Evergreen Collaborative workers secure strong first union contract

Workers at Evergreen Collaborative have ratified a first collective bargaining agreement with the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild-CWA, Local 37082 — another win for the growing movement of nonprofit workers organizing for fairness, stability and transparency.

The agreement covers roughly a dozen workers and locks in meaningful gains on pay equity, work-life balance and shared decision-making. It follows more than a year of organizing and negotiations after workers first unionized in April 2024.

Contract Highlights:

  • Partnership Committee (Article 6): Establishes a joint labor-management body to address staffing, workload, diversity, equity and inclusion concerns.
  • Flexible scheduling: Every other workweek is 32 hours, with workers off every other Friday.
  • Strong pay floor: Minimum salaries start at $88,000, with several positions earning six figures.
  • Annual raises: Guaranteed wage increases of 3% in 2026, 2% in 2027, and 2% in 2028.
  • Retirement security: Employer 401(k) match of 4% of employee contributions.
  • Pay equity audit: Annual review of compensation to identify and eliminate pay disparities, with results reported to employees.

“We’re so proud that our 10-member team has secured a contract guaranteeing fair pay and real balance, proving that sustainability begins with the people behind the mission,” said Emily Halvorson, State Press Secretary for Evergreen Collaborative.

“We hope our experience can serve as a model for other climate nonprofits striving to support their teams through political and funding uncertainty.”

The Evergreen Collaborative contract underscores the growing momentum of nonprofit and advocacy workers organizing with The NewsGuild-CWA to build equitable and transparent workplaces.

Avodah nonprofit workers ratify first union contract

Workers at Avodah, a national Jewish social justice organization, have ratified their first union contract with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, securing major wins for equity, stability and worker power.

Avodah develops Jewish leaders for social justice through the Jewish Service Corps, the Justice Fellowship, and other community-based programs across the country. Now, with this first contract, the staff empowering that mission has won strong, enforceable protections that ensure fairness and respect in the workplace.

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Newsletter: We’ve been on strike for 3 years.

Three years ago tomorrow the journalists of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh went on an unfair labor practice strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. While they withheld their labor at the paper, they kept telling stories in the Pittsburgh Union Progress. To mark three years on strike, they’re asking each other to share their thoughts about their fight for a fair contract. I wanted to run two profiles in full, which were originally published in the PUP. Other news from around our union follows below. 

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Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition workers ratify first union contract

Workers at the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition (MEJC) have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement – a major milestone that secures real protections, guaranteed raises and industry-leading benefits.

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RELEASE: Federal judge orders DHS/ICE to halt arrests and use of chemical weapons on Chicago press, peaceful protestors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2025

Media Contact: Dylan Manshack, dmanshack@cwa-union.org | (202) 445-4033

CHICAGO – Today, a federal judge barred Department of Homeland Security agents, such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs & Border Patrol, from using force against journalists and protesters who don’t pose a threat to agents. A full copy of the lawsuit and restraining order can be found here.

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RELEASE: L.A. Times journalists vote to authorize strike newsroom’s first open-ended strike

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Media Contact: LA Times Guild Officers, unit-council@latguilld.com

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — An overwhelming majority of Los Angeles Times journalists have voted to authorize their union’s leaders to call a strike if such a step is necessary to reach a new contract. 

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Allegheny County Council Proclamation Highlights Post-Gazette Strikers’ Determination, Importance to Community

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10/8/2025

Contact: PGHGuild@gmail.com

PITTSBURGH — Early in Tuesday night’s Allegheny County Council meeting, members of council issued a proclamation honoring the resilience of workers on strike from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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Newsletter: Chicago Guild sues ICE

Violence against journalists continues to be committed by the United States government. 

The Chicago Guild joined others in suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement for attacking journalists. The suit was filed yesterday and comes after repeated clashes between protestors and ICE agents at a facility in Broadview. Federal agents targeted several Guild members while reporting on the clashes despite being visibly identified as members of the press. 

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Chicago News Guild sues ICE over attacks on journalists at Broadview protests

Chicago NewsGuild joins federal lawsuit to stop ICE and DHS agents from targeting reporters at Broadview protests. The Guild release the following statement:

Guild members each day do the hard and sometimes dangerous work of reporting the news in our region. The past few weeks, the repeated clashes between protestors and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the ICE facility in Broadview has been one of the top headlines, and our members are the ones doing the reporting. 

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RELEASE: Maine Trust for Local News workers expand union rights

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September 30, 2025

Media contact:
Megan Gray, President, News Guild of Maine
574-807-2843 | meganedoyle13@gmail.com

Yesterday, workers at the statewide Maine Trust for Local News won an election at the National Labor Relations Board to welcome nearly 50 employees into their union. 

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