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Employees of Tribune Content Agency announce union campaign

July 6, 2020 – Staff members of the Tribune Content Agency took a major step Monday toward forming a union, championing the fight against corporate takeovers of newsrooms. More than 75 percent of eligible staff signed cards signaling their desire to be represented by the Tribune Content Guild, part of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Employees of Tribune Content Agency announce union campaign”

Canada’s Postmedia printing plant’s 80 workers officially unionized

July 2, 2020 – Eighty workers at Postmedia’s printing plant in Toronto are now officially unionized after a large majority — 48 to 18 — voted to join the Canadian Media Guild (CWA Canada Local 30213), which is part of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Canada’s Postmedia printing plant’s 80 workers officially unionized”

David Perlman, beloved San Francisco Chronicle science editor and longest-ever Guild member, dies at age 101

This article by Caroline Grannan first appeared on June 20, 2020 on the website of the Pacific Media Workers Guild. The NewsGuild passed a resolution at the 2019 Sector Conference honoring Perlman.

June 22, 2020 – David Perlman, the revered San Francisco Chronicle science writer and editor who started at the Chronicle in 1940 and retired 77 years later in 2017 when he was a vigorous 98 years old, died June 19 at age 101. Perlman, who became a Newspaper Guild member when he joined the Chronicle and remained a lifelong supporter of what is now the Pacific Media Workers Guild, was unquestionably the longest-standing Guild member of all time. Continue reading “David Perlman, beloved San Francisco Chronicle science editor and longest-ever Guild member, dies at age 101”