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Newsletter: ProPublica workers are ready to STRIKE!

Last month I told you that one of our members was abducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We didn’t share his name at the time in order to protect him and his family. But now his family is public.

NewsGuild-sponsored digital security training on Feb. 26

The NewsGuild-CWA is sponsoring a digital security training with the Freedom of the Press Foundation at 2pm ET February, 26. The training will last about 90 minutes and cover steps journalists can take to protect their devices, their sources and their materials from hackers or other organizations trying to surveil the work of journalists and media workers.

Daily News Union pushes back as Alden Global Capital begins mass layoffs

“These layoffs, which are the direct result of the repellent corporate greed that Alden Global Capital is known for, are being done without any concern for the future of the New York Daily News.”

Guild asks Spanish labor minister to stop intimidation of staff by EFE

Media Contact: Tony Winton, News Media Guild, 212-869-9296 | Guild@newsmediaguild.org

NEW YORK – U.S employees of EFE, Spain’s public news agency, asked Spain’s Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, to intervene to help stop what they say is abusive intimidation of staff after they protested a management decision to walk away from decade-old policy of promoting staff from within.

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.