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At The Buffalo News, a clash between an 87-year-old union and a new corporate owner

Journalists at the paper are on a byline strike as the union negotiates with Lee Enterprises, which is trying to outsource jobs and freeze pensions

July 20, 2021

‘The stakes are really high’: Newly unionized newsrooms tackle the next challenge, contract negotiations

More and more workers are heading to the bargaining table for the first time, and some are finding contract negotiations to be surprisingly difficult

July 20, 2021

Not just a wave, but a movement: Journalists unionize at record numbers

Union leaders at newspapers, digital outlets and broadcast stations are seeing historic levels of organizing that show little sign of stopping

July 16, 2021

Former NewsGuild member sues union for defamation, breach of contract after reporting sexual misconduct allegations

Payday Report founder Mike Elk alleges he faced retaliation after notifying the NewsGuild of sexual misconduct allegations against one of its leaders.

June 30, 2021

Journalists at 11 Alden papers in Southern California vote to unionize

The new union, SCNG Guild, represents roughly 140 journalists working at the Southern California News Group

June 11, 2021

The Atlantic voluntarily recognizes new union representing editorial staff

Workers at The Atlantic went public with their union drive roughly one year after the magazine laid off 68 employees, or 17% of its staff

June 7, 2021

Gannett digital producers working across five states announce union drive

Gannett has said it will not voluntarily recognize the new union, Atlantic DOT Guild, which has received support from 80% of eligible members.

June 1, 2021

A year after ratifying their first contracts, three news unions say they face less uncertainty

‘I don’t have as much fear about waking up with a job and ending the day without one.’

April 28, 2021

NewsGuild study of 14 unionized Gannett newsrooms finds gender and racial pay gaps

The median salary for women of color was $15,727 less than the median salary for white men.

April 27, 2021

New Yorker, Pitchfork and Ars Technica unions vote to authorize strike, capping two years of coordination

Eyeing parent company Condé Nast’s financial losses, the three newsrooms and Wired fought to unionize and are joining forces to win first contracts.

March 30, 2021

Texas and Washington reporters celebrate labor board victories as California journalists move to unionize

The Austin NewsGuild is now a certified union, and the Alden-owned Southern California News Group is forming its own union.

February 25, 2021

Three Gannett New Jersey newsrooms announce joint union

The new union will include the Bergen Record, the Daily Record and the NJ Herald.

February 10, 2021

McClatchy’s four Washington state papers join forces in unionization effort

The move comes after McClatchy voluntarily recognized unions at three other newsrooms earlier this fall

December 17, 2020

Why Al Jazeera America digital workers went union

Digital workers at Al Jazeera America were moved to join a union in search of…

September 3, 2015

Who’s the leader behind the union moves at Gawker, VICE and Salon?

Journalists at Gawker Media, VICE and Salon are now brothers and sisters with comedy writers…

August 12, 2015

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