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Newsletter: Susan DeCarava of NewsGuild of New York makes history

Radio Free Asia may soon be getting its Congressionally-mandated funding [again]. Late Wednesday the full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit lifted a stay that had blocked a preliminary injunction ordering the U.S. Agency for Global Media to distribute Congressionally mandated funds to grantees including Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and others. We’ve got about 100 members at Radio Free Asia and the vast majority were furloughed in March after President Trump signed an executive order essentially shuttering the agency and several newsrooms.

Newsletter: Pittsburgh strikers are closer than ever to winning their strike

I just got back from a rally in front of the Washington Post because…

The Post’s tech workers just announced they’re unionizing! More than 300 workers across engineering, product design and data have formed the Washington Post Tech Guild are seeking voluntary recognition from the company. Represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild and supported by the CODE-CWA campaign, they’re organizing to win equity, transparency and a voice in their workplace.

Hundreds of tech workers at The Washington Post form Tech Guild

Press Contact: press@newsguild.org

Today, a majority of over 300 technology workers at The Washington Post announced the formation of The Washington Post Tech Guild and are seeking voluntary recognition from the company. We are taking this step in order to build a more equitable, transparent, and sustainable future for all tech workers at The Post.

NewsGuild of New York, NY Times reach tentative agreement on historic first tech contract

For Immediate Release: Dec.11, 2024
Contact: Jen Sheehan, jen@nyguild.org, 610-573-0740

The three-year agreement sets new standards for tech industry, including “just cause” protections, guaranteed raises, and guardrails on remote-work status

NEW YORK – The NewsGuild of New York, which represents the Times Tech Guild, and New York Times management have reached a tentative deal on a three-year contract, just over a month after the Tech Guild’s election week ULP strike.

NYT tech workers rally outside of the NYT on election day.

Newsletter: Election Day Strike at the New York Times

Yesterday, I joined our picket line at the New York Times in the largest tech worker strike in U.S. history. The energy was extremely high, culminating in a rally at 1 p.m. in front of the Times. We’ve got 675 colleagues in the New York Times Tech unit, which unionized in March 2022 and has been fighting for a first contract ever since.