There has never been a more important time to celebrate and lift up journalism. Lately I’ve been hearing a very chilling notion: that we are entering a “post-truth era.”
Why a post-truth era? We have a president who is prone to taking to Twitter to broadcast plain lies, such as his recent outrageous claim that states permitted millions of people to vote illegally. Continue reading “CWA S-T Steffens Lauds Award Winners, Warns of Threats to Journalism”
Barbara Camens and Marissa Jacobson
TNG-CWA Legal Counsel
The same computer technology that helps make businesses more efficient is useful to unions, too-much to some employers’ dismay. So it should come as no surprise that as TNG-CWA locals and their members increasingly rely on company e-mail to communicate about workplace issues, those same employers are trying to prohibit such use, often by unilaterally imposing new computer-use policies. Many such efforts, however, are illegal and should be challenged by TNG locals. Continue reading “Email Rights”
Many journalists today juggle numerous jobs – reporting, writing, creating videos and posting to social media. Getting it all done often means working well outside business hours. There’s little time or energy left to pursue leads, dig deep and produce the high-quality journalism that is vital to readers.
Having a voice at work makes all the difference. A NewsGuild contract sets standards that make your job sustainable. Whether you’re concerned about job security, fair wages, health benefits, parental leave, vacation time or sick days, what matters to you is what matters to us. We don’t tell our members which battles to fight. We stand with you, support you with staff and financial resources and help you achieve your goals.
New York Guild members approve new contract at Time Inc., ending 2-year dispute with company
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2016 – NewsGuild of New York members at Time Inc. approved a revised settlement offer by a 3-to-1 margin Thursday, ending a two-year dispute with the company.
Members overwhelmingly rejected a company offer in June, prior to a National Labor Relations Board administrative ruling that favored the company. The Guild brought the case when Time Inc. declared impasse and imposed work rules nearly two years ago. As part of the settlement, the Guild is dropping its appeal of the ruling.
Continue reading “Solidarity Pays Off for Members at Time, Inc.”
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