Child labor coverage wins Goldsmith Prize
Hannah Dreier of The New York Times has won the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for her coverage of the rise of child labor in the United States. In this 20-month long investigation, Dreier uncovered a culture of careless disregard for child labor laws at construction sites, slaughterhouses and in factories across the country and […]
Politico taps Ukenye to cover labor beat
Politico has hired Lawrence Ukenye to cover the labor beat. He previously was a fellow at Politico. Ukenye co-authored “National Security Daily” and covered defense as an editorial intern. Before joining the newsroom, he wrote for The Daily Beast and Solitary Watch. A Maryland native, Ukenye attended DeMatha Catholic High School and later graduated from Temple University where […]
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 […]
