Newsletter: ProPublica workers are ready to STRIKE!

Last month I told you that one of our members was abducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We didn’t share his name at the time in order to protect him and his family. But now his family is public. 

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Daily News Union pushes back as Alden Global Capital begins mass layoffs

“These layoffs, which are the direct result of the repellent corporate greed that Alden Global Capital is known for, are being done without any concern for the future of the New York Daily News.”

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California journalists vote to approve contract with Alden Global Capital

Journalists across 11 Southern California newsrooms have voted to ratify a contract proposal after authorizing a strike.

NATIONAL —  The Southern California News Group Guild announced today its members have voted to approve their first contract, with 93% voting in favor of ratification. The agreement comes on the heels of the Guild’s strike authorization vote in September.

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Southern California journalists authorize first strike against Alden Global Capital

In the first authorization for an open-ended strike ever taken by journalists at a newsroom owned by the secretive Alden Global Capital, the Southern California News Group union today announced its members have voted overwhelmingly in favor of striking. 

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