08/26/2024
Today Gannett notified workers that it intends to shut down Reviewed, its product review site, effective this November. Gannett’s actions follow months of union-busting by the company with workers engaging in multiple walkouts as they bargained for a first contract.
Read more … STATEMENT: THE NEWSGUILD OF NEW YORK RESPONDS TO GANNETT SHUTDOWN OF REVIEWED.COM
08/21/2024
On Tuesday, we learned that Condé Nast had entered into a multi-year partnership with OpenAI. The email, from CEO Roger Lynch, offered very few details other than to assert that OpenAI has "been transparent and willing to productively work with publishers like us so that the public can receive reliable information and news through their platforms."
Read more … STATEMENT from The NewsGuild of New York-represented workers at Condé Nast:
08/19/2024
NEW YORK – Unionized editorial workers at LexisNexis-owned Law360 have put management on notice that they will walk off the job on an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike in September unless there’s real progress in rectifying the harm caused by the company’s unlawful tactics and at the bargaining table.
Read more … LAW360 UNION TO BOSSES: The verdict is in, it’s time to strike
08/16/2024
NEW YORK – Bill Zoda – a highly skilled contract negotiator who most recently represented NY Guild members at the New York Times, Wirecutter, Time Magazine, S&P and the New Yorker Union – has been promoted as the NY Guild’s Director of Collective Bargaining.
Read more … NY GUILD HIRES NEW DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
08/13/2024
NEW YORK – The NewsGuild of New York condemns in the strongest possible terms the continued killing, harassment and intimidation of journalists in Gaza covering the Israel-Hamas war, and calls for an immediate halt to these practices.
08/01/2024
NEW YORK—Unionized journalists at The Atlantic, led by a group of the magazine’s most prominent writers, presented a letter to editorial management on Thursday demanding that the company put their journalism first when it comes to AI.
Read more … The Atlantic Union: We must have a voice in how AI affects our work
07/29/2024
The NewsGuild of New York—CWA Local 31003, with a membership as diverse as our city, seeks experienced, New York City-based Local Representatives with organizing, bargaining, and strike experience who is ready to work alongside and coach media workers as we collectively build power in a rapidly changing industry.
Read more … NewsGuild of New York is Hiring a Full-time Local Representative!
07/15/2024
NEW YORK – Unionized journalists at Lifehacker, Mashable, and PCMag – who were prepared to walk out for the duration of Amazon’s July Prime Day Event, July 16 and 17 – have reached a tentative three-year contract deal with parent company Ziff Davis that lifts guaranteed wages by up to 3 percent and includes industry-leading AI protections.
07/11/2024
NEW YORK – Unionized journalists at Lifehacker, Mashable, and PCMag are prepared to walk out for the duration of Amazon’s July Prime Day Event, July 16 and 17, unless parent company Ziff Davis agrees to a fair contract.
06/28/2024
The NewsGuild of New York—CWA Local 31003, with a membership as diverse as our city, seeks experienced, New York City-based Local Representatives with organizing, bargaining, and strike experience who is ready to work alongside and coach media workers as we collectively build power in a rapidly changing industry.
Read more … NewsGuild of New York is Hiring a Temporary Local Representative!
