We’ve got a lot of news to share from across your union from the last few weeks, so let’s dive right in!
Last week more than 460 workers joined our union from the Environmental Defense Fund, voting 81% yes to unionize with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. Workers at the nearly 60-year-old nonprofit support solutions to cut harmful pollution, stabilize the climate and support public health.
Continue reading “Newsletter: What’s next for the Post-Gazette?”
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Contact:
Stevie Blanchard, Administrative Officer | stevie@detroitguild22.org | 928-380-0286
Dylan Manshack, Comms | dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033
DETROIT — Media News Group announced on Monday it is selling The Detroit News to USA Today Co., the largest newspaper owner in the U.S. and owner of the Detroit Free Press.
Continue reading “Detroit Guild calls on USA Today Co. to protect Detroit News jobs, contract”
Unionized staff at the Alliance for Youth Action have proudly ratified a first contract with 100% of members voting yes.
Continue reading “Staff at the Alliance for Youth Action ratify first contract with unanimous support”
The following statement was released by The Post Guild on January 27, 2026:
The Post Guild vehemently opposes any more cuts to the staff of The Washington Post.
Continue reading “Post Guild calls for an owner who supports its mission, opposes more layoffs under Jeff Bezos”
Unionized nonprofit staff at Warehouse Workers for Justice have ratified a first contract, securing a 6% raise upon ratification.
Continue reading “Warehouse Workers for Justice staffers ratify first contract”
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Media Contacts: Kathleen Floyd, WBNG Communications, kfloyd@wbng.org
Jack Alber, together4edf@gmail.com
WASHINGTON — Today, workers at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) voted to unionize, with 81% of participants voting in favor of the union, EDF Together. This win follows over a year of staff organizing with the mission of championing the rights, well-being, and collective voice of workers at EDF.
Continue reading “Workers at Environmental Defense Fund win union election, forming the largest green nonprofit union in the U.S.”
The following statement was made by the Philadelphia NewsGuild on the kidnapping of a Guild member by ICE:
Last week, ICE detained our Union sibling in Minneapolis. As proud members of the Philadelphia NewsGuild, we condemn the latest heinous act of violence in a long line of attacks from the Federal government. Agents kidnapped and transferred a fellow TNG-CWA member of Local 37002 to El Paso as part of Operation Metro Surge.
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Media Contact: Moira Bulloch, CWA Communications MBulloch@cwa-union.org, 202-434-1168
The company’s actions have now endangered local managers, attorneys, and executives who choose to enforce the company’s illegal practices.
Continue reading “Labor Board files for contempt charges on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after company defies court order and closes newspaper”
Update: We didn’t share Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco’s name at the time of this press release to protect him and his family. But now his family is public. We join his family, friends, coworkers and fellow Guild members in calling for his immediate release. The best thing you can do is donate to support his family and his legal fight. Donate to support Paco
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Contact: Dylan Manshack, Comms | dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033
Member remains in ICE custody in Texas
MINNEAPOLIS — On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, TNG-CWA Local 37002, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
Continue reading “Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota”
Journalists at The Courier Journal have overwhelmingly ratified their first-ever union contract, marking a major milestone for newsroom workers at Kentucky’s paper of record.
The ratification caps years of organizing by Courier Journal journalists, who voted by a landslide margin to form the Courier Journal Guild in 2022 and join the Indianapolis NewsGuild, TNG-CWA Local 34070. Since winning, members have bargained with parent company USA Today Co. (Formerly Gannett) amid repeated rounds of layoffs and cost-cutting across the company. The contract represents a critical step toward stability, fairness and a stronger future for local journalism in Louisville.
