Category: News

Chicago Tribune Organizers: 85% Have Signed Union Cards

April 24, 2018 – Journalists at the Chicago Tribune have amassed support from 85 percent of newsroom employees for their efforts to form a unit of The NewsGuild-CWA, organizers announced Tuesday.

They asked Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Bruce Dold to voluntarily recognize the union and said they would submit signed union cards to the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday to schedule a vote on the matter if he refused or failed to respond to their request. Continue reading “Chicago Tribune Organizers: 85% Have Signed Union Cards”

Puerto Rico Local Wins Important Legal Victory in Bankruptcy Case

April 17, 2018 – The Puerto Rico local (UPAGRA) of The NewsGuild-CWA recently won an important legal victory with implications for locals dealing with the fallout of bankruptcies. As a result of the ruling, the workers retained their right to union representation. Continue reading “Puerto Rico Local Wins Important Legal Victory in Bankruptcy Case”

Editorial Staff of The New Republic Signs on to Union Effort

April 16, 2018 – An overwhelming majority of editorial employees of The New Republic has signed on to a union organizing effort and has asked management to recognize the NewsGuild of New York, NewsGuild-CWA Local 31003, as their local union, organizers have announced.

The 12-person staff of the 104-year old magazine is joining a growing movement of journalists seeking union representation. Last week employees at the Chicago Tribune announced a union organizing campaign and since January journalists at the L.A. Times, the Missoula Independent, the Casper Star-Tribune and Mic have mounted successful campaigns. Continue reading “Editorial Staff of The New Republic Signs on to Union Effort”

Journalists at L.A. Times Outraged by Lower Pay for Women, People of Color

April 13, 2018 – Employees of the Los Angeles Times reacted with outrage but not surprise to a study by the  L.A. Times Guild that reveals that the Times pays women and journalists of color thousands of dollars less per year than their white, male counterparts. Continue reading “Journalists at L.A. Times Outraged by Lower Pay for Women, People of Color”

It’s in the Data: L.A. Times Guild Finds Women and People of Color Are Underpaid

April 13, 2018 – Tronc, the current owner of the Los Angeles Times, has paid women and journalists of color thousands of dollars less per year than their counterparts, suggesting systemic salary gaps by race and gender, according to an analysis of data by the L.A. Times Guild.

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