Guild members at San Francisco Chronicle file pay equity complaints

By Martha Waggoner, International Chair

A number of members of The NewsGuild-CWA at the San Francisco Chronicle have filed discrimination complaints with California officials after the unit’s pay equity study found disparities that favored white men over people of color and women. Continue reading “Guild members at San Francisco Chronicle file pay equity complaints”

Hartford Courant Guild wins voluntary recognition within days of filing

Feb. 16, 2019 – The Hartford Courant Guild received voluntary recognition from Tribune Publishing on Friday, just a few days after the staffers at the award-winning newspaper filed a petition for a union election. Continue reading “Hartford Courant Guild wins voluntary recognition within days of filing”

L.A. Times Guild pushes back against proposed intellectual property policy

Feb. 15, 2019 – Journalists at the Los Angeles Times are pushing back against a sweeping company proposal on intellectual property rights that would mark an unprecedented low for the media industry. Continue reading “L.A. Times Guild pushes back against proposed intellectual property policy”

Sold-out crowd rocks out in support of Plain Dealer Guild unit

Feb. 14, 2019, Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland unions rock … and so do their supporters.

More than 450 music fans and supporters of the Plain Dealer unit of the Northeast Ohio Newspaper Guild-CWA, Local 1, attended a sold-out show at Cleveland’s popular Beachland Ballroom concert club on Saturday, Feb. 9. Continue reading “Sold-out crowd rocks out in support of Plain Dealer Guild unit”

‘It’s not all fun and memes.’ Journalists of BuzzFeed are forming a NewsGuild unit.

Feb. 13, 2019 – Journalists at BuzzFeed News have signed on to a union organizing efforts and are seeking voluntary recognition from Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith, they announced yesterday. The editorial staff will be affiliated with the NewsGuild of New York CWA Local 31003, a chapter of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “‘It’s not all fun and memes.’ Journalists of BuzzFeed are forming a NewsGuild unit.”

NewsGuild and NABET of CWA decry violence against journalists

Feb. 12, 2019 – Once again, we at The NewsGuild-CWA and NABET find ourselves decrying violence at a rally held by President Trump and at which he lied about the media in order to incite the crowd. We have run out of words to describe the depravity and danger of his verbal attacks on journalists.  Continue reading “NewsGuild and NABET of CWA decry violence against journalists”

CPJ holds news conference about murder of Jamal Khashoggi

NewsGuild joins forces seeking accountability for Khashoggi murder

Feb. 11, 2019 – Demands for accountability for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi have
intensified as the Trump administration declined to release a report on the columnist’s death
by a congressionally mandated deadline.

Bernie Lunzer, president of The NewsGuild-CWA, attended a news conference last week
organized by the Committee to Protect Journalists in Washington, D.C., held on what was
supposed to be the eve of the Trump administration’s report on the assassination of Khashoggi,
an American citizen. Continue reading “NewsGuild joins forces seeking accountability for Khashoggi murder”

Journalists of Hartford Courant announce union organizing campaign

Feb. 11, 2019 – Journalists of the award-winning Hartford Courant have taken a major step toward forming a union, the Hartford Courant Guild, part of The NewsGuild-CWA.

Organizers for the union filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board Monday and requested voluntary recognition from Tribune Publishing, the paper’s parent company. If their request for voluntary recognition is granted, organizers will withdraw the NLRB petition. Continue reading “Journalists of Hartford Courant announce union organizing campaign”