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Maryland introduces bill that would create tax credit for local news jobs

In late January, a tax credit to support journalism jobs in Maryland was introduced into the General Assembly.

The legislation would provide tax credits for Maryland news organizations up to $25,000 a year for newsroom employees in the first year and $15,000 per employee a year four years after that.

Staff at Workers United win voluntary recognition with unanimous support

Organizers for Workers United on the Starbucks Workers United campaign and at the New York New Jersey Joint Board have won voluntary recognition after staff in both locations expressed unanimous support for unionizing.

We Are The Union: A new book featuring member organizing in The NewsGuild-CWA

A new book featuring NewsGuild members is out now! We Are the Union by Eric Blanc focuses on the worker-to-worker model of organizing that revitalized the Guild, Workers United and other unions. It provides a roadmap for workers building a movement by connecting directly with each other. This is how the Guild’s Member Organizing Program works! Workers win their union, then help other workers win their union.

Newsletter: Lawsuit confronts Trump attack on NLRB

There has been so much news in the last week and most of it done by Guild members. And there’s just so much news it can feel exhausting.

I want to highlight the work done by our members at Wired who keep getting scoops while covering DOGE and Elon Musk. According to CNN’s Reliable Sources, WIRED’s reporters have helped lead a surge in subscriptions. Guild members are awesome. Keep doing great work!

Government photos of Gwynne Wilcox, Jennifer Abruzzo and Jessica Rutter

Trump fires first Black woman on NLRB, destroying its decision-making authority

President Trump’s actions in the past week have temporarily paralyzed the National Labor Relations Board. It’s the only federal agency that protects the rights of private sector workers to organize and pursue collective bargaining in the United States. The agency is led by a five member Board that makes final administrative rulings on unfair labor practices and issues make whole remedies for statutory violations.

Journalists in Lancaster, Penn. win union in blowout

On Monday, a strong majority of journalists at LancasterOnline and WITF public radio station voted in favor of unionizing with The NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia Local 38010 in a 39-10 vote.

Metro Caring workers win union election in landslide

The staff at Denver-based anti-hunger nonprofit, Metro Caring, won a landslide 15-2 union victory in their election last week. The win comes after a supermajority of workers signed union authorization cards last year and requested voluntary recognition from management.

New York Magazine editorial staff to bosses: We are ready to walk

Unionized workers sign on to pledge to walk off the job unless management agrees to a fair contract. Such a work stoppage would be a first for the magazine.

NEW YORK – The unionized workers of New York Magazine, represented by The NewsGuild of New York, have informed management that they are prepared to walk off the job unless they get a fair contract, including strong AI protections.

Newsletter: NBC illegally laid off members (again)

Guild members at the Washington Post recently lined the hallway outside bargaining to stand with laid off colleagues. The company announced dozens of layoffs of our members on the business side, including members in Client Solutions and Public Relations. Those workers explained what they did for the Post while fighting for improvements to the severance package.

Democracy Works staffers approve first labor contract with News Media Guild

NEW YORK, Jan 24, 2025 – Workers at Democracy Works, a nonpartisan voter education organization, ratified their first labor contract with the News Media Guild, the union announced. The pact, ratified Thursday, guarantees yearly pay raises, establishes job security, and secures other important workplace rights at the leading civic technology nonprofit organization.