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Labor Board files for contempt charges on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after company defies court order and closes newspaper

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Media Contact: Moira Bulloch, CWA Communications MBulloch@cwa-union.org, 202-434-1168

The company’s actions have now endangered local managers, attorneys, and executives who choose to enforce the company’s illegal practices.

Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota

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Contact: Dylan Manshack, Comms | dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033

Member remains in ICE custody in Texas

MINNEAPOLIS — On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, TNG-CWA Local 37002, as part of Operation Metro Surge.

Journalists at The Courier Journal ratify first contract, a win for local news in Louisville

Journalists at The Courier Journal have overwhelmingly ratified their first-ever union contract, marking a major milestone for newsroom workers at Kentucky’s paper of record.

The ratification caps years of organizing by Courier Journal journalists, who voted by a landslide margin to form the Courier Journal Guild in 2022 and join the Indianapolis NewsGuild, TNG-CWA Local 34070. Since winning, members have bargained with parent company USA Today Co. (Formerly Gannett) amid repeated rounds of layoffs and cost-cutting across the company. The contract represents a critical step toward stability, fairness and a stronger future for local journalism in Louisville.

Fort Worth Report journalists, staff announce union organizing campaign

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Media contact: fortworthreportersguild@gmail.com

FORT WORTH — An overwhelming majority of eligible staff at the Fort Worth Report announced the formation of a union to secure sustainable working conditions and strengthen the news organization’s mission of providing free, fair and local journalism.

Post-Gazette loses 3rd Circuit appeal request, owes workers restored terms, money

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Contact: Moira Bulloch (mbulloch@cwa-union.org), CWA Communications, 202-434-1168

The PG’s announced closure does not allow it to evade the ruling.

PITTSBURGH — On Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s request to have every judge on the circuit reconsider a November 2025 ruling from a panel of the same court that enforced a National Labor Relations Board order directing the PG to restore the entire collective bargaining agreement that it illegally tore up in July 2020. That includes restoration of paid time off, banked sick days, some workers’ wages, health care and the right to arbitrate discipline, among other issues.

The NewsGuild strongly condemns FBI’s raid of Washington Post reporter’s home

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Media Contact:
Kathleen Floyd, Comms, WBNG — kfloyd@wbng.org, (202) 734-7830

On Wednesday FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home and seized several of her devices during an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials, according to the Washington Post.

Science News Media Guild ratifies first contract, securing major gains in pay and leave

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Jan. 9, 2026

Media Contacts: Science News Media Guild – sciencenews.union@gmail.com | Kathleen Floyd, WBNG Communications — kfloyd@wbng.org, (202) 734-7830

WASHINGTON – 85 percent of the 27 members in the Science News Media Guild, workers who publish Science News and Science News Explores, have voted to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement. The historic contract establishes increases in pay, including cost of living raises and equity raises, sick and parental leave and importantly, codifes just-cause protections.

Journalist Town Hall on Authoritarianism & Defending the Free Press

Journalists rarely make themselves the story. Our job is to report what’s happening in our communities, interview sources, verify facts and hold power to account so the public can make informed decisions. But on Tuesday night, journalists from across the United States did something unusual: they told their own stories.

The national town hall, “Journalists Tell Their Own Stories: Authoritarianism and the Free Press,” brought together reporters, editors and media workers to speak directly about the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and the growing attacks on press freedom.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper

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January 7, 2026

Media Contact: Moira Bulloch (mbulloch@cwa-union.org), CWA Communications, 202-434-1168

PG to Shut Down 240-Year-Old Paper After SCOTUS Slaps Down Company’s Bid to Evade Court Order

PITTSBURGH — After years of wasting millions of dollars losing court battles in attempts to deny their workers’ basic rights, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PG) announced on Wednesday afternoon that it would be closing on May 3.

Earlier in the day, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the company’s request to stay a U.S. 3rd Circuit Court order requiring the PG to reinstate a contractual health care plan it had previously agreed to prior to illegally tearing it up in 2020.

Workers at Chemical & Engineering News announce union campaign

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Jan. 5, 2026

Media Contacts:

C&EN Guild – cenewsguild@gmail.com

Kathleen Floyd, WBNG Communications — kfloyd@wbng.org, (202) 734-7830

WASHINGTON – The workers of Chemical & Engineering News, the independent magazine of the American Chemical Society, have announced the formation of the Chemical & Engineering News Guild. The majority of Chemical & Engineering News’ union-eligible staffers have signed cards indicating their desire to form a collective bargaining unit and become part of the Washington Baltimore News Guild, The NewsGuild-CWA. The guild is seeking voluntary recognition from the American Chemical Society, CE&N’s parent employer.