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Washington, D.C. — Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators; the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration; the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM); the American Federation Of Teachers (AFT); Graduate Labor Organization, AFT Local 6516 (GLO); International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW); United Auto Workers Local 2322; and The NewsGuild-CWA filed a complaint and a motion for preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final rule ending the Duration of Status (D/S) framework for international students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign media. Plaintiffs are represented by McDermott Will & Schulte.

The complaint argues that the final rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act because DHS failed to adequately assess its costs and benefits, meaningfully respond to public comments, consider less burdensome alternatives, or justify the rule based on its stated objectives. It also alleges that DHS provided an inadequate public comment period and exceeded its statutory authority. The rule replaces the longstanding D/S framework with fixed admission periods of no more than four years and requires international students and exchange visitors to apply for extensions of stay. It also restricts students’ ability to change educational objectives, transfer institutions, or pursue additional programs of study.

For immediate release: Aug. 10, 2026
Contact: Jen Sheehan, jen@nyguild.org, 610-573-0740
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We, USA TODAY CO. (formerly Gannett) workers represented by The NewsGuild-CWA, were shocked to learn that our company has partnered with Palantir. While USA TODAY CO. CEO Mike Reed championed this partnership as a way to drive revenue, we believe it threatens to undermine trust in our news outlets and raises serious questions about the data security of our readers.

We have significant ethical issues with Palantir, whose artificial intelligence (A.I.) software has been used to advance widespread surveillance and power immigration crackdowns. Not only does partnering with Palantir, a major player in the news we cover, create an inherent conflict of interest, but it fails the journalists who have been assaulted and falsely arrested while covering immigration enforcement actions and protests. 

NEW YORK – NewsGuild of New York-represented staff at ProPublica have won a first contract with the nonprofit investigative newsroom in a deal that gives staff up to 24% raises over the life of the agreement, mandates transparency around the use of AI, protects hybrid work, offers significant health-care savings and more.

The ProPublica Guild, which represents more than 150 reporters, video journalists, development professionals, copy editors and other staff, overwhelmingly voted to ratify their four-year contract on Friday.

“This contract is a major step forward for our members,” said Agnel Philip, a data reporter and unit chair of the ProPublica Guild. “What we won is a testament to our hard work and shows what we can achieve when we stand together.”

Happy Friday! This month workers from two publishing houses organized with our union, bringing 730 new members into our family in just two election-count days! And since then, two more newsrooms have unionized with us!

Workers at Hachette Book Group and the University of Chicago Press voted to join our union on July 7 and 8, respectively. Hachette joined the Washington-Baltimore News Guild (WBNG) and University of Chicago Press joined the Chicago News Guild. 

I called workers at both publishers after their wins to ask: why did y’all unionize and why do it now?

Contact: themainemonitorunion@gmail.com

The staff of The Maine Monitor announced the formation of The Maine Monitor Union, joining The News Guild of Maine, Local 31128 of The NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America. Management agreed to voluntarily recognize the workers’ union shortly after they went public.

Workers launched with overwhelming support and are unionizing to better fulfill The Monitor’s mission to deliver high-quality, nonpartisan investigative and explanatory journalism by ensuring equitable employment terms that attract and retain top talent.

“Our union will be a positive step forward for both union members and the overall organization,” Rose Lundy, senior reporter at The Monitor, said. “The Maine Monitor Union will strengthen our newsroom, make The Monitor more attractive to talented candidates and will give staff the ability to speak with one voice.”

The news workers of the Skagit Valley Herald, Anacortes American, and Stanwood-Camano News, represented by the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild, announced Friday that they went on strike.

After nine months of negotiating with owner Adams MultiMedia, the company has continued to insist it wants “no limitation on the use of Artificial Intelligence,” including the generation of news content, and has denied its journalists any protections from AI at these newspapers.

Contact: press@newsguild.org

NEW YORK – The Schneps Media Union overwhelmingly won their union election, with 90 percent of ballots cast in favor of joining the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees (IAPE), Local 1096 of The NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America.

Workers held an in-person ballot election with the National Labor Relations Board on July 24 at both their Brooklyn and Long Island offices. The formation of the unit marks an important step forward toward better pay and news standards for community papers in the greater New York City area.