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Reporters, photographers, editors and digital producers in Connecticut’s largest newsroom are working to form a union with the NewsGuild-CWA. On August 8, the staff of Hearst Connecticut Media Group went public with their union drive, with more than 80 percent of our 110-person unit having signed union cards. Staff presented Hearst with a mission statement signed by the majority of our unit and asked the company to voluntarily recognize our union. 

For Immediate Release: Aug. 7, 2024
Media Contact: Jen Sheehan, jen@nyguild.org

NEW YORK – The Daily News Union – a unit of The NewsGuild of New York – sent an open letter to NYPD brass on Tuesday, demanding an apology after NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry attempted to physically intimidate the Daily News Police Bureau Chief following a press conference last week.

Update: Prism leadership voluntarily recognized Prism Workers United on 7/31

The workers at the nonprofit newsroom Prism Reports announced today they are unionizing. In forming Prism Workers United, workers seek a seat at the table in shaping what a fair, equitable, and compassionate workplace can be. 

Unionized workers at Oxford University Press USA reached a tentative agreement Thursday on a historic first contract that would dramatically raise worker pay, establish job security, and create other important workplace rights at the world’s largest academic publishing house, union officials said.

After two years of negotiations, workers at RAICES —  the largest immigration services provider in Texas — have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement.

Workers at Repair the World – a non-profit dedicated to service, Jewish engagement, and social change – have ratified their first contract.

With 41 union members receiving ballots, 95% of Duke University Press workers voted to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement.