The 25,000 members of The NewsGuild-CWA stand in solidarity with the employees of Signal Ohio. We call on leadership to recognize their union as one bargaining unit, stop wasting nonprofit dollars on anti-union lawyers and begin negotiations immediately.
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NewsGuild-CWA Media Contact:
Dylan Manshack, dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033
Preliminary injunction now in effect in Southern California.
LOS ANGELES—On Wednesday, in a win for the freedoms of speech and press, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—which includes ICE and CBP—from brutalizing journalists, legal observers, and protesters.
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NewsGuild and CWA members recognized Labor Day across the continent — from DC to Buffalo, Toronto and Pittsburgh. They marched, rallied, picnicked and showed what solidarity and power look like.
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NewsGuild and CWA members recognized Labor Day across the continent — from DC to Buffalo, Toronto and Pittsburgh. Workers marched, rallied, picnicked and showed what solidarity and power look like.
Continue reading “Photos: Celebrating Labor Day 2025”
Workers at Invest in Louisiana, formerly the Louisiana Budget Project, have ratified their first union contract with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, securing major wins for equity, transparency and worker power.
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Media Contact: cvjcguild@gmail.com
MERCED, Calif. — Journalists of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative (CVJC) have announced their decision to unionize as the CVJC Guild and are seeking voluntary recognition from CVJC leadership as a unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild Local 39521, TNG-CWA.
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September 2, 2025
Media Contact: appleseedworkersunited@gmail.com
Instagram: @appleseedworkersunited
LINCOLN, NE – Today, workers of Nebraska Appleseed publicly announced their intent to unionize. Nebraska Appleseed, founded in 1996, is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to fighting for justice and opportunity for all Nebraskans. The group tackles systemic issues like child welfare, immigration, health care, and poverty—working in the courts, at the Capitol, and in communities to create lasting change.
Happy Labor Day!
I hope you, like most folks, get the day off today and can use it to recharge.
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Media contact: sonewsworkersguild@gmail.com
Journalists powering Signal Ohio’s nonprofit newsrooms in Akron, Cleveland and Columbus are coming together to form a union with the Northeast Ohio NewsGuild, Local 34001 of Communications Workers of America.
Continue reading “RELEASE: Signal Ohio Staff Announce NewsGuild Union Drive”
Whew! It’s been a while since my last newsletter, and that’s because The NewsGuild staff and I were laser-focused on preparing for our 2025 Sector Conference in Pittsburgh! Every two years elected Guild leaders from across North America come together and pass resolutions, make changes to our Constitution and set the vision for our union.
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