Forbes Union: We demand raises
The union that represents Forbes editorial staffers sent out the following statement: As you may have read, the New York Times reported that former Forbes EIC Randall Lane accepted $6 million from RJ Shook, a business partner of Forbes, which led to his firing. Randall Lane consistently stood against the Forbes Union during his tenure. […]
Reuters journalists protest intimidation
Unionized journalists at Reuters emptied newsrooms across the country for an hour on Monday to protest company executives’ attempts to chill their participation in federally-protected collective action. Management held “investigatory meetings” with journalists who leafleted in New York about Reuters President Paul Basacobert receiving $10 million in salary over three years while refusing to agree […]
Union files another complaint against Reuters
Top-level editors at Reuters – including editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni – have repeatedly big-footed unionized journalists by cherry-picking stories, taking bylines and doing reporting and writing instead of managing their staff, all in violation of labor law, the NewsGuild of New York said on Tuesday. The union took legal action on Monday, filing an Unfair Labor […]
Union files complaint against Reuters
The News Guild of New York filed an unfair labor practices charge against Reuters on Tuesday after management at the news organization threatened journalists and interfered with union actions, reports Jacob Bryant of The Wrap. Bryant writes, “The Reuters Guild represents over 300 media workers and has been bargaining for a new contract since their […]
Union blindsided by E&E News closure
The union that represents journalists at Politico and E&E News sent out the following: On January 29, as we were discussing buyouts for the energy and environment teams, Joe Schatz told PEN Guild union leaders, “The brands and the publications are not going away. We are looking to sharpen their missions.” Today, he told us […]
WSJ union confirms: Editors asked to volunteer for layoffs
IAPE 1096, the union that represents editorial staffers at The Wall Street Journal and other Dow Jones properties, issued the following: IAPE members, it has been a difficult week at Dow Jones. On Tuesday, members in Publishing and Platforms and News – Platforms departments were advised management intends to merge Publishing Editors and Platform Editors […]
Fired Wired worker pursuing case with NLRB
Jake Lahut, a Wired staffer fired last year during a union dispute over other fired staffers at Conde Nast, is pursuing an unfair labor practice case with the National Labor Relations Board, reports Katie Kilkenny. Kilkenny reports, “For Lahut, the fight with Condé Nast isn’t over. He says he was one week shy of his probationary […]
FT unions ask for company to come to bargaining table
The following statement was released jointly by the News Media Guild and the National Union of Journalists. Both unions represent workers at the Financial Times in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. National Union of Journalists – News Media Guild JOINT STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY OUR UNIONS, which represent Financial Times journalists around the […]
Reuters union files unfair labor complaint against news organization
The NewsGuild of New York has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Reuters, accusing the news organization of cutting ties with a podcast producer who was part of a Teams chat with other workers who expressed concerns about parent company Thomson Reuters’ contracts with ICE and DHS. The charge of retaliation for concerted activity […]
Politico labor reporter Niedzwiadek is departing
Politico reporter Nick Niedzwiadek, who has been covering labor issues, is departing the news organization on Friday. He previously covered education and breaking news and has been with Politico for more than a decade. He also covered health care and co-wrote the New York Playbook newsletter. Niedzwiadek is a graduate of the University of North Carolina […]
