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Education Week Union overwhelmingly ratifies first collective bargaining agreement

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Media contacts:
Kathleen Floyd, WBNG Commnications: kfloyd@wbng.org
Education Week Union: edweekunion@gmail.com

BETHESDA, Md. — The unionized 50-member staff of Education Week, a national nonprofit news organization, voted overwhelmingly in December to ratify its first collective bargaining agreement with management, joining a growing list of nonprofit media organizations nationwide with strong union contracts.

Staff at the Alliance for Youth Action ratify first contract with unanimous support

Unionized staff at the Alliance for Youth Action have proudly ratified a first contract with 100% of members voting yes.

Science News Media Guild ratifies first contract, securing major gains in pay and leave

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Jan. 9, 2026

Media Contacts: Science News Media Guild – sciencenews.union@gmail.com | Kathleen Floyd, WBNG Communications — kfloyd@wbng.org, (202) 734-7830

WASHINGTON – 85 percent of the 27 members in the Science News Media Guild, workers who publish Science News and Science News Explores, have voted to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement. The historic contract establishes increases in pay, including cost of living raises and equity raises, sick and parental leave and importantly, codifes just-cause protections.

Unionized workers at Cobalt, Colorado’s largest abortion fund, ratify first contract

Unionized workers at Cobalt, Colorado’s largest abortion fund, have ratified their first-ever contract. It includes expanded benefits, legal protection in the face of national political uncertainty, and post-ratification wage increases that range from 6-12%.

Salt Lake Tribune journalists win first-ever union contract

Unionized journalists at The Salt Lake Tribune recently ratified their first-ever contract. 93% of bargaining unit members voted to ratify in a unanimous affirmation of their new working conditions and benefits.

Avodah nonprofit workers ratify first union contract

Workers at Avodah, a national Jewish social justice organization, have ratified their first union contract with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, securing major wins for equity, stability and worker power.

Avodah develops Jewish leaders for social justice through the Jewish Service Corps, the Justice Fellowship, and other community-based programs across the country. Now, with this first contract, the staff empowering that mission has won strong, enforceable protections that ensure fairness and respect in the workplace.

Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition workers ratify first union contract

Workers at the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition (MEJC) have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement – a major milestone that secures real protections, guaranteed raises and industry-leading benefits.

Journalists at The Hill overwhelmingly ratify first-ever union contract

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July 31, 2025

Media Contact: Dylan Manshack, dmanshack@wbng.org, 202-445-4033

WASHINGTON – Journalists at The Hill, represented by the Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild, have voted 46-1 to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement with Nexstar Media Group, Inc., securing increases in pay, vacation time and family leave.

Daily Kos staff ratify first union contract with Pacific Media Workers Guild

After more than two years of organizing, bargaining, and weathering multiple rounds of layoffs, the workers of Daily Kos have officially ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with the Pacific Media Workers Guild, Local 39521 of The NewsGuild-CWA.

Evansville journalists unanimously ratified first contract

The NewsGuild bargaining unit at the Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press has ratified its first contract, which will bring needed raises to all six people in the unit.