Oct. 26, 2017 – A new brochure for distribution to new and potential NewsGuild members is now available. The brochure, The NewsGuild-CWA, The Voice for Journalists in the Digital Age, is ideal for any local that wishes to increase membership and improve participation, as well as for people who are not affiliated with the Guild but who are interested in learning about the organization. Continue reading “Say hello to the Guild”
Oct. 4, 2017 – After 135 years, journalists at the Los Angeles Times are forming a union. Continue reading “LA Times Employees Announce Unionizing Effort with The NewsGuild-CWA”
September 2017 – Was it worth the years of struggle? By all accounts, yes. Continue reading “13 Years After Vote: Point Park Faculty Wins First Contract”
September 2017 – Thanks for the training. It worked!” That’s what Jill Bleed said after union activists at the Associated Press signed up 18 new members over the summer. Continue reading “It Worked!”
September 2017 – The NewsGuild has undergone a shift to a “culture of organizing” in recent years, Executive Vice President Marian Needham reported at a national union conference this summer — and it shows! Continue reading “Real News Unionizes”
September 2017 – The editorial staff at Raw Story, a Washington DC-based progressive online news organization, won voluntary union recognition in July. The 10 new members also joined the Washington-Baltimore Local. Continue reading “Raw Story Joins Guild”
September 2017 – The workers at several nonprofit organizations signed up to join The NewsGuild over the summer. Continue reading “Staffing Up: Nonprofit Workers Join the Guild”
September 2017 – Delegates to the Guild conference in August honored several members whose work has earned special attention. Continue reading “Winning Praise…”
Milwaukee Guild Ratifies MOA
September 2017 – Members of the Milwaukee Guild ratified a Memorandum of Agreement in July that permits the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MJS) to use content generated by a suburban weekly, Community News (CN), and awards union representation of CN employees to the Guild. Prior to the agreement, CN employees were not represented by a union. Continue reading “Bargaining & Settlements – Bytes & bits: Milwaukee”
Sept. 21, 2017 – Workers at M+R Strategic Services had hoped the company would voluntarily recognize their union, but when the consulting company refused, they persisted. On Sept. 20, ballots were counted and the results were strong: The employees voted 36-26 in favor of joining the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. Continue reading “Workers at M+R Vote to Unionize”
