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Here’s what we did at the 2025 NewsGuild Sector Conference in Pittsburgh

From standing ovations to spirited floor debates, the 2025 NewsGuild-CWA Sector Conference brought together 84 delegates from 24 locals to chart the path ahead for our union.

The day opened with Sector Chair Diane Mastrull saluting the Pittsburgh strikers who were still holding the line after 1,026 days. Mastrull was followed by remarks from Pittsburgh Local President Zack Tanner and CWA District 2-13 Vice President Mike Davis. The room was on its feet early, and the energy never let up.

Newsletter: NBC illegally laid off members (again)

Guild members at the Washington Post recently lined the hallway outside bargaining to stand with laid off colleagues. The company announced dozens of layoffs of our members on the business side, including members in Client Solutions and Public Relations. Those workers explained what they did for the Post while fighting for improvements to the severance package.

TNG sector conference to focus on organizing

By Martha Waggoner, TNG international chair

Organizing will be a main focus of national and local leaders when they gather for the 80^th convening of The NewsGuild-CWA.

That’s because TNG saw an unprecedented year of organizing in 2018. We organized more than 20 workplaces in 2018, which means more than 1,400 people, mostly media workers, have or will have the protections of union contracts. Continue reading “TNG sector conference to focus on organizing”