04/09/2019
In a nomination meeting for The Daily Beast— held at The Daily Beast on April 5, 2019 — Guild members who have signed a membership card and are in good standing were nominated to fill the following vacant positions: First Vice Chair; Secretary; and Vice Chairs.
04/02/2019
Nearly 90% of editorial employees at Wirecutter, a product review and recommendation site, announced today that they have unionized with the NewsGuild of New York. The staff presented their request for voluntary recognition of their union Tuesday morning to Editor-in-Chief Ben Frumin and President and General Manager David Perpich.
Read more … New York Times Company Publication Wirecutter Unionizes with The NewsGuild of New York
04/02/2019
We are certain that unionizing is the best choice for Wirecutter’s editorial staff. We join our colleagues at The New York Times (our parent company), New York Magazine, The Daily Beast, Thomson Reuters, and many other outstanding journalistic enterprises in joining the NewsGuild of New York. And we join the tradition of labor movements worldwide in uniting to protect our work’s integrity, our families’ security, and the trust of the readers we serve.
04/01/2019
In a nomination meeting for Consumer Reports— held at Consumer Reports on March 12, 2019 — Guild members who have signed a membership card and are in good standing were nominated to fill three (3) vacant Unit Council positions.
Read more … Rules for Nomination and Election to fill Unit Officer Positions at the Consumer Reports
03/29/2019
From Variety | Editorial staffers at two Condé Nast titles — music publication Pitchfork and tech/science site Ars Technica — have unionized with the NewsGuild of New York.
03/29/2019
Staffers at two Condé Nast publications announced today that they have unionized with the NewsGuild of New York. Ars Technica, a publication that covers technology and science, and Pitchfork, a publication for music criticism and news, are the latest newsrooms to join the wave of unionization in the media industry.
Read more … Pitchfork and Ars Technica Join Organizing Wave at Condé Nast
03/29/2019
From The Daily Beast | Employees told managers Friday they intend to join the NewsGuild, joining a wave of journalists organizing across the industry.
Read more … From The Daily Beast | Condé Nast’s Pitchfork and Ars Technica Unionize
03/29/2019
"Over the past 22 years, Pitchfork has established itself as the standard-bearer of music journalism for a passionate and dedicated readership. It has played an indispensable role in leading critical conversations and championing the artists who shape the future of music. We, the editorial team of Pitchfork, are proud of the authoritative voice we’ve established. But in order to produce quality work, we believe that Condé Nast must strive to create a sustainable and inclusive environment for our staff."
03/29/2019
"We love Ars like you love Ars. We know readers come to Ars for comprehensive, accurate, and analytical coverage of the scientific and technical world. And our staff—many with IT, medical, science, software development, and other backgrounds outside of journalism—comes to Ars for the unique opportunity to have the time and space to do our particular brand of reporting."
03/28/2019
Digital editorial employees at Fortune magazine are demanding voluntary recognition from Fortune management. By joining their fellow union-represented print colleagues as members of The NewsGuild of New York, these workers are seeking to erase the artificial digital divide that management at Fortune has insisted on enforcing.
