Editorial Workers at Insider Win Union Vote 241 - 14
06/28/2021
Agreement Follows Nearly Three Years of Negotiations and Escalating Member Activism
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NewsGuild of New York Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Gannett Over Union Busting at Atlantic Digital Optimization Team
06/24/2021
Agreement Follows Nearly Three Years of Negotiations and Escalating Member Activism
Strike Averted: The New Yorker, Pitchfork and Ars Technica Unions Reach Agreement in Principle with Condé Nast
06/16/2021
Agreement Follows Nearly Three Years of Negotiations and Escalating Member Activism
From Bloomberg | New York Times Made Staff Nix Pro-Union Images, Guild Says
06/08/2021
From Bloomberg: A New York Times Co. employee union is accusing the newspaper publisher of violating federal labor law by restricting its tech workers from showing support for the NewsGuild.
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From Digiday | Controversy around newsrooms’ social media policies emboldening the call for unionized media workplaces
06/07/2021
From The Nation: The discussion around newsrooms’ social media policies following the AP’s firing of Emily Wilder over her tweets has opened up a can of worms for publishers.
Digital Producers at Gannett Unionize with The NewsGuild of New York
06/01/2021
Digital producers on Gannett's Atlantic Digital Optimization Team (DOT) have formed a union with the NewsGuild of New York, CWA Local 31003 to advocate for themselves, their profession and the communities they serve.
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From Adweek | The Ziff Davis Creators Guild Votes to Authorize a Strike
05/20/2021
From Adweek | After two years of negotiating with management, the Ziff Davis Creators Guild announced Thursday that 97% of its members have voted to authorize a strike.
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We’re Worth More! Mashable, PCMag and AskMen.com Overwhelmingly Vote to Strike
05/20/2021
In their fight for a first contract, the unionized editorial workers at Ziff Davis are demanding management address severe underpayment and salary inequity.
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The Daily Beast Union Eliminates NDAs in a Standard-Setting Contract for Media Unions
05/19/2021
Amidst a pandemic, Guild members at The Daily Beast negotiated a contract that eliminates NDAs, codifies equity-based pay structures, and implements DEI opportunities and protections.
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Forbes Union Mission Statement
05/18/2021
Roughly a century ago, B.C. Forbes, who founded Forbes Magazine just before the 1918 pandemic, wrote: “It is when things go hardest, when life becomes most trying, that there is the greatest need for having a fixed goal.