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We’re hiring a comms coordinator

The NewsGuild (TNG-CWA), a sector of the Communications Workers of America, is hiring a Communications Coordinator to organize and oversee the internal and external communications for the largest union of journalists and media workers in North America. TNG-CWA also represents workers in nonprofits, publishing, interpretation and labor unions. The position is currently open and the application deadline is May 22, 2026.

Job Title/Position: Communications Coordinator
Salary Range: $80,312.20 – $134,652.19 / year
Job Location: Washington, D.C.

This is a full-time position for a Communications Coordinator and based in Washington, D.C. The coordinator will work under the direction of The NewsGuild-CWA president and will serve as the principal media strategist. They’ll coordinate communications with journalists, monitor social media accounts, oversee the operation of newsguild.org, write and edit posts, produce and distribute press releases, oversee distribution of bi-weekly newsletter to members and supporters, provide support to TNG-CWA locals, amplify campaigns among bargaining units, provide comms training and oversee internal messaging systems. Additionally the coordinator will provide support during strikes, pickets and other collective actions, such as shooting photographs or video.

WildEarth Workers Ratify First Collective Bargaining Agreement

SANTA FE, N.M. – WildEarth Workers and WildEarth Guardians today celebrated the ratification of the first-ever collective bargaining agreement at the conservation organization. With staff across nine states, WildEarth Guardians works to protect and restore the wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the American West. WildEarth Workers is represented by Denver Newspaper Guild, Local 37074 of Communications Workers of America.

Guild President Schleuss elected to leadership of International Federation of Journalists

NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss was elected to the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Journalists on Thursday while attending the IFJ’s World Congress in Paris. Schleuss joined 22 other leaders at journalists’ trade unions around the world. Delegates also elected a new president from Peru, vice presidents from Palestine, Canada and Tunisia and a treasurer from Italy.

2026 per capita adjustment takes effect in May

The NewsGuild-CWA Constitution mandates an annual adjustment of per capita dues locals pay to the national union, based on a formula in Article XVIII, Section 5. Beginning May 2026, the monthly per capita rate will be $25.41, an increase of 39 cents over the 2025 rate.

University of Chicago Press Workers Announce Union with Chicago News Guild

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Contact: UCP Workers Guild | ucpworkers@gmail.com
Emily Steelhammer, Staff Representative | esteelhammer@chicagonewsguild.org

CHICAGO, IL —Workers at the University of Chicago Press are forming a union with the Chicago News Guild, TNG-CWA Local 34071, joining the nationwide labor movement for a stronger publishing industry. The UCP Workers Guild has requested that leadership agree to voluntary recognition and work with staff to negotiate a first contract. If not recognized voluntarily, workers are seeking an election monitored by the National Labor Relations Board by mail.

Incoming Post-Gazette ownership slashes staff, purges former strikers

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Contacts: Moira Bulloch (mbulloch@cwa-union.org), CWA Communications, 202-434-1168; pghguild@gmail.com

Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism ignores the advice of more than 1,000 readers and local electeds to eclipse the Block family’s legacy of union-busting

PITTSBURGH — The incoming ownership of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Veneteloulis Institute for Local Journalism, is beginning its stewardship of the paper by cutting at least 40 percent of its staff, and 80 percent of former strikers.

PG employees started receiving offer letters Wednesday night before rejection letters arrived late Thursday afternoon. The Institute will formally take ownership of the publication on Monday, completing a sale by longtime owners, Block Communications, Inc.

“The people who held power to account, the people who fought back against one of the most lawless union-busting operations in the country are precisely who the PG’s new owners prioritized discarding,” said Andrew Goldstein, Post-Gazette education reporter and president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh.

Photo of several journalists at the Cap Times in Madison Wisconsin who are forming a union

Madison Cap Times reporters announce union

MADISON, Wis. — Reporters at The Cap Times announced April 30 they have formed a union and are seeking voluntary recognition from newspaper management. The Cap Times News Guild includes all of the news organization’s reporters, making up the entirety of union eligible workers on staff.

Members of the Cap Times News Guild organizing committee presented Cap Times President and Publisher Paul Fanlund, Editor Mark Treinen and other members of Cap Times management with a request for voluntary recognition after 100% of eligible editorial staff signed authorization cards, signaling their desire to be recognized as members of the newspaper’s union.

Pittsburgh, Western PA elected officials urge new Post-Gazette owners to fully staff newsroom, bargain in good faith with union journalists

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Contacts: PGHGuild@gmail.com
Dylan Manshack, dmanshack@cwa-union.org
Moira Bulloch, mbulloch@cwa-union.org

The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism is currently considering how much of the existing PG staff it will keep as the purchase of PG nears completion.

PITTSBURGH — Federal and local officials sent an open welcome letter to leadership of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s incoming ownership on Wednesday afternoon, urging the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism to maintain a robust staff as well as a good-faith bargaining relationship with members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh.

Hachette Book Group employees announce largest unionization campaign in trade publisher history with NewsGuild

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Media Contacts:
Hachette Workers Coalition: info@hachetteworkers.com
Kathleen Floyd, WBNG Communications: kfloyd@wbng.org
Jeff Jones, LAJC Director of Communications: jeff@justice4all.org

New York, NY; Boston & North Adams, MA; Philadelphia, PA; Chapel Hill, NC; Nashville, TN; Lebanon, IN; Boulder, CO; Oakland, CA; Portland, OR; Toronto, CAN. – The employees of Hachette Book Group (HBG), the third-largest trade publisher in the USA, announce they have unionized with Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild-CWA Local 32035, of the AFL-CIO, in order to ensure better benefits, protections, and rights for workers, as well as increased equity, transparency, and agency in the workplace.

Newsletter: Post-Gazette journalists press new owners on union protections

I’m traveling to Ottawa this week to attend the CWA Canada National Representative Council meeting. As The NewsGuild-CWA president, I’m a member of the council and am excited to hear from local leaders across Canada on the issues they’re facing and solutions they’re coming up with together. There will also be elections for several CWA Canada officer positions, including the treasurer and secretary.