07/19/2021
Members of the Quartz Union have ratified their first contract with management that sets a salary floor of $63,000 and includes general wage increase, a ratification bonus, and just cause protections...
07/16/2021
NLRB Orders Wages Restored for NYGuild Media Workers
07/14/2021
Hudson Valley editorial workers have organized to fight for local news and address issues regarding pay, diversity, and job security
06/28/2021
Agreement Follows Nearly Three Years of Negotiations and Escalating Member Activism
Read more … Editorial Workers at Insider Win Union Vote 241 - 14
06/24/2021
Agreement Follows Nearly Three Years of Negotiations and Escalating Member Activism
04/27/2021
The Unit Councils of the New York Times Guild and the Wirecutter Union, which together represent nearly 1,400 employees, strongly condemn Meredith Kopit Levien and A.G. Sulzberger’s decision that the company will not voluntarily recognize the Times Tech Guild. We call on the company to reverse this decision and honor the votes our colleagues have already cast.
Read more … From The New York Times Guild and Wirecutter Union: We Stand with the Times Tech Guild
04/22/2021
This morning -- through the press -- we learned of The New York Times’ decision to ignore the New York Times Tech Guild’s democratic decision to unionize, and to instead delay their recognition by forcing them to the National Labor Relations Board.
04/21/2021
The NewsGuild of New York joins our parent union, The NewsGuild-CWA, in strongly condemning the targeting of media workers by police in Minnesota this past weekend.
Read more … Our Statement on the Targeting of Journalists in Minnesota
04/01/2021
Our voices were heard! After the company’s sudden announcement last week of a change in editorial leadership and its intention to centralize the magazine's operations in Washington D.C., Guild members had a number of conversations with management. As a result, TNR management has agreed that no employee currently working in New York City will be asked to relocate and no one will lose their jobs relating to the company’s decision to increase its footprint in D.C.
Read more … Statement from The New Republic Union on Company's Reversal
03/26/2021
On Thursday, we were notified via email that TNR planned to relocate the “majority” of its editorial staffers from New York City to Washington D.C. Simultaneously, a New York Times article announcing this shift appeared.
Read more … From The New Republic Union | Statement on New Editor, Editorial Operations
03/26/2021
Tribune Publishing won’t recognize our union, but it also won’t pay us the bonuses it promised to “non-union” employees -- and the company is using the union election process it forced us into as an excuse to not give us those checks.
Read more … From The Daily News Union | Statement on Promised then Rescinded Bonuses
03/26/2021
The members of the New Yorker Union, Pitchfork Union, and Ars Technica Union have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike, with 98% support across our three bargaining u.nits. If and when our bargaining committees call for it, we will walk off the job to demand the contracts we deserve.
Read more … A Letter From The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Ars Technica Unions
01/24/2021
The Times Guild is troubled by the decision of New York Times management to terminate the employment of Lauren Wolfe, which was done outside of the just cause protections of our contract due to her classification as a casual employee.
Read more … From The New York Times Guild | Our Statement on Lauren Wolfe
01/21/2021
Today, the New Yorker Union is undertaking a twenty-four-hour work stoppage. Between 6 A.M. on Thursday, January 21st, and 6 A.M. on Friday, January 22nd, union members will not participate in the production or the promotion of material for the print magazine or the Web site.
Read more … The New Yorker Union's Statement on its 24-Hour Work Stoppage
01/06/2021
Today’s actions on Capitol Hill will be discussed and documented for years to come, reinforcing the need for rapid and accurate journalism. This pivotal moment in our nation’s history is a harrowing public culmination of years of racist, sexist and reckless rhetoric that divides our nation and weakens our democracy. It is in these moments of crisis we see with absolute clarity the need for a free and protected press.
Read more … Our Statement on today’s events at Capitol Hill and violence toward journalists
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.
Read more … From Adweek | The Ziff Davis Creators Guild Votes to Authorize a Strike
05/18/2021
From CNN | At Forbes, a publication known for its coverage of the rich and powerful, its employees are fighting for something rather less glamorous: fair pay and job security.
Read more … From CNN | Forbes staffers announce intention to unionize
04/27/2021
From Poynter | The median salaries of women and people of color at 14 unionized Gannett newsrooms was at least $5,000 less than those of their male and white colleagues, a new study by the NewsGuild Gannett caucus found.
04/19/2021
From Thew New York Times | Journalists at Insider, the news site formerly called Business Insider, said on Monday that they had formed a union, joining a wave that has swept digital media companies.
Read more … From The New York Times | Journalists at Insider join union wave
04/15/2021
From The New York Post | About 70 editorial workers at three Ziff-Davis publications — Mashable, PC Mag and Ask Men — are staging a 24-hour strike amid complaints of “paltry wages."
Read more … From Thew New York Post | Workers at Mashable, PC Mag stage strike over ‘paltry wages’
