Members are fighting back against parent company Condé Nast’s efforts to simultaneously control the work they do outside the company, and suppress wages in the face of historic inflation.
Continue reading “NEW YORKER UNION UNANIMOUSLY VOTES YES TO STRIKE “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!
Continue reading “Newsletter: Guild wins show the boss who’s ‘boss’!”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.
Continue reading “Strike over! Law360 Union reaches transformative contract deal”Photos: Celebrating Labor Day 2024
Members across The NewsGuild-CWA and CWA Canada marched last week in parades across the continent from Detroit to Toronto.
Continue reading “Photos: Celebrating Labor Day 2024”