AUSTIN — On Friday, the employees of The Texas Tribune were formally recognized by their employer as a union, the Texas Tribune Guild.
The union — which secured support from 90% of eligible staff members — is wall-to-wall, representing more than 40 eligible staff members, including reporters, photographers, designers, engineers, accountants, editors, and members of the development, product and revenue teams.
“Today is a great day for the employees of the Tribune. We now look forward to negotiating a contract with management that will make working at the Tribune even better,” said the Tribune’s senior data visuals developer Carla Astudillo.
“We are proud of the work that employees have put in to secure recognition of the Texas Tribune Guild,” said Joshua Fechter, urban affairs reporter for The Tribune.
“We appreciate the support we have received from readers and journalists across the country,” said William Melhado, general assignment reporter for The Tribune.
“We went from sí se puede to sí se pudo,” said El Paso-based reporter Uriel García. “Now we can negotiate a contract that can provide some worker protections so the employees of the Tribune can continue to provide quality journalism to Texans.”
Background:
The Texas Tribune Guild went public on Jan. 24 and is a unit of Media Guild of the West, TNG-CWA Local #39213, AFL-CIO
The Texas Tribune was founded in 2009 as a nonpartisan nonprofit news organization, covering politics and public policy. Its mission is to inform — and engage with Texans — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.