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Snopes workers announce intent to unionize, citing majority support

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2025
Contact: carrie@mediaguildwest.org

Employees of the oldest fact-checking organization on the internet, Snopes.com, announced their intent to form a union on June 30, 2025.

The Snopes Guild seeks voluntary recognition from CEO Chris Richmond, CFO Drew Schoentrup, executive editor Doreen Marchionni and director of accounting Amber Marsowicz after 80% of eligible staffers — and counting — signed union cards authorizing representation by the Media Guild of the West.

Public Library of Science workers reach first union contract

After a year and a half of negotiations, workers at the Public Library of Science (PLOS) have reached a tentative agreement on their first collective bargaining agreement, marking a major milestone for the academic publishing sector. Once ratified, the contract will lock in wage increases, just cause protections, job security language and a voice in how the nonprofit operates.

Newsletter: We’re suing DHS for attacking our members

This week we joined journalists, protestors and legal observers suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem for federal law enforcement’s excessive use of force in the protests in Southern California.

RELEASE: ACLU, LA Press Club, NewsGuild sue DHS for unconstitutional attacks on reporters and protestors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2025

Media Contact: communications@aclusocal.org, (213) 977-5252

LOS ANGELES – Last night, protesters, legal observers and journalists sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in federal court for attacking them with retaliatory violence in violation of their Constitutional rights to protest and report on government actions.

National Labor Relations Board to 3rd Circuit Court: Hold the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Contempt on Health Care

Contact: Moira Bulloch (mbulloch@cwa-union.org), CWA Communications, 202-434-1168

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is facing the prospect of daily, compounding fines over its refusal to comply with a U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals order to restore the health insurance plan that it illegally took away from workers in 2020.

Statement on law enforcement targeting journalists in Los Angeles

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

WASHINGTON (June 11) — The NewsGuild-CWA, representing more than 28,000 journalists and other workers across North America, released the following statement from Jon Schleuss, president of The NewsGuild-CWA, on the police targeting of reporters in Los Angeles:

A letter to Kristi Noem: The targeting of reporters in LA is inexcusable.

(The following letter was sent to Kristi Noem, United States Secretary of Homeland Security, on June 9, 2025 by a coalition of press organizations concerning the targeting of journalists during unrest in Los Angeles.)

Staff union supporting Starbucks workers wins strong first contracts

The unionized staff supporting the national organizing campaign of Starbucks workers recently ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with The NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia. Union staff at Workers United first launched their union effort earlier this year.

Washington Post Tech Guild overwhelmingly votes to certify union in historic election

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 23, 2025
Contact: Kathleen Floyd, kathleenfloyd18@gmail.com

In a 171-38 blowout vote, The Washington Post Tech Guild has officially won its union election, marking a significant milestone for over 300 technology workers across engineering, product design, and data roles at The Washington Post. After weeks of aggressive union-busting tactics from Washington Post management, tech workers at The Post persevered and have been recognized by the National Labor Relations Board. This is the first successful organizing effort to take place at The Post under Jeff Bezos’ ownership.

Washington Post tech workers first announced the formation of their union on April 7, 2025.

Newsletter: 80% YES! at Hearst. Post workers up next.

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I can’t help but almost laugh at how much news is happening across our union since I last wrote to you. Let’s goooooo!