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05/12/2022

We’re thrilled to invite Guild members across our local to our Spring Membership Meeting on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 6:30 PM EST. Since our last meeting in September, we’ve celebrated some historic wins, welcomed an unprecedented amount of members into our union, and consistently led the way in showing what a fighting, democratic union can do during a time of turmoil and uncertainty. 


This year, we’re honored to have award-winning science journalist and NY Guild member Ed Yong join us as our Keynote Speaker,

05/09/2022

NEW YORK — The TIME Union announces plans for a one-day strike as their bargaining committee heads back into negotiations today. Members have signed on to a letter to management this morning announcing their plan to walkout on May 23rd, when the magazine releases its highly-anticipated annual TIME100, if a contract agreement is not reached by then.

05/06/2022

NEW YORK — Today, the Buzzfeed News Union voted unanimously to ratify their first union contract with the company. This past March, over 91% of the unit voted in favor of a strike amidst announcement of proposed cuts at the company. Throughout the bargaining process, members have engaged in collective, concerted, and escalating actions to move management toward a more just and serious bargaining process, including a one day walkout last December. 

04/15/2022

The nomination and election to fill four vacancies in the position of Executive Committee Vice Chair shall be conducted in accordance with the Bylaws of the NewsGuild of New York, Federal Law, the TNG Constitution, the CWA Constitution,  and these rules adopted by the Local Election Committee on April 15, 2022.

 

04/12/2022

NEW YORK - The Consumer Reports Guild, which represents over 250 workers at Consumer Reports Magazine and consumerreports.org, voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contract 192 to 4. The contract includes up to 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay, a $3k ratification bonus, and strong DEI policies. 

04/05/2022

The Guild has exciting workshops and panels planned for the Spring season including effective meeting facilitation, assembling your dream team, moving your co-workers into action, and labor law 101. 

03/29/2022

NEW YORK — The NewsGuild of New York-represented workers at BuzzFeed News announced they have overwhelmingly voted to authorize the bargaining team to call a strike should management continue bargaining in bad faith. The vote was taken during this afternoon’s bargaining session The unit represents 61 members. 90% of the unit participated in the strike vote, with 91% voting to authorize the bargaining team to call a strike. 

03/29/2022

NEW YORK – In a major step forward for workers organizing in the media industry, employees of Condé Nast’s editorial brands and Conde Nast Entertainment announced today the formation of Condé Nast Union, demanding voluntary recognition from management. 

03/23/2022

NEW YORK - Following the announcement Monday from CEO Jonah Peretti that Buzzfeed plans to drastically shrink it’s news division and offer voluntary buyouts to employees, the Buzzfeed News Union, represented by The NewsGuild of New York, released the following statement.

03/14/2022

NEW YORK - In a letter sent Monday to Dina Nathanson, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Dotdash Meredith, 22 New York state senators and assembly members are highlighting the company’s failure to obey the NY HERO Act, which protects workplace safety during airborne disease outbreaks. Read the 22 Legislators’ Full Letter Here