Show your union pride and march with us]on Saturday, September 7, 2019, in the 2019 New York Labor Day Parade. Will ahve swag and refreshments on hand. Learn more and RSVP.
In addition to upcoming unit elections (more information coming shortly), the NewsGuild of New York will conduct its Local-wide election. This includes the position of President, Secretary-Treasurer, Local Chairperson, First Vice President, and so forth. A nomination meeting will be held on September 17, 2019. Please keep an eye on your email and our website for additional information on how to participate. Learn more here.
Over five months after announcing their union drive, the editorial employees of BuzzFeed News officially secured NewsGuild representation after a card-check was conducted at BuzzFeed News headquarters. Congrats! Learn more here.
A two-week long workshop led by Headstepper Media's Pedro Rosado. Over the course of four sessions, you will learn how to script, host, record, and edit a podcast and then tie it all together by producing a podcast with your classmates. RSVP here.
Read the Executive Committee's letter to the local's membership on the union's commitment to protect and defend any member who might be dealing with harassment in the workplace. Additionally, find out how the Guild can be of service to its members in such situations and how, as coworkers, we can comfort and assist anyone dealing with harassment.
Democracy depends on journalism, and there’s no better time for media organizations to unionize.
“One of the NewsGuild’s biggest strengths is that they understand the journalism business so well. We all want to do the best journalism we can. And it’s important to know that it’s not just about a contract… the Guild wants to make sure that their journalists are doing the best work that they can. And that’s important to me because I care about the quality of the work that I do.”
"Guild membership is important to push back on management policies that affect our members’ financial well-being, health care, and work-life balance."
"...The value of our work is always in danger of being undermined or taken for granted, and the only way we can protect it is together."
"Unity is critical in a business where the bosses are trying to slash costs, take away benefits and gut morale with continuous layoffs and buyouts."
"The Guild’s a structure connected to my work, but not aligned with the interests of my employer, which means I know they have my back. Unions are just the word we use to describe the power that comes from workers acting collectively, and that power is multiplied way beyond what my small shop could achieve because we’re connected to all the other publications represented by the Guild. And that’s a hell of a lot better than trying to navigate this industry on my own!"
"At a time of cutbacks and layoffs in corporate-controlled media organizations, journalists need reliable support infrastructure to protect functional working conditions and to give them a feasible way to seek recourse if needed."
"Union protections allow us to speak our minds at work, whether or not we think our boss will agree. That makes for a far better and more interesting newsroom."
It's election season at The NewsGuild of New York. From now until November, the Guild will be conducting a Local-wide as well as Unit specific elections. From the President of the Local to your Unit Chair, here is the information and rules you should know.
Read more … The NewsGuild of New York's 2019 Local and Unit Elections
From The New Yorker | What happened to America's labor movement?
The nomination and election to fill the positions of President, Secretary-Treasurer, Local Chairperson, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Third Vice President, and sixteen Executive Committee members of the NewsGuild of New York, Local 31003, The NewsGuild CWA, AFL-CIO CLC (the “Local” or “Guild”) shall be conducted in accordance with the Bylaws of the NewsGuild of New York, the Constitution of the NewsGuild, the CWA Constitution, Federal Law, and these rules adopted by the Local Election Committee on August 8, 2019.
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