Newsletter: Journalists on visas are under attack

An injunction now bars the Trump administration from assaulting journalists in Southern California. On September 10 we won a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, from brutalizing journalists, legal observers and protestors. 

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ACTION: NewsGuild-CWA joins calls on DHS to withdraw journalist visa proposal

The NewsGuild-CWA calls on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to withdraw its proposed rule that would change the I visa program for foreign journalists working in the United States. 

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The NewsGuild-CWA calls on Signal Ohio’s CEO & Board to respect their workers

The 25,000 members of The NewsGuild-CWA stand in solidarity with the employees of Signal Ohio. We call on leadership to recognize their union as one bargaining unit, stop wasting nonprofit dollars on anti-union lawyers and begin negotiations immediately.

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VICTORY: DHS Barred from Brutalizing Journalists, Legal Observers and Protesters

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

Preliminary injunction now in effect in Southern California.

LOS ANGELES—On Wednesday, in a win for the freedoms of speech and press, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—which includes ICE and CBP—from brutalizing journalists, legal observers, and protesters.

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Workers at the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative have formed the CVJC Guild

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: cvjcguild@gmail.com

MERCED, Calif. — Journalists of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative (CVJC) have announced their decision to unionize as the CVJC Guild and are seeking voluntary recognition from CVJC leadership as a unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild Local 39521, TNG-CWA.

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RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed workers announce intentions to unionize 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2, 2025

Media Contact: appleseedworkersunited@gmail.com
Instagram: @appleseedworkersunited 

LINCOLN, NE – Today, workers of Nebraska Appleseed publicly announced their intent to unionize. Nebraska Appleseed, founded in 1996, is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to fighting for justice and opportunity for all Nebraskans. The group tackles systemic issues like child welfare, immigration, health care, and poverty—working in the courts, at the Capitol, and in communities to create lasting change.

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