Gannett journalists in the solar eclipse’s path go on strike Unionized workers at the Austin American-Statesman and the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle are striking over stalled contract negotiations April 8, 2024 Angela Fu
Update: Unionized Desert Sun journalists reach agreement after first open-ended strike in paper’s history Only five American newsroom unions have held indefinite strikes in the past two decades March 1, 2024 Angela Fu
Texas Tribune staff unionize, five months after first-ever layoffs The Tribune’s union campaign comes a week after workers at the San Antonio Report announced their own union. January 24, 2024 Angela Fu
Opinion | The latest drama from the Los Angeles Times Three top editors have now left the paper as a planned layoff of perhaps as many as 100 journalists looms. January 23, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Los Angeles Times union calls for walkout in response to planned layoffs The Times reportedly plans to cut ‘at least 100 journalists, or about 20% of the newsroom,’ due to financial challenges. January 19, 2024 Angela Fu
Opinion | Some NYT staffers are worried about their union’s advocacy Dozens of staffers — including Megan Twohey and Julian Barnes — have reportedly formed a group to take a stance on journalistic independence. December 19, 2023 Tom Jones
One year on strike: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalists are frustrated but remain resolute ‘Clearly if this many people are still fighting a year later, it’s a fight worth fighting.’ October 19, 2023 Angela Fu
Staff at Gannett’s product reviews site stage one-day strike during Amazon deals event Shopping holidays, like Amazon’s Prime Days and Black Friday, are the product review site’s biggest revenue drivers October 10, 2023 Angela Fu
Opinion | Writers Guild wins protections against artificial intelligence Newsroom unions are also hoping to codify language that prevents companies from using AI to replace journalistic work September 28, 2023 Tom Jones
As AI enters newsrooms, unions push for worker protections Journalists are fighting to ensure that AI won't replace their jobs and that content produced with the help of AI tools meets journalistic standards September 18, 2023 Angela Fu
Opinion | Kristen Welker’s controversial debut as “Meet the Press” moderator Interview with Donald Trump sparks debate about platforming, fact-checking the former president September 18, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | New York Times hit with grievance, grim layoff news at Hearst magazines, and other media links for your weekend The union representing the journalists at The New York Times says the planned changes to sports coverage amount to union-busting. July 21, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | When might Donald Trump return to Twitter? Trump has stayed loyal to Truth Social even though Elon Musk reversed his suspension. But if a political need arises, he could return June 29, 2023 Tom Jones
Hundreds of Gannett journalists strike in protest of working conditions Fed up with company leadership and delays in contract negotiations, unionized journalists staged the largest labor protest in Gannett’s history June 5, 2023 Angela Fu
Insider journalists stage open-ended strike The union representing Insider’s employees alleges that the company broke labor law by unilaterally changing workers’ health insurance plans. June 2, 2023 Angela Fu
