FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 5, 2026
Media Contacts:
C&EN Guild – cenewsguild@gmail.com
Kathleen Floyd, WBNG Communications — kfloyd@wbng.org, (202) 734-7830
WASHINGTON – The workers of Chemical & Engineering News, the independent magazine of the American Chemical Society, have overwhelmingly voted to unionize, with 96% of participants voting in favor of the union, Chemical & Engineering News Guild. Workers at the magazine announced the union campaign earlier this year.
This win is a historic victory for the reporters, designers, production staff, and platform editors who work diligently to craft news and features about the science, business, and policy of chemistry. Importantly, it is also a victory for American Chemical Society members, who have shown their support and enthusiasm for a strong and independent chemistry publication.
“This is an important first step for the C&EN Guild,” says life sciences reporter Rowan Walrath. “We look forward to securing the protections we need to make C&EN a great place to work—and an influential publication—for the next 100 years.”
“I’m excited to get to work alongside the rest of the C&EN Guild to make sure everyone’s got a seat at the table when it comes to the future of C&EN,” says community content editor Liam Conlon.
C&EN Guild looks forward to bargaining promptly and in good faith with the American Chemical Society to secure its first contract.
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About the Chemical & Engineering News Guild
The Chemical & Engineering News Guild is a union that represents editorial and operations employees at Chemical & Engineering News. Formed in 2026, the guild is part of Washington-Baltimore News Guild, Local 32035 of The NewsGuild-CWA, which represents more than 27,000 journalists, media workers, and nonprofit employees across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Follow the Chemical & Engineering News Guild at @cenguild on X, @cenguild.bsky.social on Bluesky, and @cenguild on Instagram.
About the Washington-Baltimore News Guild
The Washington-Baltimore News Guild, Local 32035 of The NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, the union for more than 3,000 news, information, nonprofit and labor organization workers in the mid-Atlantic and beyond, including the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, AFL-CIO, Bloomberg and the American Nurses Association (ANA). Together, we hold our employers accountable and ensure that our workplaces reflect our values, which include ensuring everyone is free from harassment and retaliation, earns equal pay for equal work and has a voice in their workplace.