The NewsGuild-CWA
@newsguild
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We're the largest union of journalists, media workers and activists in North America. We've been holding power to account and defending democracy since 1933.
Washington, DC
Joined December 2011
No contract, no needle.
As a result, I do not know whether we will be able to publish the needle. There are good reasons to bet against it, though perhaps there are scenarios where things are running super smoothly; alternately, we hit bugs at the start and there's no chance.
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1/ šØSCAB ALERT: JD Vance just crossed the picket line in Americaās longest-running strike. Our strikers have bravely held their picket lines against the Post-Gazette for over two years as management has relentlessly violated federal labor law.
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Donāt click on the Washington Post starting at midnight.
Three hours until Washington Post workers start our 24-hour unfair labor practice strike at midnight Dec. 7. Donāt cross the picket line and donāt read @washingtonpost.
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Today journalists are on strike for a fair contract at 7 newsrooms today:.- Chicago Tribune.- Orlando Sentinel.- Virginian-Pilot.- Morning Call.- Suburban Chicago Tribune.- Design and Production Studios.- Tribune Content Agency .
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We strongly condemn the killing of journalists in Gaza, Israel and Lebanon and call on all parties to ensure the safety of journalists. We also condemn comments made by Benny Gantz, an Israeli government minister, who compared journalists to āterroristsā
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Thank you, @RepSwalwell for your support of journalists and a free press. #right2report.#PressFreedom.
A #freepress is essential to a healthy democracy. We must send a strong, clear message that such violence will not be tolerated ā thatās why I introduced the Journalist Protection Act today w/ @SenBlumenthal & @SenatorMenendez. 2/2
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Donāt be scab. Donāt work at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette while workers are striking to compel the company to follow federal law and provide affordable health insurance. Crossing a picket line actively hurts journalists and other media workers.
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The NewsGuild-CWA stands with student journalists. We call on universitiesĀ and law enforcement to respect press freedom. Full statement:.
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We strongly condemn @Starbucks attempts to spy on their workers by seeking communications with journalists
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Layoffs at Time, Pitchfork, CondƩ Nast, Sports Illustrated and the Los Angeles Times are threatening our democracy. "It's time for all of us to stand up and fight FOR America's journalists" @gaufre
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To all of our journalists covering this moment at the U.S. Capitol: Our nation needs you. Be safe.
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2/ By crossing their picket line, J.D. Vance insulted the striking workers, the people of Pittsburgh and working people across the country. "JD Vance is a scab just like anybody else who crosses a picket line," NewsGuild President @gaufre said.
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Today we stand with other media unions worldwide and condemn the killing of journalists and media workers in Gaza. More than 100 workers have been killed since October, the deadliest time for journalists in decades. #SupportPalestinianJournalists @IFJGlobal.
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Today we're joining @WGAEast in demanding the Marion County Police department be held accountable for its raid of the Marion County Record in Kansas.
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Historic news! Journalism jobs in New York state will soon be supported by a first-of-its-kind tax credit.
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BREAKING: LA Times journalists, copy editors, graphic artists, and photographers vote by landslide 248-44 to join @news_guild, largest union of journalists in country! Support them @laguild: #LATguild
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Citing ācrushing resistance,ā to reporting on newsroom diversity, more than 50 journalism groups have called on @PulitzerPrizes to make participation in an annual diversity survey a condition of eligibility for awards.
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Add your name: Demand the L.A. Times Management stop the destruction of local news through mass layoffs
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3/ This is an outrageous attack on our strikers; they need our support more than ever. Stand against scabs like JD Vance and the union-busting bosses at the Post-Gazette by donating to support strikers here:.
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Today our @nbcnewsguild colleagues announced they will walk out tomorrow over an unfair labor practice unless NBC reinstates illegally laid-off colleagues and bargains in good faith over layoff provisions and due process for terminations.
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š³ļøELECTION WIN: Congratulations to @ancnewsguild for becoming the first unionized newspaper in Alaska!ā.
We did it! A majority of @adndotcom newsroom staff voted to unionize. The @nlrbgov counted our ballots today via Zoom after receiving a few mail-in ballots. This makes the ADN the only unionized newsroom in Alaska. Thank you for your support! #ADNunited
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BIG NEWS šØWorkers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ā the longest continuous strike in the US ā are one step closer to winning their strike!. The NLRB has filed an injunction against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette over numerous labor law violations. Read more:.
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šØ Reporters, photographers, editors and digital producers in Connecticutās largest newsroom are unionizing! @CTnewsguildš³. They are asking Hearst for voluntary recognition to start bargaining a contract that benefits everyone, including the community.
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NewsGuild-CWA is excited to welcome the National staff of Democratic Socialists of America to the Guild family!
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Today we call on Congress to include support for the news industry in the next stimulus package.
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š„ Big day: the the striking Post-Gazette workers of @PGHGuild continued the historic tradition of NewsGuild strike papers (@BaltimoreBanner 1965 & @CitizensVoice in 1978) and introduced: @ThePUPNews. Let's do a quick FAQ on the strike situation for those just finding out ā¬ļø
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āThis is a dangerous time to be a journalist. At least 44 reporters were physically attacked in the U.S. last year and angry rhetoric that demonizes reporters persists. The threatening atmosphere is palpable.ā via @HuffPost.
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šØ Weāre on strike at @law360union! šØ . @Law360 laid off 10% of our Guild-represented staff and violated U.S. labor law ā right after LexisNexis boasted record revenue. Weāre holding power to account and on the picket line today!ā. Sign the pledge:
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New logo! . Just dropped at the 2021 Sector Conference.
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When a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol they also targeted journalists: stealing & destroying equipment, threatening reporters & scrawling āMurder the Mediaā inside the building. In response, NewsGuild & other groups are providing resources for media workers.
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Workers are on strike at Insider and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette again this week. Do not click on those links. Do not cross a picket line. And do not scab. Show compassion by fighting for others!.
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The NewsGuild-CWA is vowing to continue to fight for access to abortion as a fundamental health care right and as a matter of personal choice.
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Big news! 19 U.S. senators are urging Senate leaders to include funding to support local journalism in any future stimulus package.
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BREAKING @law360union is on strike today. āInstead of working today, we are gathering together, refusing to work and standing up for a fair contract,ā ā.@hkonnath
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Since 2004, the U.S. has lost ~1,800 newspapers, many of them small papers outside major cities. That's why, today, we're launching #SaveTheNews, a historic advocacy campaign making the case for why news must be included in future recovery efforts.
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Huge news! After 5 long years of negotiations between Alden Global Capital & a joint bargaining committee, journalists at 8 Tribune publications voted overwhelmingly to ratify a historic first contract!ā.
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šØNEW: The NLRB is seeking an injunction against the illegal behavior at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The @PGHGuild has been on strike for 18 months. āItās been a long wait, but this is a big relief for us.ā says @NatJDuleb, a striking Post-Gazette worker.
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Congratulations on a tremendous win!.
The era of at-will employment at @NewYorker is over. We have reached an agreement with the company on #JustCauseNoExceptions, and weāre calling off our @NewYorkerFest picket. Thank you all for the support!
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The NewsGuild-CWA condemns the Israeli governmentās attack on media organizations in Gaza in the strongest possible terms.
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BREAKING: Guild calls for resignation of Pitts. Post-Gazette managers who āhave shown outrageous insensitivity in directing coverage of protests of racism & police brutality, dismissed criticism from within their own newsroom and dehumanized their staff.ā
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Congrats to the newly-official members of @AzRepublicGuild! You triumphed over one the most severe anti-union campaigns in the news biz in recent memory. All of the @news_guild CWAUnion is cheering. Itās great to have a tough group of fighters like you in join our ranks. #1u
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Still euphoric over @NYTGuildTechās landslide victory yesterday, NewsGuild members walked the picket line in solidarity with @GMGUnion. They're fighting for a fair contract, and we're with them!
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Thereās a rat outside the New York Times! Donāt cross the picket line! Donāt click.
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We strongly condemn the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh and join the call for an international investigation.
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Yesterday's strike at the Los Angeles Times was historic. And because we're a union with a lot of talented journalists, you know there are good photos. šø @jaylclendenin
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šØTribune journalists are WALKING OUT.šØ. Today, 230+ journalists from Orlando to Chicago are striking for 24 hours to send Alden Global Capital a message: after 5 years of bargaining, itās time to give workers the contract they deserve. Itās time to end #AldenAusterity.
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HUNDREDS of @Gannett journalists are walking out during lunch over the company prioritizing exec pay and shareholders over journalists
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". If @jkbjournalist of @MiamiHerald hadn't been doing her job, justice may very well never have taken place there. And then it can happen in a smaller way, too. Who is covering the school board? Who is covering the council meeting?" ~@Sulliview, @NewsHour @OneHeraldGuild.
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Tech company @Lanetix got a tough lesson about union-busting on Nov. 9, when the firm agreed to shell out $775,000 to 15 programmers it fired after developers announced plans to form a union.
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Stronger together! Huge rally on the one year mark of the strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Our members are on strike in four newsrooms today. Stand with the strikers. Do not cross the picket and click-it line. Support @PGHGuild @LBMGuild @AustinNewsGuild @rocnewsguild.
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Our family at @InsiderUnion is on strike. Do not click on any links for Insider. Do not cross the picket line. Stand with the workers fighting for a fair contract and for the company to follow the law.
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BIG NEWS: @AFLCIO has thrown their support behind the Local Journalism Sustainability Act #SaveLocalNews
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You'd be a welcome addition to any press conference, Jorts.
@gaufre @newsguild I would like one even though my head is very small for a journalist (big for a cat).
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Every year on May 3, #WorldPressFreedomDay, nations around the globe honor the role journalism plays in preserving democracy. But this year the threat to press freedom is different than in years past.
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The members @WirecutterUnion, the product-review company owned by @NYTimes ended their strike on Tuesday with all signs indicating that their job action was extremely effective. We'll support them until they win a fair contract! .
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Workers organized with @texastribguild won voluntary recognition of their union!. āWe went from sĆ se puede to sĆ se pudo," says @ujohnnyg ā. The union secured support from 90% of the unit & is wall-to-wall, representing 40+ eligible staff members.
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Gannett's last SEC filing showed CEO Mike Reed making x66 that of a median employee, while cutting an average of 2,800 jobs a year, & paying lawyers to stonewall workers at the bargaining table. Who is playing dirty here?.
NEW: @Gannett CEO bashes @newsguild in an interview with @axios: "Plays dirty and lies to our employees" .ā Says company is largely done with cuts.ā Denies colluding with McClatchy on same-day announcement of terminating AP deal
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"The Denver Post has lit a fire and it's starting to spread." -- @BrianStelter #AldenExposed @dfmworkers
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Today, 400+ supporters showed out in solidarity w/ @NYTGuildTech workers to demand a fair contract after over two years of bargaining!. Managementās stalling threatens a potential strike on Election Dayāa crucial day for coverageāas these tech workers run NYTās digital ecosystem.
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Gannett journalists are taking a stand today! They are withholding their labor over the company's decision to lay off 400 employees and cut another 400 open positions in August
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Yesterday journalists at The Evansville Courier & Press launched their union, demanding @Gannett recognize them. 100% of workers signed a card. @EvansNewsGuild
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From our @newsguild members at the Sarasota Newspaper Guild: Great news: By unanimous vote, we have a contract! Itās likely the first newspaper labor contract in Florida in a generation!.
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NEW: A coalition of unions representing journalists & creative workers (@newsguild, @WGAEast, @WGAWest, and @NABETCWA) have sent a letter to @SenSchumer urging Congress to ensure these workers are protected by any legislation addressing AI. ā¬ļø.
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Want to terrify your boss today? . Organize a union and treat your colleagues to a voice in your workplace! š§āāļøš.
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2021 was a record-setting year for our union and it was only possible because workers rose up to demand respect across the continent. Happy New Year as we ring in 2022!
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When we fight we win!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats @InsiderUnion !!!! āā.
šØWE WON! š„³ā¼ļø. We have a tentative agreement on a contract that will give our members more money and job protections and resolve our ULP. Our strike is over - weāre going back to work tomorrow!š
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New union out West just dropped š¤ . Journalists at the Salt Lake Tribune are forming a union and demanding voluntary recognition. Welcome @SLNewsGuild!.
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We had 36 strikes last year. Welcome to 2024. News bosses must do better.
NEWS: L.A. Times Guild calls for a one-day walkout tomorrow to protest looming staff cuts that could see the newsroom reduced by at least 20% @latimes
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Couldn't resist sharing this pic of the happy & excited @AzRepublicGuild employees on their way to deliver a letter to management. Citing 'overwhelming majority' support for their union, they requested voluntary recognition from @Gannett. @azcentral. #1u pic by @kfitz134
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We have folks on strike right now during the holidays. You can help them out by buying Pittsburgh strikers a gift here š
Or send money directly to their strike fund šø
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BIG NEWS: The California State Senate today passed legislation that would fund $500 million in local journalism jobs a year! . Read the full statement by @newsguild president @gaufre:.
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Scabby has arrived! @oupusaguild is on strike ā
šØ Strike alert šØ. TOMORROW: The Oxford University Press USA Guild (@oupusaguild) will stage a one-day strike after filing several Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against their employer. This will be the 31st strike of NewsGuild members in 2024.
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šØ Journalists at the Alden Capital-owned Sun Sentinel *unanimously* voted in favor of a union! š. āThe union is our way of defending the future of our newsroom ā and South Floridaās access to quality local journalism,ā the guild's mission statement reads.
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šØBREAKING: The NewsGuild of New York (@nyguild) has reached a tentative agreement with the New York Times on a historic first tech contract for workers at @NYTGuildTech!
WE HAVE A DEAL: We have reached a tentative agreement with the @nytimes for our @NYTGuildTech members. Read more here.
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Itās āunionā in a blowout at three NJ Gannett-owned publications! Congratulations and welcome -- officially -- to the NewsGuild @CWAUnion.
šØTHE VOTES ARE INšØ. Weāve won our election at the NLRB by a vote of 59-4. After a long organizing fight, our newsroom overwhelmingly voted to form this union. Weāre eager to get to the table with Gannett. Letās go.
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.@Gannett, āStop lying now and respect journalistsā right to organize and form unions.ā
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We strongly condemn this threat āĀ a threat to our democracy itself āĀ from Meta.
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Congrats to all the NewsGuild members and other journalists who have worked so hard over the last days, weeks, months and years to bring the news to their neighbors and world! #SaveTheNews.
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Gannett has spent millions on stock buybacks, executive pay and anti-journalist lawyers to fight its own newsrooms. But at the same time it's asking for special powers. Why would any sane person think it will invest new money into its journalists?
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Today the votes will be counted for @NYTGuildTech, the largest group of workers to join the Guild in decades! What an exciting day!.
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āAcross the country, weāve seen a historic wave of newsrooms demanding fair pay and benefits. This week alone, journalists at Gannett, Insider, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette remain on strike,ā said Jean-Pierre.
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FOUR newsrooms are on strike during today's solar eclipse: @AustinNewsGuild @rocnewsguild @LBMGuild & @PGHGuild. This marks *28* @newsguild strikes in 2024 so far. Here's how you can support striking journalists right now ā¬ļø.
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šØFIRST CONTRACT WIN: @AustinNewsGuild journalists at the Austin American-Statesman secured a tentative agreement last week after years of negotiations and a MARATHON 21-hour session with owner Gannett. ā.
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āWe are encouraging our members to respond to this assault on their personal freedom and essential health care by doing what we do best: organizing to protect our rights in the workplace,ā said NewsGuild President Jon Schleuss.
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Every worker deserves a union. The @nytguildtech is paving the way for tech worker organizing and we support them as they vote to become the largest union of tech workers with bargaining rights in the country ā and an official part of @newsguild @CWAUnion family. #TechGuildYes
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This photo from the Capitol Hill picket line this afternoon in solidarity with striking Post-Gazette workers @PGHGuild is so powerful. One fight across the country āš„šŖ§ Weāre CWA STRONG!
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This Labor Day 2024, we're ready to strike!. NewsGuild President Jon Schleuss (@gaufre) celebrates a year of wins:. š„ 1,400 workers unionized.āļø 90+ first contracts secured.ā 39 workplaces strike. We're stronger than ever and committed to a better future!
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Support the strikers! . This Giving Tuesday, be sure to support the striking media workers and journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. For 14 months, they have demanded the company follow federal labor law and provide health insurance to workers.
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#BREAKING: Employees of @LATimes have officially filed for an election with @nlrb to unionize their newsroom and join @news_guild. We are proud that these outstanding journalists are working to join our ranks! #1u #latguild
Itās a big day here! Weāve officially filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize our newsroom. š¦
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