Dec. 18, 2018 – After nearly two years at the negotiating table, Law360 editorial staffers unanimously approved a first contract that offers significant improvements in pay, working conditions and security to Guild-covered employees at the LexisNexis-owned legal news site. Continue reading “Law360 Union members unanimously ratify strong first contract”
Dec. 18, 2018 – Fast food organizers represented by United Media Guild Local of The NewsGuild-CWA ratified their first contract on Dec. 15. The organizers are employed by the National Fast Food Workers Union, an affiliate of the SEIU (Service Employees International Union). Continue reading “Fight for $15 organizers win first contract!”
Dec. 4, 2018 – Journalists at three Maryland community newsrooms – the Capital Gazette, the Carroll County Times and the Baltimore Sun Media Group – won voluntary union recognition from their employer on Dec. 3. Continue reading “Capital Gazette, Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun Media Group Win Voluntary Union Recognition”
Dec. 4, 2018 – Workers at the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Valley Advocate won an important ally on Dec. 3, when Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) declared support for their union organizing efforts. Continue reading “Sen. Elizabeth Warren Supports Workers’ Efforts to Form Union at Daily Hampshire Gazette, Valley Advocate”
Nov. 29, 2018 – The staff of Hoy Los Angeles petitioned the Los Angeles Times for union recognition as part of the L.A. Times Guild, a local of The NewsGuild-CWA, on Nov. 28. Continue reading “Staff of Hoy Petitions L.A. Times for Union Recognition”
Nov. 29, 2018 – Editorial employees at PC Magazine, Mashable, Geek.com and AskMen have signed on to a union organizing effort in overwhelming numbers, the NewsGuild of New York has announced. They are asking parent company Ziff Davis to voluntarily recognize the union. Continue reading “Journalists at Mashable, PC Magazine, Geek.com & AskMen Announce Union Organizing Campaign”
Nov. 28, 2018 – Workers at the Center for Public Integrity joined the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, Local 32035, this week, after management agreed to voluntarily recognize the union. Established in 1989, the Center is one of the nation’s oldest nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organizations in the country. Its mission is to reveal abuses of power, corruption and betrayal of the public trust by powerful public and private institutions. Continue reading “Workers at Center for Public Integrity Win Voluntary Union Recognition”
Nov. 27, 2018 – A delegation of community leaders visited the offices of the Daily Hampshire Gazette on Nov. 27 to show support for the workers’ efforts at the Gazette and the Valley Advocate to win union recognition. Continue reading “‘Whatever the opposite of loneliness is, that’s what we have right now.’”
Nov. 14, 2018 – Journalists of the Capital Gazette, the Carroll County Times and the Baltimore Sun Media Group – all based in Maryland – are uniting to demand union recognition from their employers, they announced on Nov. 14. Continue reading “Three Maryland Community Newsrooms Are Organizing”
Nov. 12, 2018 – Employees at the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Valley Advocate are forming a union, organizers have announced.
“We are taking this step to advocate for ourselves and for the future of this vital community institution,” they said in a press statement. Continue reading “Staff of the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Valley Advocate, Petition for Union”
