General news about the News Media Guild
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
Editorial staff at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, and Miami.com have unionized after by a better than 2-to-1 margin in an organizing vote. Read the story on NewsGuild’s website here.
NBC News Digital’s editorial workers have formed a union to be represented by the NewsGuild of New York after about three-quarters of the staff approved the organizing effort. Read the NewsGuild of New York’s release here.
Did you know that you can request that the company bring in an ergonomics specialist, which includes its workers’ compensation insurance carrier, to evaluate your workstation to avoid or address repetitive strain injuries? You can also file a grievance if the … Read More