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.”
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”
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”
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”
For Immediate Release: Feb. 11, 2019
Contact: Kathleen McWilliams
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Journalists of Hartford Courant announce union organizing campaign
Hartford, Conn. – Journalists of the award-winning Hartford Courant took a major step Monday 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 and also requested voluntary recognition from Tribune Publishing, the paper’s parent company. Continue reading “Journalists of Hartford Courant announce union organizing campaign”
Feb. 6, 2019 – Picketing outside a broom closet in a state Capitol building.
Earning extra money by working on the Los Angeles waterfront.
Threats of being arrested.
Becoming president of the Wire Service Guild, unaware a strike was brewing.
These are all memories shared by the people who walked the picket line in January 1969, when the Wire Service Guild – now the News Media Guild – held its only strike against The Associated Press. Continue reading “A look back: 50 years after the Wire Service Guild strike against AP”
Feb. 4, 2019 – The locals within The NewsGuild-CWA that led the way on pay equity studies have continued that work and are reporting good results, either with or without management’s acknowledgement of their efforts. Continue reading “NewsGuild continues push for pay equity”
Feb. 2, 2019 – The NewsGuild-CWA will have a contested election for President this year, after delegates nominated both current President Bernie Lunzer and Los Angeles Times journalist Jon Schleuss as candidates Saturday, Jan. 26, at TNG’s 80th Sector Conference. Continue reading “Contested race emerges in election of TNG-CWA president”
This article is reprinted from the website of The NewsGuild of New York, Local 31003.
Feb. 1, 2019 – After a card check conducted by the American Arbitration Association on Wednesday, editorial employees of New York Magazine were certified to be represented by the NewsGuild of New York/CWA Local 31003.
The bargaining unit consists of approximately 180 full- and part-time editorial staffers, comprising the print and web staff of New York Media and all of its respective verticals — Vulture, the Cut, Intelligencer, Grub Street, and the Strategist. Continue reading “New York Magazine staffers secure voluntary recognition of their union”
Feb. 1, 2019 – Reports and resolutions that were presented and adopted at The NewsGuild’s Sector Conference, Jan. 25-27, are now available. Continue reading “Reports, resolutions from NewsGuild sector conference now posted”
