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Alliance for Justice Union members vote unanimously to ratify first contract

Members of the Alliance for Justice Union voted unanimously Feb. 15 to ratify the first union contract in the organization’s 43-year history. They unionized as part of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild in March 2020 and began negotiations six months later.

Aaron True, a member of the union’s three-person bargaining committee, said workers made significant progress on their three top priorities: salaries – especially for junior workers – health insurance and protections against discrimination. They also won improvements in leave, work hours, remote work and other benefits.

One of the Most Influential Black Journalists You Probably Never Heard Of

In honor of Black History Month, check out One of the Most Influential Black Journalists You Probably Never Heard Of, a podcast episode that tells the story of Marvel Cooke, a crusading Black journalist who organized one of the first chapters of the Newspaper Guild. She reported on labor and race until she was pushed out of journalism by redbaiting.

Journalists win $825,000 and reforms in lawsuit brought by Minnesota ACLU, CWA, NewsGuild

A federal judge has approved a settlement that prohibits Minnesota State Patrol from attacking or arresting journalists and awards $825,000 to several who were assaulted and injured while covering protests over the police killings of George Floyd and Daunte Wright in 2020.

Journalists of Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald launch work-to-rule campaign

After two years of bargaining, the journalists of Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald have had enough. Today they launched a work-to-rule campaign, declaring, “Our members will work the hours and roles we were hired for and nothing more.”

Grist Union members seek voluntary recognition from management

Journalists at Grist, a nonprofit independent media outlet dedicated to telling stories about climate solutions and a just future, announced today that they are unionizing with the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild Local 37082. They are asking leadership of the organization to voluntarily recognize their union.

Open bargaining wins trust and better agreements

The first time union members at the New York Times attended a bargaining session in big numbers, the company freaked, said Davey Alba, a bargaining committee member who is a technology reporter at the Times. “Management refused to speak for 30 minutes and made a big show of being insulted that we brought all these people.”

But that just piqued workers’ interest.

Pittsburgh Guild members will collect $100,000 reimbursement after battle with the Post-Gazette

Journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will begin receiving reimbursement checks totaling more than $100,000 plus 6% interest this week, after a years-long legal battle over the company’s refusal to pay contractually obligated health care coverage increases.

Newsletter: You can now buy a Guild bomber jacket

Subscribe to the Guild’s newsletter here.

You’ve waited a long time, and now NewsGuild swag is here. The Guild store opened last week with coveted union-made bomber jackets, hoodies, T-shirt and pins. They all bear the Guild’s new unblinking eye logo, which symbolizes the watchdog role journalists and activists play in protecting our democracy and holding power to account.

We’ll be adding more items in the coming weeks, including a non-leather jacket and coffee mugs. Check out the store and tell me what else you’d like to see!

Financial Times US staff is unionizing

May 12, 2022 Update: Staffers at the Financial Times US bureaus won recognition of the FT US Guild on Wednesday, tweeting, “We’ve officially been recognized by @FT management!”

Jan. 31, 2022 – Staffers at the Financial Times US bureaus are forming a union, becoming the latest group of workers to join the surge in organizing among media employees. They will join the News Media Guild, which also represents employees of the Associated Press, Guardian US and others.