"The purpose of The Newspaper Guild shall be to:

Advance the economic interests and to improve the working conditions of its members;

Guarantee, as far as it is able, equal employment and advancement opportunity in the newspaper industry and constant honesty in news, editorials, advertising, and business practices;

Raise the standards of journalism and ethics of the industry;

Foster friendly cooperation with all other workers;

Promote industrial unionism in the jurisdiction of the Guild."