Journalists at the Everett Herald ratified a historic first contract, winning stronger job protections, fair raises and improved working conditions.
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RELEASE: Guild condemns Cascade PBS layoffs and newsroom shutdown
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 26, 2025
Contact: Courtney Scott, executiveofficer@pnwguild.org | (206) 669-3562
On Monday, September 22, Cascade PBS announced its decision to eliminate its written news and investigations operation which will result in the layoff of nine union journalists of the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild along with an early-career fellow and four editors.
Signal Ohio workers win union recognition from employer
Contact: SONWG@gmail.com
Journalists powering Signal Ohio’s nonprofit newsrooms in Akron, Cleveland and Columbus won voluntary recognition of their union, making the Signal Ohio News Workers Guild an official member of the Northeast Ohio NewsGuild, Local 34001 of Communications Workers of America.
Newsletter: Journalists on visas are under attack
An injunction now bars the Trump administration from assaulting journalists in Southern California. On September 10 we won a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, from brutalizing journalists, legal observers and protestors.
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ACTION: NewsGuild-CWA joins calls on DHS to withdraw journalist visa proposal
The NewsGuild-CWA calls on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to withdraw its proposed rule that would change the I visa program for foreign journalists working in the United States.
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The NewsGuild-CWA calls on Signal Ohio’s CEO & Board to respect their workers
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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VICTORY: DHS Barred from Brutalizing Journalists, Legal Observers and Protesters
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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Newsletter: In France, AI profits go to reporters — so why are U.S. journalists shut out?
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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Photos: Celebrating Labor Day 2025
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.
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Invest in Louisiana workers ratify first union contract
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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