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
07/10/2018
The NewsGuild of New York stands with Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who have been unjustly charged with breaching Myanmar’s archaic Official Secrets Act.
06/27/2018
The Supreme Court’s Janus vs. AFSCME decision is a huge blow to the labor movement and an attack on all workers. The NewsGuild of New York stands with public sector workers and strongly condemns this decision which will undercut the ability of public sector unions to fight for their members.
Read more … The NewsGuild of New York's Statement on Supreme Court's Janus Ruling
06/08/2018
Yesterday the Department of Justice seized phone and email records of New York Times reporter Ali Watkins. These actions represent a deeply troubling violation of the First Amendment and of the essential role of the Fourth Estate: to question the levers of power, interrogate authority, and seek answers on behalf of the public.
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
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.
01/19/2018
The New York local is proud and honored to have worked alongside these journalists to bring union representation to one of the largest nonunion newsrooms in the country, and one with such vociferously anti-union management.
Read more … NewsGuild of New York Statement Regarding LA Times Guild Overwhelming Victory
01/11/2018
A statement from the NewsGuild of New York on the Myanmar journalists detained for an outdated and unjust law. We loudly echo the journalists who are vocal in supporting Wa Lone and Kyaw She Oo: Journalism is not a crime.
11/29/2017
On Sunday, the Meredith Corporation announced that with the financial backing of Koch Equity Development the company will acquire Time Inc. There is a never an appropriate time to sell a trusted journalistic institution to a conservative-backed private equity corporation.
Read more … NewsGuild of New York Statement on Time Inc. and Meredith Corporation Deal
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.
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’
