Journalists at the nonprofit newsroom Spotlight PA ratified their first collective bargaining agreement, winning solid minimums, a 3% annual increase each year, a $750 ratification bonus, a grievance and arbitration policy, protections like just cause, guaranteed retirement contributions and a lot more.
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About half a dozen organizers at the United Academics of Philadelphia (UAP), American Federation of Teachers Local 9608, ratified their first collective bargaining agreement in December after winning voluntary recognition in July 2023. The staff unionized with The NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia.
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For Immediate Release: Jan. 6, 2025
Contact: Jen Sheehan, jen@nyguid.org, 610-573-0740
Times Guild leaders send statement to Times management showing their full support for the Athletic organizing.
NEW YORK – Editorial staff at The Athletic announced Monday that they have organized with The NewsGuild of New York and are asking The New York Times to recognize them as part of the newsroom union, The Times Guild.
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Three-year agreements for journalists and business and technology workers boost wages by an average of 17%; raise salary floors by up to 55%; and feature strong new job-security measures, including “just cause.”
NEW YORK – Unionized staff at The Atlantic represented by The NewsGuild of New York have reached a tentative agreement with the magazine on three-year contracts for editorial as well as business and technology workers. The deal, if ratified by members, will raise salary floors for the lowest-paid by up to 55%, lift wages by an average of 17% over the life of the contract, and provide important job security as well as guardrails on the use of AI.
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For Immediate Release: Dec 17, 2024
Media Contact: Jake Karaisz, cafbunion@gmail.com, 571-989-3861
WASHINGTON, D.C. & LORTON, VA — Workers at the Capital Area Food Bank are set to vote to unionize as the Capital Area Food Bank Workers, with the voting scheduled for January 2nd, 6th, and 7th.
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For Immediate Release: Dec.11, 2024
Contact: Jen Sheehan, jen@nyguild.org, 610-573-0740
The three-year agreement sets new standards for tech industry, including “just cause” protections, guaranteed raises, and guardrails on remote-work status
NEW YORK – The NewsGuild of New York, which represents the Times Tech Guild, and New York Times management have reached a tentative deal on a three-year contract, just over a month after the Tech Guild’s election week ULP strike.
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The U.S. Senate has a chance to pass the bi-partisan PRESS Act, a bill that would protect journalists and sources from government overreach. The legislation would create protections that already exist in almost every U.S. state. It would protect against future administrations intimidating whistleblowers and journalists and increase protections already provided in the First Amendment.
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Media Contact: MetroCaringWorkersUnited@gmail.com
A supermajority of eligible staff at Metro Caring, a Denver-based anti-hunger nonprofit, formed a union and sought voluntary recognition last week. Workers are organizing with the Denver Newspaper Guild, TNG-CWA Local 37074.
A supermajority of workers signed union authorization cards, forming Metro Caring Workers United, and asked nonprofit management for voluntary recognition by December 12.
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Denver, CO — After more than a year of bargaining, the Denver Urban Gardens Workers United (DUGWU) ratified a first contract with management at Denver Urban Gardens (DUG).
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NEW YORK – Unionized editorial staff at Forbes – who ordinarily would be staffing the launch of the magazine’s most important issue of the year, “30 Under 30” – have walked off the job. The one-day ULP work stoppage is in protest of the business magazine’s continued intransigence at the bargaining table and repeated labor law violations.
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