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Dispatch newsroom votes overwhelmingly to unionize, demands inclusion of all colleagues

Media Contact: dispatchnewsguild@gmail.com
Jordan Laird, cell: 440-787-6416

Columbus, Ohio — Newsroom employees at The Columbus Dispatch and Newark Advocate overwhelmingly voted to unionize, according to results tallied by the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday.

Ballots were counted after most of the newsroom voted on Jan. 14. By forming a union, journalists are fighting for equitable pay, protections from layoffs and the future of journalism in central Ohio. The 33-5 vote forces USA TODAY Co. to recognize the Dispatch News Guild.

Mass layoffs at Washington Post; hundreds of journalists cut as Bezos gives millions to Melania Trump

The Washington Post on Wednesday announced a devastating number of layoffs to journalists and other workers, decimating one of the most important newsrooms in the country. Management is targeting more than 300 workers in their layoffs, including illegally attempting to lay off tech workers who are in the process of bargaining a first contract.

Education Week Union overwhelmingly ratifies first collective bargaining agreement

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Media contacts:
Kathleen Floyd, WBNG Commnications: kfloyd@wbng.org
Education Week Union: edweekunion@gmail.com

BETHESDA, Md. — The unionized 50-member staff of Education Week, a national nonprofit news organization, voted overwhelmingly in December to ratify its first collective bargaining agreement with management, joining a growing list of nonprofit media organizations nationwide with strong union contracts.

Guild Journalists, Pittsburgh Community, Local Labor Come Together to Launch PAPER

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Contacts: Jacob Klinger, 412.352.0784, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, pghguild@gmail.com | Moira Bulloch, CWA Communications MBulloch@cwa-union.org, 202-434-1168

Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting Reveals Vision for Alternative to Block-owned Post-Gazette as May 3 PG Closure Looms

PITTSBURGH — A mere three weeks after the Post-Gazette announced its impending closure, members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, community organizers, neighbors, and labor leaders unveiled their initiative to research and pursue a daily news alternative to the Block-owned Post-Gazette.

Journalist organizations outraged at arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort: ‘The First Amendment is not Optional.’

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MEDIA CONTACT: press@nabj.org

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is outraged and deeply alarmed by the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort by federal agents, and by the government’s escalating effort and actions to criminalize and threaten press freedom under the guise of law enforcement.

Newsletter: What’s next for the Post-Gazette?

We’ve got a lot of news to share from across your union from the last few weeks, so let’s dive right in!

Last week more than 460 workers joined our union from the Environmental Defense Fund, voting 81% yes to unionize with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. Workers at the nearly 60-year-old nonprofit support solutions to cut harmful pollution, stabilize the climate and support public health.

Detroit Guild calls on USA Today Co. to protect Detroit News jobs, contract

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Contact:
Stevie Blanchard, Administrative Officer | stevie@detroitguild22.org | 928-380-0286
Dylan Manshack, Comms | dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033

DETROIT — Media News Group announced on Monday it is selling The Detroit News to USA Today Co., the largest newspaper owner in the U.S. and owner of the Detroit Free Press.

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