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Workers at three Hearst newspapers file federal labor charges against company

Media workers at three Hearst-owned newspapers represented by The NewsGuild-CWA have filed unfair labor practice charges against Hearst with the National Labor Relations Board this week, accusing the company of violating federal labor law and retaliating against workers for union activity.

The charges were filed by workers at:

the Albany Times Union in New York,
the Austin American-Statesman in Texas,
and the Dallas Morning News in Texas.

The workers allege that Hearst management has illegally withheld information from unions, refused to bargain in good faith, and retaliated against employees for exercising their legal right to organize.

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Financial Times workers stand together in the United Kingdom and United States

The following statement was released jointly by the News Media Guild and the National Union of Journalists. Both unions represent workers at the Financial Times in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively.

National Union of Journalists – News Media Guild
JOINT STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY

OUR UNIONS, which represent Financial Times journalists around the world, urge the employer to come to the bargaining table in good faith after it rejected talks with representatives of the News Media Guild.

The right of employees to bargain collectively is protected by the laws of the United Kingdom and the United States. For decades in the U.K., and more recently in the U.S., unions and management have successfully reached collective bargaining agreements. Importantly, the Nikkei Group, the parent company of FT, formally pledges adherence to United Nations labour standards in its corporate human rights policy.

Graphic advertising a job opening at the Denver News Guild, CWA Local 37074 "the flyover union"

Denver Guild hiring a full-time local organizer

The Denver Newspaper Guild has supported successful organizing at 25 workplaces over the past decade, recently winning representation for workers at Out Nebraska, Blue Bench and Nebraska Appleseed. As the local expands it’s looking to add a local organizer to its staff.

Journalists rapidly unionize after Pennsylvania newsroom rolls out AI

Last week all seven journalists at the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pa. asked local management to voluntarily recognize their union after McClatchy, the newspaper’s owner, began placing journalists’ bylines on stories written by artificial intelligence.

McClatchy agreed to have an independent party review the union cards signed by workers and compare that to staff lists. Six McClatchy newsrooms have unionized in as many years and each one was voluntarily recognized by the company.

We’re hiring a comms coordinator

The NewsGuild (TNG-CWA), a sector ofthe Communications Workers of America, is hiring a Communications Coordinator to organize and oversee the internal and external communications for the largest union of journalists and media workers in North America. TNG-CWA also represents workers in nonprofits, publishing, interpretation and labor unions. The position is currently open and the application deadline is May 24, 2026.

Job Title/Position: Communications Coordinator
Salary Range: $80,312.20 – $134,652.19 / year
Job Location: Washington, D.C.

This is a full-time position for a Communications Coordinator and based in Washington, D.C. The coordinator will work under the direction of The NewsGuild-CWA president and will serve as the principal media strategist. They’ll coordinate communications with journalists, monitor social media accounts, oversee the operation of newsguild.org, write and edit posts, produce and distribute press releases, oversee distribution of bi-weekly newsletter to members and supporters, provide support to TNG-CWA locals, amplify campaigns among bargaining units, provide comms training and oversee internal messaging systems. Additionally the coordinator will provide support during strikes, pickets and other collective actions, such as shooting photographs or video.

WildEarth workers ratify first collective bargaining agreement

SANTA FE, N.M. – WildEarth Workers and WildEarth Guardians today celebrated the ratification of the first-ever collective bargaining agreement at the conservation organization. With staff across nine states, WildEarth Guardians works to protect and restore the wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the American West. WildEarth Workers is represented by Denver Newspaper Guild, Local 37074 of Communications Workers of America.

Guild President Schleuss elected to leadership of International Federation of Journalists

NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss was elected to the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Journalists on Thursday while attending the IFJ’s World Congress in Paris. Schleuss joined 22 other leaders at journalists’ trade unions around the world. Delegates also elected a new president from Peru, vice presidents from Palestine, Canada and Tunisia and a treasurer from Italy.

2026 per capita adjustment takes effect in May

The NewsGuild-CWA Constitution mandates an annual adjustment of per capita dues locals pay to the national union, based on a formula in Article XVIII, Section 5. Beginning May 2026, the monthly per capita rate will be $25.41, an increase of 39 cents over the 2025 rate.

University of Chicago Press Workers Announce Union with Chicago News Guild

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: UCP Workers Guild | ucpworkers@gmail.com
Emily Steelhammer, Staff Representative | esteelhammer@chicagonewsguild.org

CHICAGO, IL —Workers at the University of Chicago Press are forming a union with the Chicago News Guild, TNG-CWA Local 34071, joining the nationwide labor movement for a stronger publishing industry. The UCP Workers Guild has requested that leadership agree to voluntary recognition and work with staff to negotiate a first contract. If not recognized voluntarily, workers are seeking an election monitored by the National Labor Relations Board by mail.

Incoming Post-Gazette ownership slashes staff, purges former strikers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Moira Bulloch (mbulloch@cwa-union.org), CWA Communications, 202-434-1168; pghguild@gmail.com

Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism ignores the advice of more than 1,000 readers and local electeds to eclipse the Block family’s legacy of union-busting

PITTSBURGH — The incoming ownership of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Veneteloulis Institute for Local Journalism, is beginning its stewardship of the paper by cutting at least 40 percent of its staff, and 80 percent of former strikers.

PG employees started receiving offer letters Wednesday night before rejection letters arrived late Thursday afternoon. The Institute will formally take ownership of the publication on Monday, completing a sale by longtime owners, Block Communications, Inc.

“The people who held power to account, the people who fought back against one of the most lawless union-busting operations in the country are precisely who the PG’s new owners prioritized discarding,” said Andrew Goldstein, Post-Gazette education reporter and president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh.