This article first appeared on Feb. 4, 2020, on the website of dfmworkers.org.
On a sweltering July afternoon last year, Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled proposed legislation aimed at making hedge funds and private equity firms more transparent and accountable. Continue reading “Hedge fund founder Randall Smith and his wife gave $100,000 to the president’s 2020 joint fundraising committee”
Jan. 31, 2020 – The journalists of the Springfield News-Leader voted 13-0 to form the Springfield News Guild, a unit of United Media Guild local. Continue reading “Journalists of Springfield News-Leader Vote Unanimously: Union, Yes!”
This article first appeared on the website of DFMworkers.org on Jan. 29, 2020
By Julie Reynolds
Jan. 30, 2020 – Alden Global Capital, the New York vulture hedge fund gutting Digital First Media newspapers, has acquired a $9.2 million stake in one of its rivals, Lee Enterprises, siphoning money from Alden’s highly profitable and understaffed papers to finance the stock purchase. Continue reading “Now Alden is circling Lee newspapers”
Jan. 21, 2020 – The staffs of the Miami New Times and Phoenix New Times took a major step Tuesday toward forming unions to preserve their award-winning journalism and their contributions to their communities. Continue reading “Journalists of Miami New Times and Phoenix New Times announce union drive”
Jan. 17, 2020 – The NewsGuild-CWA has joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 56 other media organizations in denouncing restrictions on the press during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Continue reading “NewsGuild joins groups denouncing restrictions on journalists covering impeachment”
NewsGuild units at papers owned by Tribune Publishing are denouncing the company’s recent offer of employee buyouts, saying, “it’s bad management, it’s bad business and it’s bad for democracy.” Continue reading “Tribune buyouts: ‘It‘s bad management, it‘s bad business and it‘s bad for democracy.’”
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SOUTH BEND, Indiana — The award-winning newsroom staff of the South Bend Tribune took a major step Wednesday toward forming a union to give a voice in the workplace to journalists who keep the community informed and who hold local leaders accountable. Continue reading “Seeking a voice in the workplace, journalists of South Bend Tribune announce union campaign”
Jan. 9, 2019 – The Executive Council of the NewsGuild-CWA met Jan. 8 from throughout the U.S. and Canada for a full-day meeting in Maryland, the first session with newly elected president, Jon Schleuss. The group wasted no time in confronting the difficult issue of our continuing financial challenges and heard about projections for potentially eliminating a budget deficit. Critical to that is new revenue from the record-setting organizing of new members recently accomplished. Continue reading “Guild Executive Council holds first meeting with newly elected president”
Jan. 7, 2020 – The journalists of Springfield, Missouri’s leading newspaper took action to get some local control over local news on Monday: They announced they’re forming a union. Continue reading “Seeking more local control, Springfield journalists announce they’re forming a union”
Jan. 2, 2020 – The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh has won a grievance protesting the Post-Gazette’s failure to pay for healthcare premium increases for the past two years, the local announced Dec. 30. Continue reading “Pittsburgh Local wins arbitration on health care premiums”
