Forbes Union wins first contract four years after unionizing

NEW YORK – Unionized editorial staff at Forbes have ratified their first contract in a deal that sets strong editorial integrity protections, establishes a new $68.5K salary floor, includes gold-standard job security protections, and more. 

Forbes Union, which represents close to 90 reporters, photo and video editors, ratified the three-year contract on Sept. 1. 

“We refused to accept any deal that didn’t honor the value we bring every day to Forbes,” said Andrea Murphy, unit chair and statistics editor for Forbes. “This contract is the direct result of our union’s perseverance and solidarity.” 

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Newsletter: The U.S. Senate has a chance to pass the bi-partisan PRESS Act

The U.S. Senate has a chance to pass the bi-partisan PRESS Act, a bill that would protect journalists and sources from government overreach. The legislation would create protections that already exist in almost every U.S. state. It would protect against future administrations intimidating whistleblowers and journalists and increase protections already provided in the First Amendment. 

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Newsletter: UAW joins Law360 picket line

We’re on strike in two locations today: Law360 and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 


About 260 members are on strike at Law360, spread across the United States working for the legal news outlet. This week will be the second week of the strike. They went out over unfair labor practices related to the illegal layoffs of their colleagues and unilateral changes to their healthcare plans. Last week they launched their strike publication Outlaw360, and are continuing to report on legal cases and provide updates to their strike. And now, they’ve launched a newsletter!

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