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NewsGuild of New York Ratifies Two-Year Agreement with The Daily Beast

Dec. 22, 2017 – Union members at The Daily Beast overwhelmingly ratified a new two-year agreement between the company and The NewsGuild of New York on Dec. 21. Continue reading “NewsGuild of New York Ratifies Two-Year Agreement with The Daily Beast”

Photojournalist, Five Others Found Not Guilty in Inauguration Day Protest

Dec. 22, 2017 – Photojournalist Alexei Wood and five other defendants who were arrested at an Inauguration Day protest in Washington, DC, were found not guilty of all charges on Dec. 21. Continue reading “Photojournalist, Five Others Found Not Guilty in Inauguration Day Protest”

Heywood Broun Award

Updated Dec. 21, 2017 – The NewsGuild-CWA’s Heywood Broun Award honors great journalism, especially journalism that exposes social injustice. Continue reading “Heywood Broun Award”

Lawsuit Claims Hundreds of Employers Illegally Excluded Older Americans from Job Ads on Facebook

Dec. 21, 2017 – The Communications Workers of America and three workers filed a class-action lawsuit against T-Mobile, Amazon, Cox and hundreds of other large employers charging they illegally excluded older workers from receiving job ads on Facebook for positions at their companies.

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CWA-Represented Workers at AT&T to Get $1,000 Bonus

Dec. 21, 2017 – Following discussions with AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, CWA President Chris Shelton reported that CWA-represented workers at AT&T will receive a $1,000 bonus. The announcement follows a union campaign to demand that CEOs increase workers’ pay in response to claims by GOP leaders that their corporate tax cut would result in pay increases of $4,000 per year.

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Chicago Community Newspaper Staff Seeks Support in Unexpected Places

Dec. 19, 2017 – NewsGuild members at three suburban Chicago community newspapers ramped up their fight for a good contract on Nov. 30 by seeking support in unexpected places. Continue reading “Chicago Community Newspaper Staff Seeks Support in Unexpected Places”

Guild Reaches First-of-its-Kind Agreement with GateHouse

Updated Dec. 21, 2017 to reflect that 2018 benefits and premiums will remain at current levels, whether employees’ premiums are currently based on 2017 levels or 2016 levels.

Dec. 14, 2017 – In a first-of-its-kind agreement, The NewsGuild-CWA reached a “global settlement” with GateHouse Media on Dec. 12 that improves wages and protects health benefits at 16 GateHouse-owned newspapers. Continue reading “Guild Reaches First-of-its-Kind Agreement with GateHouse”