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Updated Oct. 6, 2017
Oct. 5, 2017 – The mayor and acting police commissioner of St. Louis must be held accountable for the arrest of journalists covering public protests in the city, the Executive Council of The NewsGuild-CWA declared at a meeting on Oct. 5. Continue reading “NewsGuild: Hold Mayor, St. Louis Police Department Accountable”
Oct. 4, 2017 – After 135 years, journalists at the Los Angeles Times are forming a union. Continue reading “LA Times Employees Announce Unionizing Effort with The NewsGuild-CWA”
Sept. 29, 2017 – Nearly 100 members of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild (WBNG) and supporters walked a spirited informational picket line on Sept. 27 to demand a contract from Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of the Washington Post. Continue reading “Washington Post Workers Want a Raise from Billionaire Jeff Bezos”
September 2017 – Members of The NewsGuild-CWA are continuing to stand up for reporters and press freedom through the Right to Report project, even as President Trump amps up his attacks on both.
The president’s war on the media gained steam throughout the summer, beginning with his decision to retweet a 28-second video that depicted him beating up CNN and ending with him questioning journalists’ patriotism at a 2020 campaign rally in Phoenix.
“Trump’s attacks on journalists are straight out of the authoritarian playbook,” said NewsGuild-CWA President Bernie Lunzer. “His goal is to delegitimize the press; distort the truth; deny the American people access to information, and distract from news he doesn’t like. Continue reading “Guild Members Stand Up for ‘Right to Report’”
September 2017 – Charges were dropped in September against a radio reporter who was arrested after he persisted in asking questions of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price in a hallway at the West Virginia Capitol. Continue reading “Victory: Charges Dropped”
September 2017 – The Pacific News Media Guild is protesting the treatment of a freelance photographer and union member who was roughed up by police as she covered a protest outside a Berkeley City Council meeting in June. Continue reading “Freelance Guild Photographer Roughed Up by Police”
September 2017 – Study after study initiated by NewsGuild-CWA locals at some of the nation’s most prestigious newsrooms have reached the same conclusion: Women and minorities are getting paid less than their white, male counterparts. And it means every local has an obligation to request data from media employers about the gender, racial identity, disabilities and pay of employees as they prepare for contract negotiations, President Bernie Lunzer said. Continue reading “Why Are News Organizations Paying Women, Minorities Less?”
September 2017 – After failing to pass “right-to-work” bills for a decade, Missouri’s state legislature finally pushed through the famously anti-labor law in February.
But the working people of Missouri had something else in mind. Continue reading “Missourians Upend State’s ‘Right-to-Work’ Plan”
September 2017 – The proposed merger of Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tribune Media poses a threat to independent journalism, according to NewsGuild President Bernie Lunzer. Continue reading “Sinclair: A Threat to Independent Journalism”
September 2017 – Was it worth the years of struggle? By all accounts, yes. Continue reading “13 Years After Vote: Point Park Faculty Wins First Contract”