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We're the largest union of journalists and media workers in North America. We've been holding power to account and defending democracy since 1933. ➡️ linktr.ee/newsguild

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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 28/09/2026
McClatchy laid off 90+ talented journalists and media workers this month. Workers are all in to continue producing high-quality journalism for their communities. Write a letter to McClatchy asking what their priorities are: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 21/09/2026
"I applaud these news organizations for pushing back immediately against Trump’s illegal behavior,” said @jschleuss.com, the president of The NewsGuild-CWA. "This is yet again another shameful moment for our country."
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 18/09/2026
Last week, McClatchy laid off 30% of its unionized workers. Here's how you can help some of the 90 journalists and media workers who lost their jobs.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 15/09/2026
NEW: Workers at the Cooperative Development Institute won voluntary recognition! They organized to increase participation in workplace decisions, transparency, accountability, equitable working conditions & more.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 11/09/2026
Yesterday, McClatchy laid off more than 90 unionized media workers across 17 publications. The departure of these talented reporters, visual journalists & writers will immediately leave gaping holes in local coverage for dozens of communities across the US.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 10/09/2026
NEW: In a historic ruling, an impartial arbitrator ruled that Oxford University Press violated its contract with @oupusaguild.bsky.social @newsmediaguild.bsky.social members when it laid off 13 workers in 2024 and transferred their work out to the UK.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 09/09/2026
I’m proud to be a Guild member because… Yesterday, @nyguild.bsky.social members marched at the New York City Labor Day parade because democracy depends on journalism, and journalism depends on workers!
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 09/09/2026
@oxforducu.bsky.social workers in the UK are striking after Oxford University Press announced plans to move nearly 50 roles to India. Sign the petition to tell @ox.ac.uk to reinstate the workers and stop the offshoring 👇
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 08/09/2026
🗞️ We published our union's newspaper archive! A few highlights: Publishers trying to exclude journalists from the NLRA, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt joining the Guild & Ernest Hemingway donating to the Toronto Guild’s defense fund!
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day, NewsGuild family! In the past year, we have: ✊ Unionized 1,742 new workers from 29 workplaces ✊ Gone on 15 strikes ✊ Won 35 first contracts ✊ Filed 5 lawsuits against the Trump administration This Labor Day, let's celebrate and get ready to do it all again, & more, next year!
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 07/09/2026
🇫🇷 U.S.-based journalists at Le Monde are on strike this Labor Day! Journalists at the largest national newspaper in France are protesting several unfair labor practices and asking for management to negotiate in good faith and take its proposals seriously.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 02/09/2026
The New York Times wants The Athletic to partner with “illegal, unlicensed gambling operation” Kalshi. Unionized workers say: scrap the deal!
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 01/09/2026
NEW: Denver’s legislative workers received voluntary recognition! "We love our jobs, we love our city, and we want to serve its residents – this union will improve outcomes for both aides and residents."
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 25/08/2026
NEW: Journalists at the Centre Daily Times in Central Pennsylvania have won their first contract in record time. The entire unionization process, from organizing to ratifying, took them less than four months!
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 25/08/2026
This is why union contracts matter ✊ @karenattiah.bsky.social
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 24/08/2026
🚨 Journalists at the Daily Herald in Illinois are unionizing after experiencing eight rounds of buyouts and layoffs over the past 10 years, culminating with the dismissal of 12 workers earlier this month.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 20/08/2026
Learn more about the News Not Slop campaign: www.newsnotslop.org
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 20/08/2026
Unionized USA Today Co. (Gannett) workers took a coordinated lunch break yesterday to protest company executives’ irresponsible implementation of AI in their newsrooms. They’re demanding common-sense guardrails because their communities want news, not slop!
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 17/06/2026
This follows our long-standing demands for transparency in the news. #NewsNotSlop www.newsnotslop.org/demands
Transparency is fundamental to our work. Journalists adhere to ethical standards to ensure that readers can rely on story after story, fact after fact. Any published AI-generated content must be identifiable as such. If a company is going to use AI to publish AI material, it needs to be clearly labeled so readers are not confused by the sloppy output of a machine system.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 12/05/2026
NEW: Workers are turning to unions to rein in harmful workplace AI. NewsGuild members like Anna from @zdcreatorsguild.bsky.social are winning key AI protections in union contracts, as a new @aflcio.org poll shows workers trust unions to lead on AI! ✊
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 14/04/2026
We are excited for this historic institution to survive! A lot is still unsettled and we will continue to support our members who are fighting to be paid back from the Block’s illegal behavior. That liability does not go away with the sale of the paper.
A bold graphic reading “For Immediate Release: Post-Gazette journalists call on new owner to follow federal law, restore trust with Pittsburgh community.” Below, smaller text explains that the Venetoulis Institute, owner of the Baltimore Banner, has acquired the Pulitzer Prize–winning Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff but plans job cuts. The lower half shows a man speaking into a microphone in front of a seated audience at a town hall.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 08/04/2026
🚨 ON STRIKE 🚨 Unionized staff at ProPublica @propublicaguild.org walked off the job today. Stand with workers: DO NOT cross the picket line. That means no visiting ProPublica's website, social media or engaging with its content today.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 10/02/2026
We're highlighting reporting from @inthesetimes.com on the recent abduction of worker organizer and NewsGuild-CWA member, Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco. We ask that you please sign the petition demanding his release: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 09/02/2026
Tell Hearst: Keep Texas News written by Texans! The company is already trying to bust our unions and we need your help to keep these jobs in Texas! Sign the petition to support local journalism: bit.ly/TellHearst
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 06/02/2026
Yesterday’s rally at The Post drew a huge crowd to fight for journalism and to #SaveThePost. These layoffs are shameful, and we are all worse off because of them. Still, we will continue to fight for journalism and for a free press.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 05/02/2026
Today's rally at The Post building was a powerful show of solidarity from fellow unions, community members, longtime Post readers, past and current Post journalists, international press, city council members, and everyone else who knows that we must #SaveThePost Thank you for your solidarity. ✊
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 04/02/2026
First, if you're in DC, come rally with Post workers outside of the Post building, TOMORROW!
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 10/12/2025
NEW: The overwhelming majority of workers at The Columbus Dispatch and Newark Advocate have announced the formation of the Dispatch News Guild - @dispatchnewsguild.bsky.social It’s the first time in the histories of both newspapers that journalists have unionized. 🖋️Sign their petition below!
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 05/12/2025
7/ Our members at Inside Higher Ed won protections to make sure journalists are not required to use AI to complete work.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 05/12/2025
6/ Journalists at the Southern California News Group won protections for human oversight of everything published on their websites.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 05/12/2025
5/ Our members at the Associated Press won language distinguishing between AI use for assisting in gathering material vs. the production of original work content. @newsmediaguild.bsky.social
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 05/12/2025
4/ Members at The New Republic also won job protections, making sure the magazine can’t lay off employees or reduce their salaries if the organization uses AI. @nyguild.bsky.social
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 05/12/2025
3/ Journalists at the recently unionized Grist Magazine won job protections. @pacnwguild.bsky.social
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 05/12/2025
2/ Our members at Ziff Davis won job and salary protections, the creation of an AI subcommittee and language protecting editorial integrity. @zdcreatorsguild.bsky.social
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 05/12/2025
More than 50 contracts across our union include language that directly addresses artificial intelligence. Earlier this week, we released our demands #NewsNotSlop ➡️ www.newsnotslop.org/demands We’re highlighting some of the best contract language enforcing these demands in the workplace here:
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 03/12/2025
🗓️ THIS THURSDAY: We are hosting an AI Town Hall to hear from journalists who are fighting for HUMAN-driven news that's not robot-generated slop. Join us tomorrow by registering here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 02/12/2025
2/ NewsGuild members are fighting hard for AI protections and now it’s YOUR turn. Visit: NewsNotSlop.org and sign the petition now!
Graphic titled “Here’s how you can take action right now:” followed by three steps:
    1.    Visit NewsNotSlop.org
    2.    Sign and share the petition
    3.    Join an AI Townhall on December 4th.
Logos for The NewsGuild and News Not Slop appear at the bottom along with the website URL.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 02/12/2025
Workers can regulate AI with strong contract language. Full stop. Unionized journalists just proved this at POLITICO. @pen-guild.bsky.social
Graphic announcing that NiemanLab reported Politico management violated AI adoption safeguards. Large text reads: “NewsGuild Journalists won their AI arbitration against POLITICO… but why does that matter?” Below is a red button stating “Let’s talk about it.” At the bottom are the logos for The NewsGuild and “News Not Slop.”Graphic explaining the significance of the AI arbitration ruling. Section heading reads: “The ruling marks one of the first major tests of an AI clause in a newsroom union contract.” Social media screenshots quote PEN Guild posts discussing Politico’s use of AI tools and emphasizing that AI isn’t held to human editorial standards. Large red box states that NewsGuild journalists fought for AI protections because robots are not subject to the same editorial rigor.Graphic stating that the Politico arbitration proves union contracts protect workers from unethical AI implementation. A large quote from the US Congressional Research Service notes that no broad federal AI regulatory framework exists. Text below explains that government hasn’t caught up to regulating AI, leaving workers vulnerable to cost-cutting by employers.Graphic with heading “This is a blueprint for workers everywhere.” Text explains that strong contract language on AI at Politico sets a model for all industries facing unregulated AI. Another line reads: “If workers can enforce AI protections here, we can enforce them anywhere.” Below is a photo of a woman holding a megaphone at a labor rally, and a “News Not Slop” block inviting viewers to sign a petition.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 01/12/2025
2/ This week, we need your help! Take action at NewsNotSlop.org and follow the steps below, because holding media companies accountable on AI is going to take all of us.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 24/11/2025
🚨‼️: This morning, Pittsburgh strikers are back at work! @pghguild.com
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 10/11/2025
🚨BREAKING: STRIKERS WIN! The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 05/11/2025
🚨 STRIKE ALERT: Journalists at Science News are on strike and holding a 12-hour picket outside of the office! After 560 days of bargaining, the Science News Media Guild (@sn-media-guild.bsky.social) is demanding and fair contract NOW!
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 09/10/2025
NEW: L.A. Times journalists just voted to authorize the newsroom’s first open-ended strike. Eighty-five percent of the @latguild.bsky.social voted to support the strike. Just over 200 workers — 98% of members — took part in the historic vote.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 30/09/2025
2/ CW: Watch the full assault on a New York reporter here:
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 24/09/2025
Imagine one company deciding what shows up on your TV. Nexstar pulled Jimmy Kimmel to appease the FCC — because they want a merger that would allow them to control what 8 out of 10 Americans see. That’s monopoly power, not free speech. – @ricksmithshow.bsky.social
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 01/09/2025
Happy Labor Day! ✊📰 Across the country, NewsGuild members are winning strong contracts, fighting layoffs and building power on the job. Our victories this year prove what happens when journalists and media workers stand together. Solidarity today and every day. 💪
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 29/08/2025
🗞️ The NewsGuild showed up strong yesterday at the DC Labor Day Rally + March! With hundreds of other workers and labor unions, we lifted our signs loud: 🪧 No press, no democracy. ✊ Press freedom is a workers’ right. Because defending journalism is defending workers + democracy.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 19/08/2025
Last week, we wrapped up the 2025 NewsGuild-CWA Sector Conference in Pittsburgh where we: • Celebrated record growth + contract wins!📈 • Passed bold resolutions on solidarity, DEI, Medicare for All.🤝 • Stood with @pghguild.com strikers and marched to the boss’s house 💪
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 18/07/2025
Ryanne was shot in the head for doing her job as a journalist. When gov targets the press, it’s not just an attack on reporters—it’s a violation of the First Amendment and the public’s right to know. We’re proud to join @aclusocal.bsky.social & @lapressclub.bsky.social to demand accountability.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 11/06/2025
RELEASE: Jon Schleuss, president of The NewsGuild-CWA, sounds the alarm on police violence against reporters during the LA protests. “We demand that every law enforcement agency open investigations into any officer violating the rights of journalists doing their jobs.” Journalism is NOT a crime.
Graphic from The NewsGuild-CWA. Bold headline reads:
“Police are targeting journalists during the Los Angeles protests.”

Below, text says:
“Police have fired ‘less-lethal’ rounds on local, national and foreign reporters who were only doing their jobs. These actions by law enforcement are illegal. They violate California state law and are unconstitutional under the First Amendment.”

The NewsGuild logo is at the top, featuring a red shield with the letters "TNG" and the phrase “The NewsGuild – Communications Workers of America” in a circular border.Quote graphic featuring a statement from NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss. The quote reads:

“Journalists play a crucial role in holding power to account, particularly during times of crisis and protest. When law enforcement targets reporters, it’s not just an attack on individuals; it’s an attack on every American’s right to a free press.

The U.S. government must defend that freedom, not undermine it. Journalism is not a crime.”

— Jon Schleuss, NewsGuild-CWA President

At the bottom, bold red text reads:
“Read the full statement on newsguild.org.”
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