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 […]
Politico ends weekly labor newsletter
Politico has ended its weekly labor newsletter called “Weekly Shift.” In the last newsletter, Politico labor reporter Nick Niedzwiadek wrote: POLITICO remains deeply committed to covering the stories that matter most to American workers — wages, workplace policy, labor regulation and the forces reshaping employment across the economy. That coverage will now be woven more fully into […]
Why major news organizations bury worker stories
Tom Cantlon of DCReport.org writes about the lack of labor coverage at major news organizations. Cantlon reports, “The New York Times has no labor section. If you search for labor news it connects to stories tagged as “Labor Role In Politics”. Recent stories list almost nothing truly worker focused. They are about the controversies the Secretary of […]
Hollywood Reporter promotes Kilkenny to enterprise reporter
Katie Kilkenny, labor and media reporter at The Hollywood Reporter, has been promoted to enterprise reporter, TV and labor. A Reporter story states, “In her expanded position, Kilkenny will cover the business of television development and production while seeking out scoops and enterprise stories across the streaming landscape. She will serve as an additional presence in […]
Fortune staffers approve first contract
Unionized editorial staff at Fortune have won their first contract for both digital and print employees, a deal that lifts wages a total of 11% for the life of the deal, sets new salary standards, provides job security protections, and more. The Fortune Union, which represents nearly two dozen writers, reporters, producers, editors, and artists, […]
CNET, PCMag, Mashable staffers issue vote of no confidence
Unionized journalists at Ziff Davis brands including PCMag, CNET, Mashable and more have overwhelmingly approved a vote of no confidence in company executive vice president and tech group general manager Kate Gutman. The collective action from workers at the company comes in response to multiple rounds of layoffs during the last two years. Leadership at […]
MLex, FTCWatch journalists join NewsGuild of New York
Editorial workers at LexisNexis regulation news websites MLex US and FTCWatch are joining The NewsGuild of New York as part of Law360 Union. The 22 journalists at MLex and FTCWatch – news organizations that provide analysis and reporting on regulatory risk for businesses, law firms, and corporations – first organized in 2022 as part of […]
