May 12, 2020 – Members of the Omaha World Herald Guild voted unanimously to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement on May 1, winning a 2 percent on Oct. 1, 2020, a 1 percent raise on April 1, 2022, and an immediate raise for a subset of employees based on new pay scales in the agreement. Continue reading “Omaha World Herald staffers vote unanimously to ratify first contract”
May 11, 2020 – Staffers at Pop-Up Magazine Productions announced May 11 that they are forming a union as part of the Media Guild of the West, a local of The NewsGuild-CWA. They are part of a surge in union organizing among news industry workers. Continue reading “Staff of Pop-Up Magazine Productions joins union surge”
May 8, 2020 – Workers at Inside Higher Ed won voluntary recognition of their union from the company’s leadership team on May 7. The IHE Guild can now begin negotiations with Inside Higher Ed for a fair contract. Continue reading “Inside Higher Ed Recognizes Guild”
May 5, 2020 – “Stop lying now and respect journalists’ right to organize and form unions.” Continue reading “NewsGuild to Gannett: Stop lying, respect journalists’ right to organize”
Statement from Jon Schleuss, President, NewsGuild-CWA on Announcement of the 2020 Pulitzer Awards:
May 4, 2020 – “On behalf of more than 24,000 members of the NewsGuild, we extend warm congratulations to all the winners and finalists of the 2020 Pulitzer Awards. We are particularly proud of The NewsGuild members who won or were finalists. Journalists run to the story, even during a pandemic. Your dedication continues to advance our craft, benefiting us all.” Continue reading “Congrats, Pulitzer Prize Winners”
By Randy Furst (Illustration by Steve Sack)
May 4, 2020 – On April 3 and 10, 28 union reporters and four management editors were permanently laid off at the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Rachel Dissell, whose break-through investigative journalism had a big effect on Ohio and Cleveland, was one of the reporters laid off. Continue reading “Massive cuts impact journalism in the communities they serve”
May 1, 2020 – The Washington-Baltimore News Guild and the NewsGuild-CWA are launching a campaign to support efforts to return The Baltimore Sun to local ownership under a non-profit model, reinvesting profit back into the paper that has been Maryland’s news source for nearly two centuries.
Continue reading “Guild to seek sale of Baltimore Sun to local nonprofits”
April 30, 2020 – The staff of VTDigger, Vermont’s largest newsroom, won union recognition on April 28, three weeks after nearly 90 percent of employees expressed support for forming the VTDigger Guild. Leadership of the nonprofit news outlet granted voluntary recognition. Continue reading “Staff of VTDigger, Vermont’s largest newsroom, win voluntary recognition”
April 29, 2020 – The journalists of the Idaho Statesman spoke with a unanimous voice Wednesday, voting 18-0 to form a union. Continue reading “Idaho News Guild wins unanimous union vote”
April 28, 2020 — Journalists of The Roanoke Times and Laker Weekly won a stunning victory Tuesday, voting 47-3 to establish the Timesland News Guild. The group will become part of the Washington-Baltimore Local 32035 of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Journalists of Roanoke Times win resounding union victory”
