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Media Guild of the West weighs in on Calif. bill to fund public interest media

Members of the Media Guild of the West voted overwhelmingly last week to weigh in on a California bill that would fund “public interest” media.

Spurred by the collapse of the traditional business model for local journalism, California Senate Bill 911 would create a board to “fund and promote independent, local, public service news coverage.”

Staffers at Common Cause are unionizing

Update: April 15, 2022 – Members of Common Cause Staff Union won voluntary recognition of their union.

April 8, 2022 – A supermajority of staffers at Common Cause asked leadership of the organization to recognize the Common Cause Staff Union as part of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local 32035 on Thursday. Common Cause is a nonpartisan grassroots organization with 1.5 million members and supporters dedicated to building a strong democracy and holding power accountable.

Meet Hil O’Connell, the Guild’s newest organizer

I’m thrilled to announce that Hil O’Connell has joined our union as the latest organizer in the Guild! Before joining us on staff, Hil was a TNG member organizer — part of a program with dozens of Guild activists who help mobilize current members and organize new ones. They were also part of the successful effort to unionize AccessMatters, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia that promotes reproductive and sexual health.

I talked with Hil and we wanted to share our conversation so you could get to know them.

Journalists of Record-Courier win union

The journalists of the Record-Courier in Portage County, Ohio, announced the certification of their union, made official following a unanimous vote (5-0) tallied Wednesday afternoon.

Canada’s Cineflix workers to get $2.5M in deal negotiated by unions

Hundreds of current and former workers at “factual TV” company Cineflix will share $2.5 million in a deal to settle a class action lawsuit negotiated by CWA-Canada, The NewsGuild’s Canadian affiliate, and IATSE Canada. (“Factual TV” is known in the U.S. as “reality TV.”)

Newsletter: Miami walks out, Buzzfeed authorizes a strike and Condé union gets bigger

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Journalists at Condé Nast are forming a company-wide union that, once certified, will cover more than 500 media employees! The Condé Nast Union will represent workers at the firm’s iconic magazines, including Vogue, Bon Appétit, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest, and GQ. It will be one of the biggest units in recent NewsGuild history.

Timesland Guild members picket, demand a fair contract

Members of the Timesland News Guild walked a picket line on Monday to protest contract proposals submitted by Lee Enterprises, the corporate owners of the Roanoke Times and Laker Weekly.

After two years of contract talks, journalists at Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald, Bradenton journalists stage one-day work stoppage

Journalists at the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and the Bradenton Herald held a one-day work stoppage on April 1 to demand a fair contract and to insist that McClatchy, the publications’ parent company, respect unionized journalists.

Proposed Apollo/TEGNA transaction raises serious questions

Recent reports about the proposed acquisition of U.S. broadcaster TEGNA, Inc. raise serious legal and policy questions that the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice will have to address.

First, is this deal going to result in further erosion of local journalism?

After two years of contract talks, Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald, Bradenton journalists walk out

Journalists at the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and the Bradenton Herald are participating in a one-day work stoppage on Friday, April 1, 2022, to demand a fair contract and to insist that McClatchy, the publications’ parent company, follow labor laws and respect unionized journalists across the country.

“For more than two years, journalists at McClatchy’s three Florida newspapers have worked to continue to produce quality journalism through crisis and conflict, as the company has refused to complete a fair contract, repeatedly asking its staff to do more with less,’’ said Mary Ellen Klas, co-unit chair for One Herald Guild.