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After an 8-month battle, workers at Wired win union recognition

Eight months after they announced they were unionizing, the workers at Wired have wrestled recognition of their union from management.

Relief bill could save thousands of local news jobs

Updated Dec. 28, 2020 – After six days of uncertainty, President Donald J. Trump signed the COVID relief bill on Dec. 27, marking an important victory for journalists, readers, the news industry generally, and millions of others.

The relief bill in front of Congress includes a NewsGuild-supported provision that will expand Paycheck Protection Program loans to local newsrooms across the country.

Tired of watching co-workers come and go, Desert Sun’s journalists announce union campaign

Tired of a constant cycle of layoffs and buyouts and determined to do something about it, journalists of the award-winning The Desert Sun announced Thursday that they are forming a union.

Ten days later, staffers of AccessMatters win union recognition

Just 10 days after the employees of AccessMatters announced they were organizing, they won voluntary recognition of their union from management of the nonprofit.

Journalists at four Washington state papers: We’re unionizing

Update: Workers at four Washington state newspapers won voluntary recognition of their union, the Washington State News Guild, on Feb. 25.

“The recognition comes following Wednesday’s decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) supporting the formation of all four newsrooms, The News Tribune in Tacoma, The Olympian, The Bellingham Herald, and the Tri-City Herald, into one union,” the unit wrote.

Austin journalists join Texas organizing wave

Journalists at the Austin American-Statesman and its six community newspapers announced Wednesday that they are taking steps to unionize the 150-year-old institution.

No place for harassment in our union

As the president of our union, I’m responsible for improving our culture and eliminating barriers that make it difficult for survivors of harassment to come forward. I do not equivocate when I say as a member-led democratic union we have zero tolerance for harassment in any form and that must be woven into the fabric of all that we do.

But it’s clear that — even with a steadfast commitment to create and maintain a safe workplace — our policies and our own culture must improve.

It’s official! Verso workers win union recognition

It’s official! The workers of Verso Books have won voluntary union recognition from management of the publishing house after an arbitrator certified on Dec. 8 that a majority of employees in the unit had signed cards indicating support for joining the Washington-Baltimore Local of The NewsGuild-CWA. Management had agreed in principle to grant voluntary recognition late last month.

Staffers of AccessMatters launch union campaign

The employees of AccessMatters, a Philadelphia nonprofit that provides sexual and reproductive health care services to marginalized populations across Pennsylvania, announced Monday that they are unionizing with The NewsGuild. They will join the Philadelphia local.

Betsy Wade, a NewsGuild icon, passes away at 91

Betsy Wade, a NewsGuild icon, passed away on Thursday. She was 91 years old.

Wade was the first woman president of the NewsGuild of New York, the first woman to edit news copy for the New York Times, and she was the lead plaintiff in a groundbreaking sex discrimination complaint filed against the paper in 1974.