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Timesland News Guild members ratify contract

The journalists of The Roanoke Times and Laker Weekly have ratified a new contract with Lee Enterprises, the Timesland News Guild announced on Tuesday.

The two-year agreement includes an increase of almost 12% in the minimum salary, across-the-board pay raises of 2% in each year of the two-year agreement, and adjustments to correct pay inequities. It is the second contract for the newsroom union, which that formed in 2020, and covers about 30 people.

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Media Guild of the West weighs in on Calif. bill to fund public interest media

Members of the Media Guild of the West voted overwhelmingly last week to weigh in on a California bill that would fund “public interest” media.

Spurred by the collapse of the traditional business model for local journalism, California Senate Bill 911 would create a board to “fund and promote independent, local, public service news coverage.”

Staffers at Common Cause are unionizing

Update: April 15, 2022 – Members of Common Cause Staff Union won voluntary recognition of their union.

April 8, 2022 – A supermajority of staffers at Common Cause asked leadership of the organization to recognize the Common Cause Staff Union as part of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local 32035 on Thursday. Common Cause is a nonpartisan grassroots organization with 1.5 million members and supporters dedicated to building a strong democracy and holding power accountable.

Timesland Guild members picket, demand a fair contract

Members of the Timesland News Guild walked a picket line on Monday to protest contract proposals submitted by Lee Enterprises, the corporate owners of the Roanoke Times and Laker Weekly.

After two years of contract talks, journalists at Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald, Bradenton journalists stage one-day work stoppage

Journalists at the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and the Bradenton Herald held a one-day work stoppage on April 1 to demand a fair contract and to insist that McClatchy, the publications’ parent company, respect unionized journalists.

Duke University Press workers celebrate NLRB ruling

Staffers at Duke University Press are celebrating a big win after the NLRB rejected the company’s challenges to their June 2021 vote on Monday. Management has until April 4 to appeal the ruling, but members of the DUP Workers Union fully expect the board’s decision to stand.

Tidewater Media Guild statement on the death of Sierra Jenkins

The Tidewater Media Guild issued the following statement on the death of Sierra Jenkins, who was a reporter at The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press. Sierra, 25, was killed by gunfire in the early hours of March 19 as she left a Norfolk night spot.

Philly Guild files grievances over discrimination in pay

The NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia has filed two discrimination grievances against the Philadelphia Inquirer since mid-February, protesting the fact that specific Black members were paid less than less-experienced white colleagues who were performing the same or similar jobs.

Packet/Gazette Guild members ratify first contract

Journalists at the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette were thrilled to announce that they ratified their first contract on Thursday, becoming the first workers at McClatchy-owned publications in the Southeast to reach that goal. The ratification vote came 18 months after they won voluntary recognition of their union, the Packet/Gazette Guild.