Observer seeks a labor and management reporter
The Observer is looking for a reporter to cover labor and management. This beat will cover work, workers, and what working means in 2022 and beyond. It will also examine the roles of employers and companies, and the changing dynamics between managers and those they manage. The right candidate will be at home writing about […]
Labor reporter Rosenberg leaves Washington Post
Eli Rosenberg, a labor and work reporter at the Washington Post, has left the news organization. He wrote about how economic social forces, as well as the decisions of businesses and policymakers, are shaping the lives of workers. He joined The Post in 2017 after a decade in New York, where he worked at the […]
Washington Post seeks a labor reporter
The Washington Post is seeking a dynamic reporter to cover labor and the American worker, a crucial beat at a moment when millions of Americans are rethinking their careers and employers are scrambling to understand the changing dynamic. The ideal candidate will be hungry to break news and explore the broad cultural shifts arising from […]
Bloomberg Industry Group union stages demonstration
The union for Bloomberg Industry Group plans to stage a demonstration Monday to protest difficult negotiations with management over wages and telework, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer writes, “Union organizers for Bloomberg Industry Group plan to hold a demonstration Monday at 12:30 p.m. ET to persuade management ahead of its union contract expiring Tuesday at midnight. […]
Politico names Niedzwiadek its labor policy reporter
Politico managing editor Sudeep Reddy sent out the following on Thursday: We’re pleased to announce that Nick Niedzwiadek will join our labor policy team as a reporter, covering a wide range of employment and immigration issues and helping to steer our Morning Shift newsletter. Nick has held numerous roles for POLITICO for the past five years. He’s been […]
FT’s US journalists are seeking to unionize
Journalists at the Financial Times are seeking to unionize the publication’s U.S. operation, reports Josh Eidelson of Bloomberg News. Eidelson writes, “Employees involved in the drive said they’ve signed up more than two-thirds of a proposed bargaining unit of about 40 people and are asking the company to voluntarily recognize their union. In an emailed statement, the […]
Dow Jones union settles unfair labor complaint against company
The Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees (IAPE), Local 1096 settled an Unfair Labor Practice charge against Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s. The almost-year-long dispute was scheduled to proceed to trial tomorrow morning. The IAPE charge led to the National Labor Relations Board filing a complaint against […]
Bloomberg Industry seeks a labor reporter
Performs general assignment and beat reporting and writes in-depth analytical pieces under supervision. Researches and writes news stories and features for assigned publication(s), including beat reporting, with supervision. Job Description: Ability to report and write news stories and features under deadline. Basic knowledge of journalism principles and techniques. Knowledge of federal and state legislative, regulatory, […]
Labor coverage rebounding due to COVID
Former New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse writes for Nieman Reports about how coverage around labor and workplace issues is rising due to COVID-19. Greenhouse writes, “But in the last dozen years, there has been a resurgence of the labor beat, largely fueled by two developments: the Great Recession, which saw the jobless rate jump to […]
Wirecutter raises $42,000 for workers who went on strike
Supporters of Wirecutter, the product-recommendation site whose staffers went on strike for five days, have raised over $42,000 to help compensate workers for missed overtime pay, reports Allison Prang of The Wall Street Journal. Prang writes, “Unionized staffers went on strike from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday due to a contract stalemate with the site’s owner, the New […]
