Category: News

Tech Workers Rally for the Right to Unionize

March 2, 2018 – Tech workers aren’t taking attacks on their right to organize a union lying down.

Software engineers rallied outside the San Francisco offices of Lanetix on March 2 to protest the company’s decision to fire all its tech employees after the workers announced plans to form a unit of The NewsGuild-CWA. The National Labor Relations Act prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who engage in union organizing.

“We explicitly demanded they recognize our right to organize in December. They knew we were organizing a union,” Bjorn Westergard told SF Weekly.

The protest was organized by the Tech Workers Coalition, with support from Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

The Guild has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board.

 

 

Journalists of Casper Star-Tribune Make History; Continue ‘Inspiring National Trend’

Feb. 28, 2018 – The journalists of the Casper Star-Tribune made history on Feb. 27, voting for a union for the first time in paper’s 127-year history and becoming the first NewsGuild unit in Wyoming. Continue reading “Journalists of Casper Star-Tribune Make History; Continue ‘Inspiring National Trend’”

Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming’s Statewide Newspaper, Votes to Form Union

Feb. 27, 2018 – The journalists of the Casper Star-Tribune have made history, voting for a voice at work and becoming the first NewsGuild unit in Wyoming. Below is the statement the Organizing Committee posted online. Continue reading “Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming’s Statewide Newspaper, Votes to Form Union”

Guild Member Sues St. Louis, Police for Assault During On-the-Job Arrest

Feb. 26, 2018 – NewsGuild member Michael Faulk has filed a lawsuit against the city of St. Louis and nearly a dozen members of its Metropolitan Police Department, charging the officers assaulted him when he and approximately 120 others were arrested at a protest Faulk was covering for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sept. 17, 2017. Continue reading “Guild Member Sues St. Louis, Police for Assault During On-the-Job Arrest”

LANDSLIDE! L.A. Times Workers Vote Overwhelmingly for Union

Feb. 23, 2018 – Newsroom employees at the Los Angeles Times voted 248-44 to join The NewsGuild-CWA in January, ending 136 years of unfettered rule by management. Those voting in favor of the union captured 85 percent of the vote. Continue reading “LANDSLIDE! L.A. Times Workers Vote Overwhelmingly for Union”

Journalist Protection Act

NewsGuild Supports Journalist Protection Act

Feb. 23, 2018 – The NewsGuild-CWA is supporting a bill that would make it a federal crime to assault a journalist. (See President’s Column.)

The Journalist Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Eric Swalwell of California in February, addresses a real need, said NewsGuild President Bernie Lunzer. Continue reading “NewsGuild Supports Journalist Protection Act”

Why We Support the Journalist Protection Act

This OpEd appeared in HuffPost in February, under the headline, What Happens When a Journalist Gets Beat Up? Too Often, Not Much.

By Bernie Lunzer, President, TNG-CWA

Feb. 23, 2018 – Taylor Lorenz was covering the August 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., for The Hill — and had just captured video of Heather Heyer being struck and killed by a car driven by one of the attendees — when she was knocked to the ground. Continue reading “Why We Support the Journalist Protection Act”

After 6 Acquittals, Charges Linger for Others in Inauguration Day Protests

Feb. 23, 2018 – Press freedom advocates won an important victory when photojournalist Alexei Wood was found not guilty of charges stemming from Inauguration Day protests. Five other defendants were also exonerated, and charges were subsequently dropped against 129 others who were awaiting prosecution.

But charges are still pending against 59 people, including Aaron Cantú, a freelance journalist now working for the Santa Fe Reporter. His work has appeared in The Nation, The Guardian, The Baffler and VICE News. Continue reading “After 6 Acquittals, Charges Linger for Others in Inauguration Day Protests”