced the creation of the Daily Kos Guild on Monday, saying the organization’s management had agreed to voluntarily recognize their union. They will join the Pacific Media Workers Guild local of The NewsGuild-CWA.

NewsGuild calls on Treasury Secretary Yellen to review Alden’s proposed acquisition of Tribune

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Contact: Sally Davidow
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The NewsGuild-CWA today called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to conduct a review of the proposed acquisition of Tribune Publishing by Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund that is notorious in the news industry as a bad actor.

Lee unions tell management: take advantage of COVID relief

Union members at 10 publications owned by Lee Enterprises urged the company to take advantage of the latest COVID relief package to provide much-needed stability to their newsrooms last week.

Idaho Guild members stand up for their fired boss

Idaho NewsGuild members stood up for their fired boss last week, publicly protesting McClatchy management’s decision to abruptly fire editor Christina Lords and organizing community support for the beloved newsroom leader.

New Yorker Union holds one-day work stoppage

Members of the New Yorker Union engaged in a 24-hour work stoppage on Jan. 21 demanding fair wages and protesting management’s insulting response to the union’s wage proposal during contract talks.

Loveland journalists vote union

Updated Jan. 29, 2021.

Journalists at the Reporter-Herald in Loveland, CO, voted in favor of unionizing with The NewsGuild-CWA as members of the Denver Local 37074 on Tuesday, becoming the first unionized newsroom in the state since the 1940s.

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United Media Guild (TNG-CWA Local 36047) is a union representing more than 240 workers in news, publishing, activism and non-profits. We’re committed to running winning contract campaigns that knit actions with an overall bargaining strategy that is aggressively member-led.