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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh Slams Post-Gazette Editorial

Jan. 18, 2018 – The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh has taken the unusual step of slamming an editorial that appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Martin Luther King Day.

“As a matter of course, the Guild does not weigh in on editorial positions, but this piece is so extraordinary in its mindless, sycophantic embrace of racist values and outright bigotry espoused by this country’s President that we would be morally, journalistically, and humanly remiss not to speak out against it,” the local wrote in a Jan. 16 letter to the editor. Continue reading “Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh Slams Post-Gazette Editorial”

Ballot Counting Set for Jan. 19 in L.A. Times Union Vote

Jan. 5, 2018 – After 136 years in business, the Los Angeles Times saw its first union election on Jan. 4, with more than 200 employees voting. Ballots will be counted on Jan. 19, after approximately 45 employees who work offsite are given the opportunity to vote by mail. Continue reading “Ballot Counting Set for Jan. 19 in L.A. Times Union Vote”

With Union Vote set for Jan. 4, Anticipation Builds at L.A. Times; Messages of Support Pouring In

Jan. 2, 2018 – With a crucial union vote set for Thursday, Jan. 4, anticipation is building among newsroom employees at the L.A. Times. The vote will determine whether workers at the prestigious news organization form a local of The NewsGuild-CWA.

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Bureau of Immigration Appeals Will Reconsider Request for Asylum of Mexican Journalist

Dec. 29, 2017 – The U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals has agreed to reconsider the asylum petition of Emilio Gutierrez, a Mexican journalist who faces near-certain death if he is forced to return to Mexico. The decision follows a campaign by more than 20 press freedom organizations, including The NewsGuild-CWA, supporting his request for asylum. Continue reading “Bureau of Immigration Appeals Will Reconsider Request for Asylum of Mexican Journalist”

Lambda Legal Employees: ‘We Did It’

Dec. 29, 2017 – Employees at Lambda Legal voted 42-8 on Dec. 29 in favor of forming a union at the nation’s oldest and largest legal organization that fights for the civil rights of LGBTQ people and people living with HIV. Eligible staff in all six regional offices, including lawyers, fundraisers, communication and administrative and support staff will be members of The NewsGuild-CWA as part of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local. Continue reading “Lambda Legal Employees: ‘We Did It’”

Photojournalist, Five Others Found Not Guilty in Inauguration Day Protest

Dec. 22, 2017 – Photojournalist Alexei Wood and five other defendants who were arrested at an Inauguration Day protest in Washington, DC, were found not guilty of all charges on Dec. 21. Continue reading “Photojournalist, Five Others Found Not Guilty in Inauguration Day Protest”

Guild Reaches First-of-its-Kind Agreement with GateHouse

Updated Dec. 21, 2017 to reflect that 2018 benefits and premiums will remain at current levels, whether employees’ premiums are currently based on 2017 levels or 2016 levels.

Dec. 14, 2017 – In a first-of-its-kind agreement, The NewsGuild-CWA reached a “global settlement” with GateHouse Media on Dec. 12 that improves wages and protects health benefits at 16 GateHouse-owned newspapers. Continue reading “Guild Reaches First-of-its-Kind Agreement with GateHouse”