Aug. 24, 2020 – The journalists of Delaware’s News Journal and Delaware Online won union certification on Aug. 19 after a five-and-a-half-month battle with Gannett, the nation’s biggest newspaper chain. Continue reading “Staffers of Delaware’s News Journal win union certification”
This article by Julie Reynolds first appeared on the website DFMworkers.org on Aug. 14, 2020.
Aug. 17, 2020 – The City Council in Hartford, Connecticut, has joined Chicago, Denver and other cities by announcing that it is crafting a resolution condemning Alden Global Capital, the vulture hedge fund that has decimated local newspapers across the country. Continue reading “Hartford among growing rank of cities demanding answers from Alden Global Capital, ‘destroyer of newspapers’”
Aug. 12, 2020 – Staffers of Jewish Voice for Peace voted unanimously to unionize and were granted immediate recognition of their union by JVP’s leadership, the newly minted union members announced Aug. 6. Continue reading “Staff of Jewish Voice for Peace win union recognition”
By Dean Olsen
Aug. 6, 2020 – Readers called and emailed the Florida Times-Union over the past year with appreciation for the newspaper’s commitment to uncovering apparent secret deals behind the now-canceled attempt to sell the city of Jacksonville’s municipally-owned utility to a private entity. Continue reading “Watchdogs on furlough: A thwarted secret deal, an intensely local story”
Aug. 4, 2020 – U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Michael Wiles approved the sale of the McClatchy Company’s assets to Chatham Asset Management on Tuesday for $263 million in debt and $50 million in cash, with Chatham granting a new $87 million loan. The newspaper chain had filed for bankruptcy in February. Continue reading “Judge Approves McClatchy Sale; Chatham to Assume Labor Agreements”
Aug. 4, 2020 – The NewsGuild-CWA will sponsor training on how to conduct a pay equity study in your workplace at 7 p.m. ET, Thursday, Aug. 13.
Register here. A link for the event will be sent the day of the training. Continue reading “Training: How to conduct a pay equity study”
July 28, 2020 – Frontline staffers at Hope Community, Inc. announced Monday that they won voluntary recognition of their union, United For Hope, from management of the nonprofit organization. The workers will become part of the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild local of the NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “United For Hope wins union recognition”
July 27, 2020 – The Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild disagrees “in the strongest possible terms” with a court ruling issued Thursday that the union says will undermine the credibility of Seattle journalists and put them in danger. Continue reading “‘We disagree in the strongest possible terms’”
July 27, 2020 – As pressure on Congress intensifies to renew emergency funding for individuals and industries whose finances have been devastated by COVID-19, NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss is urging Senate leaders to support the Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020 (S. 3718). The bipartisan bill would expand eligibility under the Paycheck Protection Program so that individual publications that are part of large chains would qualify for assistance. Continue reading “NewsGuild urges Senate leaders: Support S. 3718”
July 21, 2020 – Staffers at the ACLU of Kansas won union recognition on July 20 after management of the organization dropped its anti-union campaign and agreed to allow a neutral party to verify support for the union. The procedure, known as “card check,” showed unanimous support for the ACLU of Kansas United. Continue reading “ACLU of Kansas United wins union recognition”
