01/06/2021
Many of you are currently working to keep all of us informed as the events on Capitol Hill continue to unfold. Your safety is vital, and your fellow Guild members and staff are thinking of you. We're here if you need any support. Remember, you have a right to decline any ask that puts your safety at risk.
Read more … Unfolding Events at Capitol Hill; Stay Safe and In Touch
12/04/2020
It is with deep appreciation for her pioneering service to our union that The NewsGuild of New York honors our first woman president, Betsy Wade. By all accounts, she was a force to be reckoned with and she leaves us with an indelible legacy of fighting hard to hold employers accountable to all of the workers who make them successful and ensure journalists have a voice in their newsrooms. We remain committed to these goals each and every day.
Read more … Remembering New York Guild Trailblazer Betsy Wade
12/03/2020
Staffers at four renowned media brands — Entertainment Weekly, Martha Stewart Living, Shape Magazine and PeopleTV — announced today that they have formed a union with The NewsGuild of New York. Read their mission statements.
12/03/2020
The four iconic brands request voluntary recognition from Meredith Corp. and seek to join PEOPLE as one bargaining unit.
12/03/2020
From The Daily Beast | The move among at least 100 staffers at the Iowa-based publishing giant is partially seen as a bulwark against Meredith’s pandemic-related cuts.
11/23/2020
From CJR | Media companies haven’t made newsrooms inclusive. Can unions?
11/04/2020
There will be a nomination meeting held for a vacant Executive Committee position, open to all members in good standing of the NewsGuild of New York . The meeting will be conducted via virtual Zoom meeting on November 10, 2020, from 5:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.
10/27/2020
The NewsGuild of New York, representing nearly 4,000 media professionals and journalists, stands with our colleagues at The NewsGuild-CWA, and at news organizations and journalism advocacy groups across the world in opposition to the proposal by the United States’ Department of Homeland Security to limit the duration of “I Visas” to 240 days.
Read more … The NewsGuild of New York denounces DHS restrictions on foreign press visas
10/23/2020
From Labor Notes | After 95 years, at-will employment is over at The New Yorker. Our union finally won just cause in our first contract. Securing this protection took strong organizing and strategic mobilization—on top of nearly two years of negotiations.
10/16/2020
We, the staff of The Markup, are happy to announce that we have unionized with The NewsGuild of New York. Management responded to our request for voluntary recognition with an immediate and decisive yes, and full support for our union.
