July 13, 2020 – Chatham Asset Management, the hedge fund that is McClatchy Co.’s largest creditor, won an auction to buy the bankrupt news company on Friday. McClatchy owns 30 publications in 14 states and Washington, D.C., including the Miami Herald, the Kansas City Star, the Sacramento Bee, the Charlotte Observer, the (Raleigh) News & Observer and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Continue reading “In wake of McClatchy auction, Guild vows to fight for journalists and readers”
July 10, 2020 – Newspapers in every state received forgivable, low-interest loans through the Paycheck Protection Program to keep journalists working during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released this week by the Small Business Administration. Continue reading “Hundreds of newspapers got PPP loans”
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”
July 2, 2020 – Newsroom employees at Montana’s largest daily newspaper won union recognition in a unanimous vote on Thursday. Continue reading “Billings Gazette news staff votes unanimously to unionize”
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”
June 30, 2020 – NewsGuild journalists representing 10 Tribune Publishing Co. publications across the country are launching a collective campaign to return these institutions to local ownership. Continue reading “Journalists of Tribune Publishing launch campaigns seeking new ownership”
June 23, 2020 – Two new units of The NewsGuild-CWA scored big victories on Tuesday, defeating union-busting efforts by Gannett, the nation’s biggest newspaper chain. Continue reading “Palm Beach, Southwest Florida News Guilds defeat Gannett’s union-busting efforts”
June 23, 2020 – Employees of the ACLU of Kansas announced Tuesday that they are forming a union, ACLU Kansas United. Continue reading “Employees of ACLU of Kansas Announce Union Campaign”
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”
June 17, 2020 – Pageant Media’s U.S. employees voted 15-3 in favor of unionizing on June 16, winning 83 percent of the vote. Continue reading “Pageant Workers Win Union Vote”
