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TRiiBE workers form a union for people-centered newsroom that serves Chicago’s Black communities

Contact: Corli Jay, ‪(708) 576-1265‬ | OneTriibeUnited@gmail.com

CHICAGO — The multi-award-winning newsroom staff at The TRiiBE is forming a union and seeking to become a part of the Chicago News Guild, TNG-CWA Local 34071, aligning with the nationwide labor movement to build a more sustainable, equitable and people-centered newsroom that serves Chicago’s Black communities.

The NewsGuild-CWA joins Minnesota suit with ACLU against DHS, ICE for violations of First Amendment rights

Media Contact: Dylan Manshack, dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033

WASHINGTON — The NewsGuild-CWA joined a class action lawsuit with the ACLU of Minnesota, Status Coup News, longtime Minneapolis residents and others to uphold the rights of the Minnesotans and journalists who have been obstructed and targeted by the federal government for exercising their First Amendment rights. The suit is supported by pro bono partners Ciresi Conlin, Forsgren Fisher, and Riach Law.

Staff at Fortune magazine win historic three-year contract with NY Guild

Highlights include increasing wages a total of 11% over the life of the deal, salary floors that lift the lowest-paid workers, “just cause” job protections, and more.

NEW YORK – Unionized editorial staff at Fortune have won their first contract for both digital and print employees, a deal that lifts wages a total of 11% for the life of the deal, sets new salary standards, provides job security protections, and more.

Journalists at Bucks County Courier Times and Intelligencer vote to join Guild

The 10 reporters that make up the Bucks County Courier Times and Intelligencer voted Thursday to unionize with the NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia in a resounding 8—1 vote.

In a newsroom where over half of reporters work second jobs and no reporters under 40 can afford to leave family homes, workers look forward to negotiating with management — which has acknowledged the low wages— in order to live and raise families in the communities we serve.

We’re looking for an administrative secretary

The NewsGuild (TNG-CWA), a sector of the Communications Workers of America, is hiring an administrative secretary who will report to the Guild’s President and the Executive Vice President. Our targeted start date is April 6th, 2026.

Newsletter: ProPublica workers are ready to STRIKE!

Last month I told you that one of our members was abducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We didn’t share his name at the time in order to protect him and his family. But now his family is public.

NewsGuild-sponsored digital security training on Feb. 26

The NewsGuild-CWA is sponsoring a digital security training with the Freedom of the Press Foundation at 2pm ET February, 26. The training will last about 90 minutes and cover steps journalists can take to protect their devices, their sources and their materials from hackers or other organizations trying to surveil the work of journalists and media workers.

Daily News Union pushes back as Alden Global Capital begins mass layoffs

“These layoffs, which are the direct result of the repellent corporate greed that Alden Global Capital is known for, are being done without any concern for the future of the New York Daily News.”

Know Your Rights Town Hall: Lessons from Minneapolis

Learn what your rights are on the job if ICE comes to your workplace. Hear how CWA members responded to ICE raids in Minneapolis.

Join District 6 Human Rights, District 9 and TNG-CWA for a one-hour Town Hall focused on informing members of their rights on the job as union members and as individuals in the face of ICE presence at their workplace, in their community, or in their homes.

All CWA Members and allies are invited!
Join us on February 25, 2026, at 5 pm PT / 6 pm MT / 7 pm CT / 8 pm ET

Guild asks Spanish labor minister to stop intimidation of staff by EFE

Media Contact: Tony Winton, News Media Guild, 212-869-9296 | Guild@newsmediaguild.org

NEW YORK – U.S employees of EFE, Spain’s public news agency, asked Spain’s Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, to intervene to help stop what they say is abusive intimidation of staff after they protested a management decision to walk away from decade-old policy of promoting staff from within.