Feb. 22, 2018 – Contract settlements around the Guild cover employees at the Bakersfield Californian, Lexington Herald-Leader, Bowling Green (Ohio) production plant of Dow Jones, Florida AFL-CIO, Chicago AFT, RLM Arts and DLR International in Ottawa. A database of collective bargaining agreements is available for local leaders. Contact your local president for information on how to access them. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Bits”
Retirees: What My Union Can Do for Me
By Myra Kreiman
Feb. 22, 2018 – President John Kennedy’s axiom, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your county,” applies to union members.
As active employees, we were called to support our union brothers and sisters. When we retired, the adjusted axiom became, “What can my union do for me?” Continue reading “Retirees: What My Union Can Do for Me”
Mic Employees Sign Up to Join NewsGuild
Feb. 20, 2018 – A majority of editorial employees at Mic have signed on to a union organizing effort and are asking management of the digital news site to voluntarily recognize the NewsGuild of New York as their local union. Continue reading “Mic Employees Sign Up to Join NewsGuild”
What Happens When a Journalist Gets Beat Up? Too Often, Not Much
This Opinion Column appeared in the HuffingtonPost on Feb. 15, 2018.
Feb. 15, 2018 – Taylor Lorenz was covering the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, for The Hill newspaper last August ― and had just captured video of counterprotester Heather Heyer being struck and killed by a car ― when she herself was knocked to the ground.
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Casper Star-Tribune Staff Takes Steps to Form Union
Feb. 7, 2018 – A majority of the newsroom staff of the Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming’s statewide newspaper, filed cards with the National Labor Relations Board to begin the process of forming a union, the Casper News Guild Organizing Committee announced on Feb. 6.
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NewsGuild-CWA, NABET-CWA Support Journalist Protection Act
For Immediate Release – Feb. 5, 2018
Contact: Bernie Lunzer,
202-434-7177
Sally Davidow
sdavidow@cwa-union.org
202-368-3324
Washington, DC – Unions representing 30,000 reporters, photographers, and broadcast employees are praising a bill filed Monday that would make it a federal crime to assault a journalist.
The Journalist Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, addresses a real need, said NewsGuild President Bernie Lunzer. Continue reading “NewsGuild-CWA, NABET-CWA Support Journalist Protection Act”
NewsGuild, NABET Support Journalist Protection Act
Feb. 5 – 2018 – The NewsGuild-CWA and NABET-CWA are supporting a bill that would make it a federal crime to assault a journalist.
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Layoffs, buyouts across DFM newspaper chain follow hedge fund’s profit-extraction strategy
UPDATE: Total buyouts in San Jose this week now stand at 15, at least 9 of whom are NewsGuild-represented, bringing total job losses for the Bay Area News Group this week to at least 27.
By Julie Reynolds
Feb. 2, 2018 – Recent company-wide layoffs at Digital First Media newspapers are part of a calculated strategy to extract maximum profits in the next two to three years before shutting down or selling the chain, a prominent news business analyst said Wednesday. Continue reading “Layoffs, buyouts across DFM newspaper chain follow hedge fund’s profit-extraction strategy”
New Local Officers Seminar Set for March 2-5
March 2-5, 2018
New Local Officers Seminar
692 Maritime Boulevard
Linthicum Heights MD 21090
(Near Baltimore)
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50 Years: Honoring Echol Cole and Robert Walker
Moment of Silence
1 p.m. EST
Remembering Echol Cole and Robert Walker
On Feb. 1, 1968, Memphis sanitation workers Echol Cole and Robert Walker were huddled in the back of their truck seeking shelter from a storm when the truck’s compactor malfunctioned, trapping Cole and Walker and crushing them to death. Continue reading “50 Years: Honoring Echol Cole and Robert Walker”