FT’s US editorial staff in dispute over pay raise

Journalists at the Financial Times in the United States are in dispute with management after seeking salary rises averaging just over $4,000 to cover the higher cost of living than UK counterparts, reports Bron Maher of journalism.co.uk. Maher reports, “FT US Guild argues cost of living differences between the UK and US mean their overall remuneration is […]

Law360 editorial workers stage one-day strike

Unionized editorial workers, represented by The NewsGuild of New York at LexisNexis-owned Law360, have walked off the job in a 24-hour work stoppage to protest layoffs. Law360 Union members will begin picketing at 12:30 p.m. at LexisNexis HQ, 230 Park Ave., in New York. Last month, LexisNexis executives congratulated themselves on the company achieving its […]

MarketWatch.com NY staffers join IAPE 1096 union

MarketWatch staff working in New York announced Monday they have formed a union and are joining their colleagues at locations across the country already represented by IAPE. Through a mission statement delivered to Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour, Barron’s editor in chief David Cho, two dozen other managers at MarketWatch and all MKTW News staff, […]

Law360 union files unfair labor practice claims

Unionized editorial workers, represented by The NewsGuild of New York at LexisNexis-owned Law360, have taken legal action over planned layoffs that would affect 10 percent of their union. The union filed an unfair labor practice charge at Region 2 of the National Labor Relations Board in New York. On Feb. 27, the union voted to […]

WSJ union files grievance over layoffs

The IAPE Grievance Committee filed two complaints on Friday alleging Dow Jones violated the collective bargaining agreement when it laid off 17 reporters in Washington last month. The union’s grievances specify two sections of the contract ignored by management during the Feb. 1 cuts: the Job Security provision, requiring Dow Jones to follow seniority rules […]

Law360 staffers vote to strike

Unionized editorial workers at LexisNexis-owned Law360 voted to authorize a strike Monday. The union says the strike is due to lack of progress at the bargaining table, unlawful tactics that violate union members’ rights and planned layoffs following record profits in 2023. Law360 Union is part of the NewsGuild of New York, which represents nearly […]

WSJ reporters speak at contract negotiations

Wall Street Journal reporters spoke before the IAPE 1096 union that represents them began a contract negotiating session with Dow Jones leadership. The union reports, “Six Wall Street Journal reporters—Miriam Gottfried, Erin Ailworth, Ben Kesling, Kate King, Paul Kiernan, and Andrew Tangel—delivered powerful accounts of how current proposals from management have been received in the […]

Dow Jones union denies blame for poor layoff rollout

IAPE 1096, the union that represents journalists at the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch.com, pushed back on Coverage Chief Gordon Fairclough‘s claims that “union rules” were to blame for the “poor rollout” of the Washington layoffs last week. The union statement reads: Let’s talk about “union rules,” otherwise known as “the contract.” There is […]

State from Business Insider union on layoffs

We are appalled and angry that Business Insider has chosen, like too many other newsrooms recently, to lay off 22 of our talented members as well as many of our non-union colleagues. Last summer, as we faced a similar round of layoffs, our members fought for and won language in our contract to protect us […]

Forbes union statement on layoffs

In an email to staff on Thursday, Forbes management announced plans to lay off less than 3 percent of the workforce. The Forbes Union and The NewsGuild of New York have not received notice as of Thursday that our members are affected. The union is in negotiations for a first contract with the company. Changes […]