Entertainment Weekly, Martha Stewart Living, Shape Magazine & PeopleTV Unionize with The NewsGuild of New York
12/03/2020
The four iconic brands request voluntary recognition from Meredith Corp. and seek to join PEOPLE as one bargaining unit.
For media inquiries, please contact Josh Austin Josh@nyguild.org
Press
Releases
NewsGuild of New York Members at The New Yorker Win Just Cause, No Exceptions
10/05/2020
Today, after a marathon bargaining session over the weekend ending this afternoon, NewsGuild of New York members of The New Yorker reached a tentative agreement on just cause for the union’s first contract. Members achieved true just cause without an editorial exception — a loophole that Condé Nast and other media companies have been using in an attempt to undermine a decades-long standard in unionized newsrooms.
Read more … NewsGuild of New York Members at The New Yorker Win Just Cause, No Exceptions
Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Refuse to Cross New Yorker Union’s Picket Line
09/30/2020
As New Yorker management refuses to agree to basic job security for its staff, the publication’s union plans informational picket of The New Yorker Festival.
Digital Editorial Staff of People Magazine Win Union Vote 45-3
09/11/2020
The digital editorial employees of People Magazine won their union election after a digital vote count conducted by The American Arbitration Association (AAA) Friday afternoon. The overwhelming victory, 45-3, secured editorial staffers’ union representation with The NewsGuild of New York.
Read more … Digital Editorial Staff of People Magazine Win Union Vote 45-3
The Safe Way Forward | Standing with several unions to provide safe workplaces
08/12/2020
As we enter another month of the COVID-19 global pandemic amid continuing uncertainty, one thing that has remained constant is our collective membership’s commitment to the important mission of delivering high-quality, timely, and important programming to the public.
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Statements
NewsGuild of New York Statement Regarding Possible Sale of Time Inc. to Meredith Corporation
11/16/2017
Though the NewsGuild of New York is disappointed to learn of the potential sale of Time Inc. to the Meredith Corporation because of its questionable union history, we are alarmed that this possible deal is backed by conservative, anti-worker billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch.
Statement from President Grant Glickson on shuttering of DNAInfo and Gothamist
11/03/2017
NewGuild of New York's President Grant Glickson's statement on Joe Ricketts abrupt decision to close Gothamist and DNAInfo.
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NewsGuild Statement on Senate Restrictions in the Capitol Building
06/13/2017
The United States Senate is attempting to censor journalism and democracy's greatest safeguard - free press.
Read more … NewsGuild Statement on Senate Restrictions in the Capitol Building
In The News
From The Daily Beast | Entertainment Weekly, Martha Stewart Living, and Other Meredith Publications Form Editorial Union
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.
From CJR | Diversity Work
11/23/2020
From CJR | Media companies haven’t made newsrooms inclusive. Can unions?
From Labor Notes | We Finally Won Just Cause Protection at The New Yorker after AOC and Warren Refused to Cross Our Picket Line
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.
From CNN | New Yorker union wins fight for just cause in contract
10/05/2020
From CNN | The New Yorker union celebrated Monday after reaching an agreement with owner Condé Nast for a specific labor protection in its contract shortly before a planned picket.
Read more … From CNN | New Yorker union wins fight for just cause in contract
From The New York Times | Ocasio-Cortez and Warren Pull Out of New Yorker Festival
09/30/2020
From The New York Times | Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have pulled out of next week’s New Yorker Festival, the star-studded annual event held by The New Yorker magazine, in solidarity with unionized editorial staff members, who are planning a digital picket line.
Read more … From The New York Times | Ocasio-Cortez and Warren Pull Out of New Yorker Festival