March 29, 2019 – Digital journalists at Fortune magazine announced a campaign for union recognition on March 28, becoming the latest in a slew of news organizations where workers are seeking the protections that come with a union. Employees of the magazine’s print department – comprising 41 percent of the magazine’s staff – have been members of New York local of The NewsGuild-CWA for decades. Continue reading “Digital Employees of Fortune Mag Announce Union Drive”
March 29, 2019 – Staffers at two Condé Nast publications announced March 29 that they are seeking union recognition as members of the New York local of The NewsGuild-CWA.
Employees of Ars Technica, a publication that covers technology and science, and Pitchfork, a publication that covers music criticism and news, are the latest to join the wave of media unionization. Continue reading “Pitchfork and Ars Technica Join Union Organizing Wave”
March 19, 2019 – Staff of the Allentown Morning Call voted 31 to 12 in favor of unionizing with The NewsGuild-CWA on March 19, garnering 72 percent of the vote. Continue reading “Morning Call editorial staff votes overwhelmingly to unionize with The NewsGuild-CWA”
Feb. 25, 2019 – The award-winning staff of The Morning Call took a major step Monday toward forming a union, The Morning Call Guild, a unit of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Morning Call staffers petition for union recognition”
Feb. 16, 2019 – The Hartford Courant Guild received voluntary recognition from Tribune Publishing on Friday, just a few days after the staffers at the award-winning newspaper filed a petition for a union election. Continue reading “Hartford Courant Guild wins voluntary recognition within days of filing”
TORONTO Feb. 13, 2019 – Canadian staff at digital media company BuzzFeed filed for union certification yesterday as part of Canadian Media Guild, an affiliate of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “BuzzFeed’s Canadian Staff Petitions for Union Recognition Too”
Feb. 13, 2019 – Journalists at BuzzFeed News have signed on to a union organizing efforts and are seeking voluntary recognition from Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith, they announced yesterday. The editorial staff will be affiliated with the NewsGuild of New York CWA Local 31003, a chapter of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “‘It’s not all fun and memes.’ Journalists of BuzzFeed are forming a NewsGuild unit.”
Feb. 11, 2019 – Journalists of the award-winning Hartford Courant have taken a major step toward forming a union, the Hartford Courant Guild, part of The NewsGuild-CWA.
Organizers for the union filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board Monday and requested voluntary recognition from Tribune Publishing, the paper’s parent company. If their request for voluntary recognition is granted, organizers will withdraw the NLRB petition. Continue reading “Journalists of Hartford Courant announce union organizing campaign”
For Immediate Release: Feb. 11, 2019
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Journalists of Hartford Courant announce union organizing campaign
Hartford, Conn. – Journalists of the award-winning Hartford Courant took a major step Monday toward forming a union, the Hartford Courant Guild, part of The NewsGuild-CWA.
Organizers for the union filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board and also requested voluntary recognition from Tribune Publishing, the paper’s parent company. Continue reading “Journalists of Hartford Courant announce union organizing campaign”
This article is reprinted from the website of The NewsGuild of New York, Local 31003.
Feb. 1, 2019 – After a card check conducted by the American Arbitration Association on Wednesday, editorial employees of New York Magazine were certified to be represented by the NewsGuild of New York/CWA Local 31003.
The bargaining unit consists of approximately 180 full- and part-time editorial staffers, comprising the print and web staff of New York Media and all of its respective verticals — Vulture, the Cut, Intelligencer, Grub Street, and the Strategist. Continue reading “New York Magazine staffers secure voluntary recognition of their union”
