04/26/2018
Fun fact about Scholastic’s Jorge Escobar, in addition to his love for traveling and passion for biking around the city (which, he noted, is his version of meditation and stress relief): he knows Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” pretty well. So well, in fact, that he’s on a dance troupe that comes together each Halloween to perform the number. Get to know Jorge with our 10-Question series.
04/24/2018
We are pleased to announce that management of The New Republic has voluntarily recognized our union, The NewsGuild of New York, as our collective bargaining representative. We have reached an agreement on a bargaining unit that we believe is appropriate.
Read more … The New Republic Organizing Committee's Statement on Voluntary Recognition
04/20/2018
Employees at the progressive nonprofit will receive a 13 percent wage increase as well as an expanded personal and medical leave package as part of their contract.
Read more … Union Members at Roosevelt Institute Have Ratified Their First Contract
04/16/2018
Editorial employees of The New Republic have announced that an overwhelming majority of its staff have joined the NewsGuild of New York, TNG-CWA Local 31003, the union that represents nearly 3,000 media professionals in the Greater New York City area. The NewsGuild of New York is part of the larger 24,000-member NewsGuild-CWA, which represents news professionals across 51 states and Canada.
Read more … Editorial Staff of The New Republic Join the NewsGuild of New York
04/11/2018
From NPR | One of the nation's oldest and most prestigious regional newspapers, The Chicago Tribune, could soon have a unionized staff. Wednesday morning, journalists from its newsroom informed management they are preparing to organize and they have collected signatures from dozens of colleagues.
04/02/2018
From Nieman Reports | From posting raw footage to explaining reporting methods, more journalists are showing their work.
03/27/2018
You may think the number of Twitter followers one has is simply a vanity metric, but the truth is that in many cases it’s an important indicator of how influential you are in your industry. There are many ways to gain more followers on Twitter. You could buy them, but chances are those are not the kind of followers you want. (And we wouldn’t recommend that.)
Read more … 5 Ways Media Professionals Can Gain More Twitter Followers
03/23/2018
In a nomination meeting at the Forward on March 22, 2018, Guild members were nominated to fill the positions of unit chair and second vice chair in the editorial unit and unit chair and first vice chair in the business unit.
03/22/2018
The following is the NewsGuild of New York Statement on Meredith Corporation’s “Integration Plan” after President and CEO Tom Harty announced intentions to sell the publications TIME, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, and Money.
Read more … NewsGuild of New York Statement on Meredith Corporation’s “Integration Plan”
03/14/2018
Today, Mic management agreed to voluntarily recognize the NewsGuild of New York as the collective bargaining representative of its editorial staff.
