NEW YORK: Unionized editorial staff represented by The NewsGuild of NY at NBC News, NBC News NOW, and TODAY have reached a tentative contract agreement with the network. The deal protects members during future corporate restructuring and delays recently announced layoffs, providing targeted workers with additional pay, health care, and rehire rights. 

NBC Digital NewsGuild, which represents about 300 workers, will vote to ratify the agreement in the coming days. If ratified, this will be the first contract for the bargaining unit, which was certified in 2019. 

The Trump administration has targeted independent media in the U.S. by barring the Associated Press, seizing control of the press pool and kicking out other longstanding members of the press corps from covering White House events. 

The workers of Equis Research announced their intention to form a union. Equis is an organization that seeks to increase Latino political power and wellbeing through top-of-the-line research on Latino voters, as well as long-term cultural and political initiatives. The workers hope to ensure that the mission of wellbeing and empowerment also extends to them—the very individuals responsible for bringing Equis’ mission to life.