May 12, 2020 – Members of the Omaha World Herald Guild voted unanimously to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement on May 1, winning a 2 percent on Oct. 1, 2020, a 1 percent raise on April 1, 2022, and an immediate raise for a subset of employees based on new pay scales in the agreement. Continue reading “Omaha World Herald staffers vote unanimously to ratify first contract”
May 11, 2020 – Staffers at Pop-Up Magazine Productions announced May 11 that they are forming a union as part of the Media Guild of the West, a local of The NewsGuild-CWA. They are part of a surge in union organizing among news industry workers. Continue reading “Staff of Pop-Up Magazine Productions joins union surge”
May 8, 2020 – Workers at Inside Higher Ed won voluntary recognition of their union from the company’s leadership team on May 7. The IHE Guild can now begin negotiations with Inside Higher Ed for a fair contract. Continue reading “Inside Higher Ed Recognizes Guild”
May 5, 2020 – “Stop lying now and respect journalists’ right to organize and form unions.” Continue reading “NewsGuild to Gannett: Stop lying, respect journalists’ right to organize”
April 30, 2020 – The staff of VTDigger, Vermont’s largest newsroom, won union recognition on April 28, three weeks after nearly 90 percent of employees expressed support for forming the VTDigger Guild. Leadership of the nonprofit news outlet granted voluntary recognition. Continue reading “Staff of VTDigger, Vermont’s largest newsroom, win voluntary recognition”
April 29, 2020 – The journalists of the Idaho Statesman spoke with a unanimous voice Wednesday, voting 18-0 to form a union. Continue reading “Idaho News Guild wins unanimous union vote”
April 28, 2020 — Journalists of The Roanoke Times and Laker Weekly won a stunning victory Tuesday, voting 47-3 to establish the Timesland News Guild. The group will become part of the Washington-Baltimore Local 32035 of The NewsGuild-CWA. Continue reading “Journalists of Roanoke Times win resounding union victory”
April 24, 2020 – Members of the Blue Ridge NewsGuild, which represents journalists at the Daily Progress in Charlottesville, Va., voted 14-0 to ratify a first contract with Lee Enterprises, the union announced on Friday. The collective bargaining agreement is the first in the paper’s 127-year history. “A new era at the paper begins now,” the union declared. Continue reading “Blue Ridge NewsGuild members ratify first contract”
April 22, 2020 – Staffers at WIRED, a tech magazine and website, announced Wednesday they are forming a union. They will join employees of The New Yorker, Ars Technica and Pitchfork in the ranks of unionized Condé Nast publications and will become part of the NewsGuild of New York local. Continue reading “WIRED workers announce union campaign; seek to join organized ranks of Condé Nast publications”
April 20, 2020 – Pageant Media’s U.S. employees announced Monday that they are unionizing. The company has a niche audience and covers registered, private, credit and real estate investment sectors. Continue reading “Pageant Media’s U.S. workers announce union drive”
