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Gannett CEO must investigate unpaid overtime and end ‘culture of exploitation’

NewsGuild President Jon Schleuss has called on Gannett CEO Mike Reed to investigate allegations that employees are frequently expected to work overtime without pay and has called on him to end a “culture of exploitation” at the nation’s largest news chain.

Three new Guild units celebrate Labor Day with first contracts

Three new Guild units celebrated Labor Day in style this year, winning impressive first contracts. They join a growing list of union members who have won durable workplace protections. A fourth unit negotiated a new contract – but not a first contract – as well.

Strike threat forces Fortune management to postpone prestigious conference

Fortune magazine has postponed its prestigious CEO Initiative conference in response to a strike threat by union members who are frustrated by a lack of progress on contract negotiations.

Newsletter: Supporting Afghan journalists and rallying for local news

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The NewsGuild and four other media unions urged President Biden to support journalists, support staff and families who are desperately trying to flee Afghanistan in a letter sent on Aug. 23.

“We have watched the rapid deterioration of the situation inside Afghanistan with great concern for everyone involved,” we said.

Pay study of New York Magazine reveals ‘glaring inequities,’ union finds

Unionized journalists at New York Magazine released a pay study on Aug. 12 that found “glaring inequities.”

High Participation Public Actions Get the Goods

Editor’s Note: This article was first posted on Aug. 3, 2021, on the website of The NewsGuild of New York.

A transformation is underway in our union. We are moving away from the business-as-usual servicing model that has come to dominate the labor movement over the past 70 years, much to the benefit of employers, and toward the organizing model that gives workers real power in the workplace.

These two approaches stem from different conceptions about where our power lies. The service model views the union as a vending machine, where someone puts their dues in and expects to get a grievance or contract out. But the organizing model is rooted in the understanding that our real power comes through unity and collective action. If we want to settle big grievances or win a strong contract, then we have to be willing to fight together to win it.

NYGuild Members at The New Yorker, Pitchfork and Ars Technica Unanimously Ratify First Agreements with Condé Nast

Following Strike Threat and Years of Negotiations and Escalating Member Activism

Members of The NewsGuild of New York at The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Ars Technica announced July 28 that they have unanimously ratified their first contracts with Condé Nast.

NLRB rules for Idaho NewsGuild: Pageview quotas are not allowed.

The Idaho NewsGuild won an important victory this week, when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a informal settlement agreement stipulating that McClatchy, which owns the Idaho Statesman, cannot unilaterally impose pageview quotas on the paper’s journalists.