Sept. 14, 2020 – Digital employees of People Magazine voted 45-3 in favor of unionizing Friday in a digital vote conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA). The overwhelming victory secured the staffers’ representation by The NewsGuild of New York local of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Digital staff of People Magazine wins union vote, 45-3”
Sept. 11, 2020 – Journalists at The Hilton Head Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette newspapers made history Thursday evening, when President and Editor Brian Tolley announced the company would voluntarily recognize their union — The Packet/Gazette Guild. This is the first voluntary recognition by a McClatchy publication in recent years. Continue reading “In historic move, Packet/Gazette Guild wins voluntary union recognition from McClatchy”
Sept. 9, 2020 – The journalists at The Hilton Head Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette took a major step toward becoming South Carolina’s first active newspaper union on Wednesday, announcing they are forming the Packet/Gazette Guild. Continue reading “Journalists of Hilton Head Island Packet, Beaufort Gazette hope to become South Carolina’s first union newspaper”
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September 2, 2020
There’s been no slowdown in Guild news during this summer’s pandemic as every week brings new challenges for us to fight and new units for us to represent.
The big news was in Pittsburgh, where the Post-Gazette newsroom voted 88-31 last month to call a strike – joining three other CWA units at the paper, who also voted in favor of striking.
Authorization for the Guild local to strike is now in the hands of the Guild Executive Council and the CWA Executive Board. President Chris Shelton, in consultation with vice presidents and local leaders, picks the strike date.
Continue reading “Newsletter: Pittsburgh members vote to strike, job opening and more organizing”
Aug. 31, 2020 – Journalists at the alt-weekly Miami New Times voted 3-0 to unionize on Aug. 13, capping an eight-month fight for workers’ rights. They bring a four-person unit into CWA Local 3108 in Florida. Continue reading “Employees of Miami New Times win union recognition”
Aug. 27, 2020 – Staffers of the Tribune Content Agency won union recognition Thursday, voting 24 to 2 in favor of joining the NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Tribune Content Guild votes for union, 24 to 2”
Aug. 24, 2020 – The journalists of Delaware’s News Journal and Delaware Online won union certification on Aug. 19 after a five-and-a-half-month battle with Gannett, the nation’s biggest newspaper chain. Continue reading “Staffers of Delaware’s News Journal win union certification”
Aug. 12, 2020 – Staffers of Jewish Voice for Peace voted unanimously to unionize and were granted immediate recognition of their union by JVP’s leadership, the newly minted union members announced Aug. 6. Continue reading “Staff of Jewish Voice for Peace win union recognition”
July 28, 2020 – Frontline staffers at Hope Community, Inc. announced Monday that they won voluntary recognition of their union, United For Hope, from management of the nonprofit organization. The workers will become part of the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild local of the NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “United For Hope wins union recognition”
July 21, 2020 – Staffers at the ACLU of Kansas won union recognition on July 20 after management of the organization dropped its anti-union campaign and agreed to allow a neutral party to verify support for the union. The procedure, known as “card check,” showed unanimous support for the ACLU of Kansas United. Continue reading “ACLU of Kansas United wins union recognition”
