03/05/2020
As we meet the demands of never-ending news, it’s more important than ever to safeguard your health. At the same time that government officials are advising individuals and businesses about how best to prepare for a potential COVID-19 outbreak, NewsGuild representatives are gathering information to protect you.
Read more … From the President | Health & Safety in our Workplaces
03/03/2020
Today the American Arbitration Association conducted a vote count for the NBC News Digital Unit Chair election. Ballots were sent to 131 eligible voters, and 84 ballots were received by the deadline.
02/21/2020
From WWD | It made it company policy, but The NewsGuild argues that it should be enshrined in union bargaining contracts.
Read more … From WWD | Condé Nast to End NDAs, But Union Says That’s Not Enough
02/21/2020
NewsGuild of New York members have made it clear that they will not stand by while companies shield harassers at the expense of worker safety. The Guild is committed to abolishing the use of non-disclosure agreements in the media industry and is proud of our members for leading this effort in our newsrooms.
02/21/2020
From The Daily Beast | The move came amid pressure from New Yorker staffers to eliminate the controversial practice, which the magazine had famously exposed in its reporting on Harvey Weinstein.
02/06/2020
Last night at our Winter Membership Meeting the Guild’s Diversity Committee introduced our first-ever union-wide diversity and inclusion census. It is a brief and anonymous demographic survey designed to collect the data necessary to help make our newsrooms and our workplaces better reflect our communities. Most importantly, it will provide us with a broad baseline against which to measure the results of employer efforts to hire, retain and promote traditionally underrepresented groups in our workplaces.
Read more … Be Counted! Guild Unveils First-ever Member Demographic Census
01/31/2020
The nomination and election to fill the positions of Chairperson, First Vice Chairperson, and Secretary of the NBC News Digital unit of NewsGuild of New York, Local 31003, The NewsGuild-CWA, AFL-CIO CLC (the “Unit”) shall be conducted in accordance with the Bylaws of the NewsGuild of New York, the Constitution of the NewsGuild, the CWA Constitution, Federal Law, and these rules adopted by the Local Election Committee on January 20, 2020.
Read more … NBC News Digital NewsGuild Unit Council | Contested Election for Unit Chair
01/28/2020
BuzzFeed News Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith announced today that he'll be leaving BuzzFeed in March.
Read more … BuzzFeed News Unit Statement on Ben Smith Leaving BuzzFeed News
01/23/2020
The NewsGuild of New York seeks an experienced NYC-based organizer to join its organizing team. The organizer will report to the Organizing Director and will work directly with staff on various internal and external organizing initiatives in the media sector.
01/14/2020
The Deadline Club's journalism competition, one of the most prestigious in New York, draws hundreds of entries each year. The 2020 contest covers work that was published or broadcast in 2019 by news organizations in the New York metropolitan area.
