Tag: Collective Bargaining

Hearst guild members stand arm in arm at a picnic outside.

Newsletter: Guild wins show the boss who’s ‘boss’!

We had a powerful union turnout two weeks ago at the Atlantic Union Rally! Guild members and labor allies gathered in D.C., right outside The Atlantic Festival 2024, the company’s highest profile event of the year. Rallygoers demanded that management recognize the value of the work produced by both the newsroom and business sides and agree to a fair contract. 

Workers have been fighting for a contract for two years while the company drags its feet. Among the key issues, the our members are pushing for:

  • Just Cause No Exceptions: A bedrock union protection that ensures due process around discipline.
  • Work-life balance: Including remote work flexibility
  • Layoff protections: As well as safeguarding jobs against the misuse of artificial intelligence. Earlier this year The Atlantic entered an opaque deal with OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.

Over 1,000 supporters have already signed the petition demanding that management provide these basic protections to Atlantic workers. Join them by signing the petition today!

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The image displays the logo of "Racine Newsguild Local 34159," part of TNG-CWA (The NewsGuild - Communications Workers of America). The logo features a lighthouse with a beam of light shining, accompanied by a building in the foreground. The text "Local 34159 Racine Newsguild" is placed below the lighthouse, with the "TNG-CWA" label beneath that. The overall design evokes a sense of guidance and community, symbolized by the lighthouse.

Journalists at The Journal Times in Racine, WI, announce union

RACINE, Wis. — Journalists at The Journal Times newspaper in Racine, Wisconsin, today announced plans to unionize together as the Racine NewsGuild, seeking a partnership with the newspaper’s ownership to protect quality local journalism and to demonstrate a joint commitment to improving services in the Racine area.

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Law360 bargaining team celebrates a late-night contract agreement

Strike over! Law360 Union reaches transformative contract deal

Unionized editorial workers at LexisNexis-owned Law360 have reached a tentative five-year contract deal that, among many gains, lifts wages by an average of 12%, increases family leave to 14 weeks, includes an average bonus of $9,000 and ensures strong job protections on AI and more.

Guild members will decide whether or not to ratify the deal in a vote scheduled for September 23. The Law360 Union bargaining committee recommends that members ratify the deal.

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Blue Ridge NewsGuild members ratify first contract

April 24, 2020 – Members of the Blue Ridge NewsGuild, which represents journalists at the Daily Progress in Charlottesville, Va., voted 14-0 to ratify a first contract with Lee Enterprises, the union announced on Friday. The collective bargaining agreement is the first in the paper’s 127-year history. “A new era at the paper begins now,” the union declared. Continue reading “Blue Ridge NewsGuild members ratify first contract”

As Pittsburgh Guild ends byline strike, union vows to keep up pressure

Dec. 16, 2019 – The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh will end a byline strike on Dec. 18, one month after it began the job action to protest “economic injustice and a hostile workplace.” Continue reading “As Pittsburgh Guild ends byline strike, union vows to keep up pressure”

A Study of Pay at the Washington Post

This article first appeared on the website of Washington Post Guild.

By members of the Washington Post Newspaper Guild

Nov. 8, 2019 – Washington Post employees work hard every day to ensure that our company is a leader in the journalism industry. Members of our company’s union, The Washington Post Newspaper Guild, believe The Post should also lead the way in how it treats its staff.

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L.A. Times journalists ratify groundbreaking first contract

Below is a copy of the announcement that first appeared on the website of LAT Guild.

Oct. 31, 2019 – Journalists of the Los Angeles Times voted 388 to 3 on Thursday to ratify the first collective bargaining agreement in the newsroom’s 138-year history. The contract will dramatically improve the quality of life for the journalists who produce The Times as well as help lift standards across the media industry. Continue reading “L.A. Times journalists ratify groundbreaking first contract”

John Hill: ‘Without our union, we’d still be working under those draconian conditions‘

 

Oct. 8, 2019 – The post below was written by John Hill and sent to the Arizona Republic Guild.

My name is John Hill. I’m a recently retired reporter of 39 years and former president of the Providence (R.I.) Newspaper Guild, a local that includes three GateHouse papers. During my time in Providence, the Journal was sold twice. I can’t emphasize how important it was that we had a guild to protect us from the newly arrived corporate “geniuses.” Continue reading “John Hill: ‘Without our union, we’d still be working under those draconian conditions‘”