The NewsGuild-CWA holds contracts with more than 270 media organizations in the U.S. and Canada. These reporter salaries (shown below, with the number of years needed to achieve them on the right) represent the minimum pay required in NewsGuild collective bargaining agreements. Continue reading “2018 Reporter Top Minimum Salaries”
Editorial Staff of The New Republic Signs on to Union Effort
April 16, 2018 – An overwhelming majority of editorial employees of The New Republic has signed on to a union organizing effort and has asked management to recognize the NewsGuild of New York, NewsGuild-CWA Local 31003, as their local union, organizers have announced.
The 12-person staff of the 104-year old magazine is joining a growing movement of journalists seeking union representation. Last week employees at the Chicago Tribune announced a union organizing campaign and since January journalists at the L.A. Times, the Missoula Independent, the Casper Star-Tribune and Mic have mounted successful campaigns. Continue reading “Editorial Staff of The New Republic Signs on to Union Effort”
Journalists at L.A. Times Outraged by Lower Pay for Women, People of Color
April 13, 2018 – Employees of the Los Angeles Times reacted with outrage but not surprise to a study by the L.A. Times Guild that reveals that the Times pays women and journalists of color thousands of dollars less per year than their white, male counterparts. Continue reading “Journalists at L.A. Times Outraged by Lower Pay for Women, People of Color”
It’s in the Data: L.A. Times Guild Finds Women and People of Color Are Underpaid
April 13, 2018 – Tronc, the current owner of the Los Angeles Times, has paid women and journalists of color thousands of dollars less per year than their counterparts, suggesting systemic salary gaps by race and gender, according to an analysis of data by the L.A. Times Guild.
Continue reading “It’s in the Data: L.A. Times Guild Finds Women and People of Color Are Underpaid”
Alden, Digital First Workers Get Another Boost
April 12, 2018 – Workers at papers owned by Digital First Media have gotten another boost in their fight against the hedge fund that is decimating their ranks and devastating local journalism. Continue reading “Alden, Digital First Workers Get Another Boost”
Journalists of the Chicago Tribune: It’s time to form a union.
(Updated with press clips April 12) April 11, 2018 – The journalists of the Chicago Tribune are forming a union – a unit of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Journalists of the Chicago Tribune: It’s time to form a union.”
Guild Seeks Freedom for Journalist Manuel Duran
April 10, 2018 – Spanish-language journalist Manuel Duran was arrested in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, while covering an immigration protest.
And although the charges were dropped in court proceedings two days later, he now faces deportation. That’s because Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were waiting in court to take him into custody. Continue reading “Guild Seeks Freedom for Journalist Manuel Duran”
Defiance at Denver Post Thrusts Hedge Fund’s Disastrous Effect on Local News into Headlines
Updated April 16, 2018 to include more press clips.
April 9, 2018 – An act of defiance by the editorial board of the Denver Post has thrust a powerful hedge fund’s destruction of local news coverage to the front pages of publications across the country. Continue reading “Defiance at Denver Post Thrusts Hedge Fund’s Disastrous Effect on Local News into Headlines”
Missoula Indy Workers Vote Unanimously for Union
April 6, 2018 – Workers at the Missoula Independent voted unanimously in favor of joining The NewsGuild-CWA on April 6. They will be represented by Pacific Northwest NewsGuild local. Continue reading “Missoula Indy Workers Vote Unanimously for Union”
People’s World Workers Approve First Contract
April 6, 2018 – After nine months of negotiations, 11 Guild members at People’s World voted unanimously to ratify the first union contract in the publication’s 94-year history. They are members of Chicago NewsGuild-CWA, Local 34071. Continue reading “People’s World Workers Approve First Contract”