SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 4, 2020 – The daily newspaper in this capital city of 115,000 is one of the go-to places for political coverage in a state where consecutive governors went to federal prison, the state’s finances are precarious and the longtime speaker of the Illinois House may be in the crosshairs of a federal investigation. Continue reading “There’s no shortage of news in Springfield, Ill., but they are running low on reporters.”
Sept. 2, 2020 – NewsGuild-CWA Local 37082, the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild, is seeking an administrative officer to be based in Seattle. The local represents approximately 300 workers at units in Washington and Idaho. Continue reading “Wanted: Administrative Officer, based in Seattle”
Aug. 27, 2020 – Staffers of the Tribune Content Agency won union recognition Thursday, voting 24 to 2 in favor of joining the NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Tribune Content Guild votes for union, 24 to 2”
Aug. 24, 2020 – The journalists of Delaware’s News Journal and Delaware Online won union certification on Aug. 19 after a five-and-a-half-month battle with Gannett, the nation’s biggest newspaper chain. Continue reading “Staffers of Delaware’s News Journal win union certification”
This article by Julie Reynolds first appeared on the website DFMworkers.org on Aug. 14, 2020.
Aug. 17, 2020 – The City Council in Hartford, Connecticut, has joined Chicago, Denver and other cities by announcing that it is crafting a resolution condemning Alden Global Capital, the vulture hedge fund that has decimated local newspapers across the country. Continue reading “Hartford among growing rank of cities demanding answers from Alden Global Capital, ‘destroyer of newspapers’”
Aug. 12, 2020 – Staffers of Jewish Voice for Peace voted unanimously to unionize and were granted immediate recognition of their union by JVP’s leadership, the newly minted union members announced Aug. 6. Continue reading “Staff of Jewish Voice for Peace win union recognition”
By Dean Olsen
Aug. 6, 2020 – Readers called and emailed the Florida Times-Union over the past year with appreciation for the newspaper’s commitment to uncovering apparent secret deals behind the now-canceled attempt to sell the city of Jacksonville’s municipally-owned utility to a private entity. Continue reading “Watchdogs on furlough: A thwarted secret deal, an intensely local story”
Aug. 4, 2020 – U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Michael Wiles approved the sale of the McClatchy Company’s assets to Chatham Asset Management on Tuesday for $263 million in debt and $50 million in cash, with Chatham granting a new $87 million loan. The newspaper chain had filed for bankruptcy in February. Continue reading “Judge Approves McClatchy Sale; Chatham to Assume Labor Agreements”
Aug. 4, 2020 – The NewsGuild-CWA will sponsor training on how to conduct a pay equity study in your workplace at 7 p.m. ET, Thursday, Aug. 13.
Register here. A link for the event will be sent the day of the training. Continue reading “Training: How to conduct a pay equity study”
July 28, 2020 – Frontline staffers at Hope Community, Inc. announced Monday that they won voluntary recognition of their union, United For Hope, from management of the nonprofit organization. The workers will become part of the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild local of the NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “United For Hope wins union recognition”
