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Daily Kos workers unionize with NewsGuild-CWA

Employees at the progressive news site Daily Kos announced the creation of the Daily Kos Guild on Monday, saying the organization’s management had agreed to voluntarily recognize their union. They will join the Pacific Media Workers Guild local of The NewsGuild-CWA.

The New York Daily News is unionizing

Employees seek to safeguard the News’ future by advocating for job security, equity, and a more inclusive and diverse newsroom.

New York City’s hometown paper is forming a union. The editorial staffers of the New York Daily News announced Friday that they are organizing with NewsGuild of New York. More than 80% of eligible staff are standing together to request voluntary recognition from Tribune Publishing, the News’ parent company.

Loveland journalists vote union

Updated Jan. 29, 2021.

Journalists at the Reporter-Herald in Loveland, CO, voted in favor of unionizing with The NewsGuild-CWA as members of the Denver Local 37074 on Tuesday, becoming the first unionized newsroom in the state since the 1940s.

Journalists of Lawrence Journal-World vote to unionize

The journalists of the Lawrence Journal-World voted in favor of forming a union in balloting that was counted Monday via Zoom by the National Labor Relations Board.

After an 8-month battle, workers at Wired win union recognition

Eight months after they announced they were unionizing, the workers at Wired have wrestled recognition of their union from management.

Tired of watching co-workers come and go, Desert Sun’s journalists announce union campaign

Tired of a constant cycle of layoffs and buyouts and determined to do something about it, journalists of the award-winning The Desert Sun announced Thursday that they are forming a union.

Ten days later, staffers of AccessMatters win union recognition

Just 10 days after the employees of AccessMatters announced they were organizing, they won voluntary recognition of their union from management of the nonprofit.

Journalists at four Washington state papers: We’re unionizing

Update: Workers at four Washington state newspapers won voluntary recognition of their union, the Washington State News Guild, on Feb. 25.

“The recognition comes following Wednesday’s decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) supporting the formation of all four newsrooms, The News Tribune in Tacoma, The Olympian, The Bellingham Herald, and the Tri-City Herald, into one union,” the unit wrote.

Austin journalists join Texas organizing wave

Journalists at the Austin American-Statesman and its six community newspapers announced Wednesday that they are taking steps to unionize the 150-year-old institution.

It’s official! Verso workers win union recognition

It’s official! The workers of Verso Books have won voluntary union recognition from management of the publishing house after an arbitrator certified on Dec. 8 that a majority of employees in the unit had signed cards indicating support for joining the Washington-Baltimore Local of The NewsGuild-CWA. Management had agreed in principle to grant voluntary recognition late last month.