Feb. 25, 2019 – The award-winning staff of The Morning Call took a major step Monday toward forming a union, The Morning Call Guild, a unit of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Morning Call staffers petition for union recognition”
Guild members at San Francisco Chronicle file pay equity complaints
By Martha Waggoner, International Chair
A number of members of The NewsGuild-CWA at the San Francisco Chronicle have filed discrimination complaints with California officials after the unit’s pay equity study found disparities that favored white men over people of color and women. Continue reading “Guild members at San Francisco Chronicle file pay equity complaints”
Hartford Courant Guild wins voluntary recognition within days of filing
Feb. 16, 2019 – The Hartford Courant Guild received voluntary recognition from Tribune Publishing on Friday, just a few days after the staffers at the award-winning newspaper filed a petition for a union election. Continue reading “Hartford Courant Guild wins voluntary recognition within days of filing”
L.A. Times Guild pushes back against proposed intellectual property policy
Feb. 15, 2019 – Journalists at the Los Angeles Times are pushing back against a sweeping company proposal on intellectual property rights that would mark an unprecedented low for the media industry. Continue reading “L.A. Times Guild pushes back against proposed intellectual property policy”
Sold-out crowd rocks out in support of Plain Dealer Guild unit
Feb. 14, 2019, Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland unions rock … and so do their supporters.
More than 450 music fans and supporters of the Plain Dealer unit of the Northeast Ohio Newspaper Guild-CWA, Local 1, attended a sold-out show at Cleveland’s popular Beachland Ballroom concert club on Saturday, Feb. 9. Continue reading “Sold-out crowd rocks out in support of Plain Dealer Guild unit”
‘It’s not all fun and memes.’ Journalists of BuzzFeed are forming a NewsGuild unit.
Feb. 13, 2019 – Journalists at BuzzFeed News have signed on to a union organizing efforts and are seeking voluntary recognition from Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith, they announced yesterday. The editorial staff will be affiliated with the NewsGuild of New York CWA Local 31003, a chapter of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “‘It’s not all fun and memes.’ Journalists of BuzzFeed are forming a NewsGuild unit.”
Journalists of Hartford Courant announce union organizing campaign
Feb. 11, 2019 – Journalists of the award-winning Hartford Courant have taken a major step toward forming a union, the Hartford Courant Guild, part of The NewsGuild-CWA.
Organizers for the union filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board Monday and requested voluntary recognition from Tribune Publishing, the paper’s parent company. If their request for voluntary recognition is granted, organizers will withdraw the NLRB petition. Continue reading “Journalists of Hartford Courant announce union organizing campaign”
A look back: 50 years after the Wire Service Guild strike against AP
Feb. 6, 2019 – Picketing outside a broom closet in a state Capitol building.
Earning extra money by working on the Los Angeles waterfront.
Threats of being arrested.
Becoming president of the Wire Service Guild, unaware a strike was brewing.
These are all memories shared by the people who walked the picket line in January 1969, when the Wire Service Guild – now the News Media Guild – held its only strike against The Associated Press. Continue reading “A look back: 50 years after the Wire Service Guild strike against AP”
NewsGuild continues push for pay equity
Feb. 4, 2019 – The locals within The NewsGuild-CWA that led the way on pay equity studies have continued that work and are reporting good results, either with or without management’s acknowledgement of their efforts. Continue reading “NewsGuild continues push for pay equity”
Contested race emerges in election of TNG-CWA president
Feb. 2, 2019 – The NewsGuild-CWA will have a contested election for President this year, after delegates nominated both current President Bernie Lunzer and Los Angeles Times journalist Jon Schleuss as candidates Saturday, Jan. 26, at TNG’s 80th Sector Conference. Continue reading “Contested race emerges in election of TNG-CWA president”