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New Jersey Media Unites and Unionizes

Editorial employees at three Gannett publications are standing together to fight for local news and address long-standing newsroom issues.

Journalists at three Gannett-owned New Jersey publications — the Bergen Record, the Daily Record and the NJ Herald — announced that they are unionizing with the NewsGuild of New York local on Wednesday. With nearly 90% of eligible staffers signed on, the Record Guild has requested voluntary recognition from management.

Daily Kos workers unionize with NewsGuild-CWA

Employees at the progressive news site Daily Kos announced the creation of the Daily Kos Guild on Monday, saying the organization’s management had agreed to voluntarily recognize their union. They will join the Pacific Media Workers Guild local of The NewsGuild-CWA.

NewsGuild Strong and how we get there

Democracy depends on journalism.

I am calling on every one of our members to affirm that when we act together we have power.

In 2021, our members will fight to protect their jobs and democracy. That is why I am introducing my new vision as NewsGuild president: NewsGuild Strong.

The New York Daily News is unionizing

Employees seek to safeguard the News’ future by advocating for job security, equity, and a more inclusive and diverse newsroom.

New York City’s hometown paper is forming a union. The editorial staffers of the New York Daily News announced Friday that they are organizing with NewsGuild of New York. More than 80% of eligible staff are standing together to request voluntary recognition from Tribune Publishing, the News’ parent company.

NewsGuild asks Treasury Secretary Yellen to investigate Alden’s secretive offshore ownership of news chains

Request comes as Alden is poised to acquire Tribune Publishing.

As New York vulture fund Alden Global Capital takes steps to take majority control of Tribune Publishing, The NewsGuild-CWA has requested a federal inquiry into Alden’s secretive offshore ownership structure.

Lee unions tell management: take advantage of COVID relief

Union members at 10 publications owned by Lee Enterprises urged the company to take advantage of the latest COVID relief package to provide much-needed stability to their newsrooms last week.

Idaho Guild members stand up for their fired boss

Idaho NewsGuild members stood up for their fired boss last week, publicly protesting McClatchy management’s decision to abruptly fire editor Christina Lords and organizing community support for the beloved newsroom leader.

New Yorker Union holds one-day work stoppage

Members of the New Yorker Union engaged in a 24-hour work stoppage on Jan. 21 demanding fair wages and protesting management’s insulting response to the union’s wage proposal during contract talks.

Loveland journalists vote union

Updated Jan. 29, 2021.

Journalists at the Reporter-Herald in Loveland, CO, voted in favor of unionizing with The NewsGuild-CWA as members of the Denver Local 37074 on Tuesday, becoming the first unionized newsroom in the state since the 1940s.

Alden’s Randall Smith needs to apologize for supporting Trump

Earlier today, I wrote to Randall D. Smith, a Tribune director and the principal of Alden Global Capital, urging him to condemn the recent assault on the U.S. Capitol by the supporters of President Donald J. Trump. I also called on him to denounce the president for inciting that assault, to condemn the attack on journalists perpetuated by the rioters and the president; and to apologize for his financial support of Trump.