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Federal Judge Rebuffs Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Claim That U.S. Labor Law Violates Constitution

For release October 23, 2024 Contact: Moira Bulloch (mbulloch@cwa-union.org), CWA Communications, 202-434-1168 Federal Judge Rebuffs Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Claim That U.S. Labor Law Violates Constitution PITTSBURGH – A motion by representatives of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette arguing that the National Labor Relations...

Executive Committee officer nominations

Thursday, October 10, nominations for United Media Guild E.C. officers were opened at noon in the Guild Office.  Nominated for office were: For president:  Jeff Gordon For 1st Vice President:  David Carson For Second Vice President:  Katie Kull For Treasurer: ...

Local Officer Nominations

Thursday, October 10, United Media Guild, Local 36047 will accept nominations – from noon to 6:00 p.m. – in the Guild office (1015 Locust St, suite 735) for all Executive Committee officer positions.  The positions are:  President, Vice-President, Second Vice...

‘One day stronger’: Union delegates provide huge boost to striking Pittsburgh workers at CWA Convention by Andrew Goldstein

ST. LOUIS — “In CWA we say, ‘one day longer, one day stronger,’” Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh President Zack Tanner said Tuesday afternoon as he addressed the 79th Communications Workers of America Convention. For members of the Newspaper Guild of...

Comptroller of New York State writes Gannett CEO Mike Reed

STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER   September 2, 2022 Mike Reed, Chairman & CEO Gannett Co., Inc. 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean, VA 22107-0150 Dear Mr. Reed: I write as Trustee of the New York State...

An update on the strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

by Jon Schleuss President, The NewsGuild If you’re a NewsGuild member, you’ve probably gotten a text from a striker (or maybe me!) in the last few days asking you to support our striking members here in Pittsburgh. We’ve been working...

Kansas City Star unit ratifies first-ever contract.

by Kansas City Star Unit Chair, Glenn Rice   After six months of bargaining, the Kansas City News Guild, a bargaining unit within the United Media Guild, unanimously approved its first collective bargaining agreement. Every single member of the (51...