General news about the News Media Guild
The Center for Public Integrity Union has ratified its first contract by a unanimous vote. Key clauses in the contract include: a 2.5 percent raise; a rule that states all union-covered positions will be open until the pool of applicants … Read More
Staff at the Wyoming Tribune Eagle voted 10-0 to unionize and form the Cheyenne News Guild. The vote was tallied on March 6 Read the NewsGuild story HERE.
The News Media Guild seeks an experienced NYC-based Organizer. Media employees at print and digital publications around the country are organizing in record numbers. Journalists at outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, New Yorker, and BuzzFeed are … Read More
The CWA is accepting applications for one 16 annual Joe Beirne Scholarships of $4,000 each for the 2020-2021 school year. The applications are open to CWA members, their spouses, children and grandchildren (including dependents of laid-off, retired or deceased members). … Read More
Jon Schleuss was elected president of NewsGuild-CWA, beating 12-year incumbent Bernie Lunzer in a re-run election. Schleuss, a data reporter for the Los Angeles Times, received 1,979 votes to Lunzer’s 1,514 when ballots were counted Tuesday by the American Arbitration … Read More