Gizmodo journalists reach labor agreement
Gizmodo’s editorial staff has reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement via the Writers Guild of America East, reports Katie Campione of Deadline. Campione reports, “Per the WGAE, the 14-member bargaining unit unanimously ratified the contract, marking the first since the tech and science outlet was acquired by Keleops Media in 2024. Gizmodo was previously […]
Bloomberg Industry Group union gets new contract
Bloomberg Industry Group and its union members have reached a new contract agreement with management. The new contract, which came after two months of negotiations, guarantees: Just cause protections – Management attempted to roll back these rights for editorial employees, which would have left workers vulnerable to being fired without a fair process. The Guild successfully […]
CNET, ZDNet staffers to join NewsGuild of New York
Editorial workers at CNET and ZDNet are joining The NewsGuild of New York as members of the Ziff Davis Creators Guild. Late last year, Ziff Davis acquired both websites, which cover technology, reviews and beyond. CNET and ZDNet workers will be covered under the Ziff Davis Creators Guild’s current contract, ratified last summer. Under the […]
Fortune union: We won’t return to office until talks resume
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, a Fortune reporter who leads the editorial union, sent the following to magazine management on Friday: To Fortune management, NewsGuild newsroom employees will not be following the company’s 2025 return-to-office edict until the issue has been properly negotiated as part of a complete contract with the NewsGuild. Our bargaining committee sent the Guild’s […]
NY Times taps O’Brien to cover labor
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following on Monday: We’re delighted to announce that Rebecca Davis O’Brien, fresh from 22 scoop-filled months on Politics, has joined the economics team on the Business desk to cover the national labor scene. Rebecca’s time on the campaign was spent largely, and memorably for readers, covering the […]
WSJ reorganization rattles newsroom
IAPE 1096, the union that represents editorial staffers at The Wall Street Journal, issued the following statement: WSJ leadership announced the latest large-scale—and unsettling—restructuring in the newsroom this week, mainly affecting the Life & Work teams. While IAPE has received no notices of member layoffs in that or other departments this week, we are concerned […]
Bloomberg Industry Group union objects to company proposal
Bloomberg Industry Group management has proposed in negotiations with its union to remove just cause protections for editorial employees, which the Guild has rejected. Rebecca Rainey, Bloomberg Industry Group guild chair, issued the following statement: This provision is unique and it is special. For all the wrong reasons. It is an embarrassment to the history […]
Bloomberg Industry union: We want respect
The union that represents editorial staffers at Bloomberg Industry Group sent issued the following in advance of beginning to negotiate a new contract: The Guild at INDG believes its members should share in the profits they have generated for Bloomberg INDG over the past three years. The employees here are the most important and vital […]
Munhoz departs Bloomberg Industry for Punchbowl News
Diego Munhoz, who has been covering labor and employment for Bloomberg Industry Group, is joining Punchbowl News to cover technology on Capitol Hill. He has been with Bloomberg Industry since November 2022. Munhoz interned for Bloomberg News and the Brian Lehrer Show. He is a graduate of City College of New York.
Forbes editorial staffers walk off the job
The Forbes Union, which represents the magazine’s editorial staffers, walked off the job Tuesday on a crucial day for the company, reports Kendall Tietz of Fox News. Tietz reports, “The union issued a warning to management, scheduling its walkout on the same day as the release of Forbes’ well-known ’30 Under 30′ list, which includes 20 lists […]
