Journalists at the Austin American-Statesman secured a tentative agreement last week after years of negotiations and a marathon 21-hour session with owner Gannett. The deal, which needs to be ratified by members, comes after more than three years of negotiations, numerous unfair labor practices (ULPs) and relentless pressure from Guild members on management.
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The Racine NewsGuild was voluntarily recognized by Lee Enterprises as part of the Kenosha Newspaper Guild bargaining unit in early October less than three weeks after the Racine (Wisconsin) Journal Times newsroom announced its plan to unionize.
The Kenosha-Racine bargaining unit will soon begin negotiating for a fair contract.
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NEW YORK – 11 days ahead of the 25th annual New Yorker Festival, the magazine’s most star-studded and high-profile event, the New Yorker Union, a bargaining unit of The NewsGuild of New York, has settled on a Tentative Agreement with parent company Condé Nast.
Days after a Strike Authorization Vote was passed unanimously, and a support pledge signed by dozens of New Yorker staff writers began to circulate, management began to make movement in key areas such as pay, job security and company policies that govern employees’ ability to perform work outside of company time.
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This past weekend I joined several dozen other folks supporting our family at the Baltimore Sun during the “Rally for the Soul of the Sun” near the harbor. The Sun was bought by David Smith, executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, in January.
Continue reading “Newsletter: This is what two years on strike looks like”This past weekend I joined several dozen other folks supporting our family at the Baltimore Sun during the “Rally for the Soul of the Sun” near the harbor. The Sun was bought by David Smith, executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, in January.
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At least 128 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Israel-Gaza War since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). All but five of those killed were Palestinian. Four journalists and media workers were Israeli and one was Lebanese. More than 41,000 other Palestinians have also been killed, according to Reuters. The majority of those victims identified by Palestinian health authorities are women and children.
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Members are fighting back against parent company Condé Nast’s efforts to simultaneously control the work they do outside the company, and suppress wages in the face of historic inflation.
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We had a powerful union turnout two weeks ago at the Atlantic Union Rally! Guild members and labor allies gathered in D.C., right outside The Atlantic Festival 2024, the company’s highest profile event of the year. Rallygoers demanded that management recognize the value of the work produced by both the newsroom and business sides and agree to a fair contract.
Workers have been fighting for a contract for two years while the company drags its feet. Among the key issues, the our members are pushing for:
Over 1,000 supporters have already signed the petition demanding that management provide these basic protections to Atlantic workers. Join them by signing the petition today!
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In a monumental decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that Color Of Change violated federal labor law by unlawfully laying off 54 employees without bargaining. Workers first unionized with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild in October 2020.
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RACINE, Wis. — Journalists at The Journal Times newspaper in Racine, Wisconsin, today announced plans to unionize together as the Racine NewsGuild, seeking a partnership with the newspaper’s ownership to protect quality local journalism and to demonstrate a joint commitment to improving services in the Racine area.
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Last week more than 250 Guild members at Law360 won a tentative agreement and ended their unfair labor practice strike. They won a five-year deal that lifts wages by an average of 12%, increases family leave to 14 weeks, includes an average $9,000 bonus and ensures strong job protections on artificial intelligence and a lot more.
Members at the legal news service, which are part of The NewsGuild of New York, voted overwhelmingly to ratify the deal Monday afternoon.
I interviewed Emma Cueto, a senior reporter and bargaining committee member, on Monday. When she’s not negotiating with her colleagues she’s covering midsize law firms on the legal industry team. She’s 34, from southern Illinois about 30 minutes outside St. Louis and currently lives in New York.
We talked about Law360’s open-ended strike, what led to it, how they made it so successful and what they won negotiating their second collective bargaining agreement.
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