New Jersey Communities United Organizing Staff Joins NewsGuild-CWA

May 15, 2018 – Organizing staff at New Jersey Communities United, a grassroots organization that builds power for working-class communities and communities of color, have joined The NewsGuild-CWA as members of the Washington-Baltimore Local. Continue reading “New Jersey Communities United Organizing Staff Joins NewsGuild-CWA”

New Jersey Communities United Organizing Staff Petition to Join NewsGuild-CWA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2018

Contact:  Rebecca Mahabir
Kyle Turley

Newark, New Jersey, May 14 – Organizing staff at New Jersey Communities United, a grassroots organization that builds power for working-class communities and communities of color, have asked management of the organization to voluntarily recognize their union, The NewsGuild-CWA. They will become members of the Washington-Baltimore Local. Continue reading “New Jersey Communities United Organizing Staff Petition to Join NewsGuild-CWA”

Chicago Tribune Guild: We Did It

May 7, 2018 – In a stunning victory for workers, the publisher of the Chicago Tribune has agreed to voluntarily recognize the union.

“We did it. In response to the overwhelming strength of our newsrooms, Tronc agreed this weekend to voluntarily recognize the Chicago Tribune Guild,” union organizers wrote to their co-workers on Sunday, May 6.  Continue reading “Chicago Tribune Guild: We Did It”

Tronc Voluntarily Recognizes Chicago Tribune Guild in Historic Labor Victory

For Immediate Release – May 6, 2018

Contact: www.chicagotribuneguild.com/contact/

The organizers of the Chicago Tribune Guild and Tronc on Sunday reached a historic agreement in which the media company has voluntarily recognized the journalists’ union and will shift immediately to bargaining contracts for three units. Continue reading “Tronc Voluntarily Recognizes Chicago Tribune Guild in Historic Labor Victory”

Newsroom Staffers at Southern Illinoisan Take Step Toward Unionizing

Third Lee-Owned Paper to Seek Unionization This Year

April 30, 2018 – Newsroom staffers at the award-winning Southern Illinoisan have announced their intention to form a union dedicated to preserving quality journalism amid cutbacks and mounting financial pressures in the industry. Continue reading “Newsroom Staffers at Southern Illinoisan Take Step Toward Unionizing”

Chicago Tribune Workers Will Seek Union Vote Through NLRB

April 25, 2018 – Organizers at the Chicago Tribune will proceed to a vote on union representation through the National Labor Relations Board, they announced April 25, after receiving word that the paper had rejected their request to voluntarily recognize the union. Continue reading “Chicago Tribune Workers Will Seek Union Vote Through NLRB”

Chicago Tribune Organizers: 85% Have Signed Union Cards

April 24, 2018 – Journalists at the Chicago Tribune have amassed support from 85 percent of newsroom employees for their efforts to form a unit of The NewsGuild-CWA, organizers announced Tuesday.

They asked Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Bruce Dold to voluntarily recognize the union and said they would submit signed union cards to the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday to schedule a vote on the matter if he refused or failed to respond to their request. Continue reading “Chicago Tribune Organizers: 85% Have Signed Union Cards”

Editorial Staff of The New Republic Signs on to Union Effort

April 16, 2018 – An overwhelming majority of editorial employees of The New Republic has signed on to a union organizing effort and has asked management to recognize the NewsGuild of New York, NewsGuild-CWA Local 31003, as their local union, organizers have announced.

The 12-person staff of the 104-year old magazine is joining a growing movement of journalists seeking union representation. Last week employees at the Chicago Tribune announced a union organizing campaign and since January journalists at the L.A. Times, the Missoula Independent, the Casper Star-Tribune and Mic have mounted successful campaigns. Continue reading “Editorial Staff of The New Republic Signs on to Union Effort”