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NewsGuild calls on Treasury Secretary Yellen to review Alden’s proposed acquisition of Tribune

For immediate release

Contact: Sally Davidow
sdavidow@cwa-union.org

The NewsGuild-CWA today called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to conduct a review of the proposed acquisition of Tribune Publishing by Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund that is notorious in the news industry as a bad actor.

Lee unions tell management: take advantage of COVID relief

Union members at 10 publications owned by Lee Enterprises urged the company to take advantage of the latest COVID relief package to provide much-needed stability to their newsrooms last week.

Idaho Guild members stand up for their fired boss

Idaho NewsGuild members stood up for their fired boss last week, publicly protesting McClatchy management’s decision to abruptly fire editor Christina Lords and organizing community support for the beloved newsroom leader.

New Yorker Union holds one-day work stoppage

Members of the New Yorker Union engaged in a 24-hour work stoppage on Jan. 21 demanding fair wages and protesting management’s insulting response to the union’s wage proposal during contract talks.

Loveland journalists vote union

Updated Jan. 29, 2021.

Journalists at the Reporter-Herald in Loveland, CO, voted in favor of unionizing with The NewsGuild-CWA as members of the Denver Local 37074 on Tuesday, becoming the first unionized newsroom in the state since the 1940s.

Alden’s Randall Smith needs to apologize for supporting Trump

Earlier today, I wrote to Randall D. Smith, a Tribune director and the principal of Alden Global Capital, urging him to condemn the recent assault on the U.S. Capitol by the supporters of President Donald J. Trump. I also called on him to denounce the president for inciting that assault, to condemn the attack on journalists perpetuated by the rioters and the president; and to apologize for his financial support of Trump.

Here are resources for journalists covering the chaos

We saw a violent mob attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. During the insurrection the mob also targeted journalists: they stole and destroyed equipment, threatened reporters and scrawled “Murder the Media” on a door inside the building.

In response to right-wing messages calling for attacking journalists and planning violence at state capitals, the NewsGuild and other journalism organizations are providing resources for journalists and other media professionals working during this difficult time.

Staff Rep Position Open

United Media Guild (TNG-CWA Local 36047) is a union representing more than 240 workers in news, publishing, activism and non-profits. We’re committed to running winning contract campaigns that knit actions with an overall bargaining strategy that is aggressively member-led.