Dec. 14, 2017 – Staff members of Lambda Legal, the nation’s oldest and largest legal organization that works to protect the civil rights of LGBTQ people and people living with HIV, announced on Dec. 7 that they plan to unionize with The NewsGuild-CWA. They will join the Washington-Baltimore Local. Continue reading “Lambda Legal Employees Organize to Form Union”
Dec. 8, 2017 – Like that front page? It seems they might be a little short-staffed.
Seven journalists, including four members of the design team, of the British paper Cambridge News were eliminated in July due to “redundancy.”
Dec. 7, 2017 – Employees of the New York Times have ratified a four-year contract, the NewsGuild of New York has announced. Continue reading “NY Times Employees Ratify Four-Year Agreement”
Dec. 4, 2017 – Employees of the L.A. Times filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize their newsroom on Dec. 4, declaring, “It’s a big day here!” Continue reading “L.A. Times Employees File for Union Election”
Dec. 2, 2017 – Statement by CWA President Chris Shelton on the Republican tax plan passed by the U.S. Senate:
Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted to move ahead with their tax plan that hands over billions of dollars to corporations and the 1 percent at the expense of working and middle income families who will be stuck paying the bill. Continue reading “CWA: Senate Republicans Give Billions to Corporations and the Wealthy, at the Expense of Working Families”
Dec. 1, 2017 – Is it okay for the government to get information about your cell phone use without a warrant? Should the police be able to find out – without getting a warrant – who you talked to? Where you went?
That’s the question the Supreme Court grappled with on Nov. 29, when justices heard the case of Carpenter v. United States. Continue reading “A Breach: Government Tracking Phones Without a Warrant”
Continue reading “CWA: Employers Should Guarantee ‘$4,000 Wage Increase’ Promised by Trump Tax Plan”
Nov. 29, 2017 – Once again, the FCC is tampering with the rules that protect the First Amendment.
On Dec. 14, commissioners will vote to dismantle regulations that ensure equal access to the internet, Chairman Ajit Pai has announced. The rules, known as “net neutrality,” prevent internet companies from charging customers more to access some sites or slowing speeds to sites. Continue reading “FCC Threatens Net Neutrality”
Nov. 28, 2017 – Frank J. Santafede, a long-time NewsGuild leader, died on Nov. 15, 2017, following a brief illness. He was 80 years old. Continue reading “Frank Santafede, Long-Time Guild Leader, Dies at 80”
Nov. 21, 2017 – The Communications Workers of America wants to make sure that the nation’s biggest employers actually give working families the average $4,000 wage increases that the Trump administration says will result from cutting the corporate tax rate. Continue reading “CWA: Employers Should Guarantee ‘$4,000 Wage Increase’ Promised by Trump Tax Plan”
