April 6, 2020 – With newsrooms around the country ravaged by fallout from the coronavirus, the employees of the Bradenton Herald have announced that they are unionizing. They asked McClatchy, the publication’s parent company, for voluntary recognition. Continue reading “Working for a sustainable future, Bradenton Herald employees announce union drive”
March 30, 2020 – “People need reliable local news during this crisis — they need to know where the tests are, which hospitals are overwhelmed and how many of their neighbors have died. They need reporters holding federal, state and local officials accountable,” NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss said on Monday. Continue reading “Gannett’s furloughs jeopardize the public’s health”
March 23, 2020 – Since the crisis began, The NewsGuild-CWA has been documenting and sharing employer responses with more than 200 of our local officers in the United States and Canada. Continue reading “What The NewsGuild is doing”
March 17, 2020 – Journalists at The Roanoke Times marked Lee Enterprises’ takeover of Warren Buffett’s BH Media Group on Monday with an announcement on Tuesday: They’re forming the Timesland News Guild, becoming the first to organize since the purchase was announced in January. Continue reading “Roanoke Times journalists mark Lee Enterprises takeover of BH Media with an announcement: We’re forming a union!”
March 16, 2020 – Members of the Indivisible Union won voluntary union on March 13 following a “card check,” where 46 of 48 employees indicated support forming the union. They will become members of the Washington-Baltimore Local 32035 of The NewsGuild-CWA. The cards were certified by Arbitrator Herb Fishgold. Continue reading “Indivisible Union wins voluntary recognition”
March 10, 2020 – The NewsGuild-CWA is urging locals and staff to ensure that employers have established protocols to protect workers and prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the job.
“Our first priority is that employees we represent are safe to do their jobs and will not be penalized for getting sick,” said Jon Schleuss, NewsGuild president. “Employers must create an environment that encourages open communication, where employees can ask questions and make decisions to prioritize their health and safety.” Continue reading “NewsGuild urges establishment of coronavirus protocols”
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2020
Contact:
Sally Davidow at sdavidow@cwa-union.org
The NewsGuild, a sector of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), is calling on the country’s major corporate newspaper chains to commit to a set of ground rules that will ensure free and fair union elections for their employees. Continue reading “NewsGuild calls on news organizations to commit to fair union elections”
March 9, 2020 – The Center for Public Integrity Union voted unanimously on March 6 to ratify a historic first contract with management of CPI, one of the country’s oldest nonprofit newsrooms. Continue reading “Center for Public Integrity Union ratifies historic first contract”
March 9, 2020 – The journalists of the Wyoming Tribune Eagle voted unanimously to form the Cheyenne News Guild on March 6, saying they hoped their 10-0 union vote would resonate with other “small, scrappy newspapers across the country.” Continue reading “Cheyenne News Guild wins unanimous vote to form union”
March 4, 2020 – The staff of Delaware Online and Delaware News Journal said Monday they are forming a unit of the NewsGuild-CWA to preserve the quality of their coverage and to fight for the future of their newsroom. Continue reading “For the future of their newsroom, staff of Delaware Online, News Journal move to unionize”
