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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I will shout this from the rooftops. UNIONS MATTER!!

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Jon Schleuss @jschleuss.com · 24/08/2026

Karen was doing her job as an opinion journalist. Post management wrongly terminated her. Now she's got her job back along with back pay. An amazing win for @karenattiah.bsky.social @postguild.bsky.social @wbng.org !!! ✊

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Washington-Baltimore News Guild @wbng.org · 24/08/2026

VICTORY: The Guild @postguild.bsky.social wins reinstatement for @washingtonpost.com columnist @karenattiah.bsky.social in wrongful termination arbitration, underscoring the protections collective bargaining agreements provide workers against retaliatory discipline ✊ wbng.org/news/karen-a...

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The Guild wins reinstatement for Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah in wrongful termination arbitration

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AP NewsGuild @apnewsguild.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

1/4 @apnews.com has told some video and photo guild members in the U.S. that the last day for those affected by layoffs will be August 21. Meanwhile the company is actively hiring for these same jobs in India.

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Albany Newspaper Guild @albanyguild.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

We turned the heat up on Hearst and wished King George a happy early Independence Day 🔥 Thank you to our fellow labor unions who joined us and everyone who showed support (including those truck drivers and EMTs) and shout-out to our fellow Hearst unions! We're just getting started ✊🗞️

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We’re demanding that Hearst bargain in good faith with all four shops. Local journalism needs fair contracts because local journalism needs JOURNALISTS. From Austin to Albany to Dallas to Connecticut, stand with us as we fight for the future of local news.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

How we’re going to win fair contracts. At the bargaining table, we’re negotiating things like: - Fair wages so we can afford to live in the cities we cover - Protections from being laid off due to AI - A fair and transparent progressive discipline policy - Regular raises and decent 401K matches

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Unionized Hearst Newspapers staff in Austin, Albany, Connecticut and Dallas are on the same page: We’re ready to fight for fair contracts and respect from our employer. Today, @newsguild.org members in 3 states took a coordinated lunch break and gathered in person and on Zoom to talk about 1 thing:

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Jacqueline Rabe Thomas @jrabethomas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Upset about this, too? SPEAK UP!

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

In the meantime, some of the journalists who Hearst has fired for unsubstantiated and unclear reasons need our help to get by and support their families now that they are unemployed. Please consider helping them out here: gofund.me/77e05d0d1

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Donate to Solidarity fund for CT journalists, organized by CT News Guild

We're the CT News Guild — 100+ unionized journalists at Hearst CT and the CT newspape… CT News Guild needs your support for Solidarity fund for CT journalists

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We call on management to reinstate our colleague – and to come to the bargaining table ready to negotiate a fair contract. Among our demands: A fair and transparent progressive discipline policy, so our colleagues receive the respect they deserve and dismissals like this end.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Over the past three years, Hearst has fired at least nine newsroom employees, often over trivial issues. In this most recent case, the company published three of the reporter’s stories in print the day after he was fired.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

He is not the first. Hearst CT has repeatedly prioritized arbitrary discipline and firings over career development and robust coverage of CT's communities and stories. Instead of feeling supported and inspired, staff say they are being reminded of their place while bracing for the next write-up.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

If it seems to you like there are fewer journalists covering Connecticut, you’re right. This week, those ranks grew thinner: Hearst CT unjustly fired a highly experienced reporter who was respected by his peers, sources and readers.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We believe that the proposals we will share are a fair, equitable and attainable path toward that. We’re prepared to bargain in good faith with Hearst. Will Hearst commit to doing the same?

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Hearst’s Connecticut Newspapers have been – and should remain – the state’s paper of record that can set both national and company standards as the media landscape continues to evolve.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A newsroom that can competitively recruit emerging journalists, fairly retain the ones already on staff and surround them with experienced veterans to help foster growth paves the way toward sustainability and success.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

And while we're optimistic about our work and where we’re headed as an organization, we are not naive. This contract will help serve the future of Connecticut news and the journalists who contribute to it. At the end of the day, all our energies are centered around doing what’s best for everyone.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Connecticut has changed, and our state's news institutions were not immune to that change: we have seen many of our 169 municipalities turn into news deserts as newsrooms are consolidated and shuttered.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Our goal is to build a contract that respects our history and expertise, and is transparent about raises and salaries. We only want to keep this news organization relevant for the next century or two.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

In some cases, their parents and grandparents worked for the same paper, and now their sons and daughters aren’t paid well enough to raise their own families in those towns. That’s what we are fighting for.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Some of those journalists, veterans and rookies, are not paid enough to live in the communities they cover. Think about that. They were raised in these towns.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

That’s why we are excited to be here, and why we hope the newsroom leaders who also live in those communities will be an active part of these discussions going forward.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

These are newspapers that literally helped shape this nation. They employ journalists who have covered the communities in which they live for decades.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Before Hearst CT was a single, statewide news organization there were community newspapers, each one the paper of record in their own city and town. The New Haven Register has been around since 1812. The Stamford Advocate since 1829, the Republican-American since 1844. That’s a 200-year history.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We also want to build a newsroom where diversity of thoughts, ideas, and experience levels are welcome and a place where up-and-coming young talent can be mentored by experienced veterans. We believe this contract can be a vehicle to move us towards that shared goal.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We are a collection of newsrooms that want to continue reflecting the community we serve. We want a vibrant, equitable workplace that offers a stable working environment and grows journalism meaningfully.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The contract we will work towards will help continue to build upon that foundation. We, in partnership with our colleagues in Albany, Austin, Dallas and San Francisco, begin these deliberations in good faith and recognize it takes a lot to be here in the room.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We all understand the mettle, ambition and relentless work ethic required for an achievement of that scale. We also recognize that it cannot be accomplished without the necessary support and investment from ownership that allows the newsroom to build and retain a staff capable of continued success.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Hearst, CT Insider and all the local newspapers under its stewardship are collectively the paper of record for all of Connecticut. This honor, as both Hearst and its members well know, is the kind that can separate Hearst from its competition and maintain it as an industry leader.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Hearst reporting has led to new laws and changes to existing laws in Connecticut. Our work clearly has impact. Time and time again, it is cited regularly as primary sources, and has won state and national awards.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We had our first bargaining session on Zoom on June 1, with the support of dozens of unionized Hearst Newspapers colleagues from the @albanyguild.bsky.social the Austin News Guild, @dallasnewsguild.bsky.social and the S.F. Chronicle Guild. Here's (some of) what the bargaining committee said:

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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

so excited that this group of hard working journalists and media workers is getting to the table! their employer is famously anti-union, so it'll be a fight, but I know they got it in 'em. <3

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Today we’re joining our unionized Hearst Newspapers colleagues from @albanyguild.bsky.social, the Austin News Guild and @dallasnewsguild.bsky.social at the table with Hearst, and we feel inspired by the S.F. Chronicle Guild and @hearstunion.bsky.social Let's go!

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The stakes for our members: real raises, schedules we can count on, job security, just cause (no vibes-based firing), step increases, and equal pay for equal work. These aren't asks. They're what we've earned.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Today, we meet Hearst at the bargaining table to begin negotiating our first contract. Across our unit, many of us already shared some of our top priorities, creating a mosaic of better working conditions.

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Alex Putterman @alexputterman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

“It’s been a lot of stalling,” said Brian Zahn, unit chair of the Connecticut News Guild. Via @theguardian.com: Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...?

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Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’

Media company says it is ‘committed to good faith bargaining’ amid claims including contract violation

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Want to support Hearst CT journalists in our negotiations for a fair contract? Post messages of solidarity on Monday and repost our updates here, on Instagram and X (@ctnewsguild). The more people who know about our fight to make CT a better place for journalists, the better!

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

We’re inspired and supported by our Hearst Newspapers colleagues at the @albanyguild.bsky.social, the Austin News Guild, the S.F. Chronicle Guild, and in particular @dallasnewsguild.bsky.social, who started bargaining their own first contract with Hearst Thursday. We can’t wait to get started.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The contract (or ‘collective bargaining agreement’) will be the guiding document that ensures respect, transparency and fair pay for our 100+ members. And our members will be the ones to decide what we prioritize.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Our bargaining committee – fellow journalists who have volunteered to represent the interests of their colleagues – will sit across the table from Hearst’s representatives to start negotiating on everything from salary minimums to job descriptions to A.I. to remote work rules.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

This is the start of a long process, but it is an enormous step forward and would not have been possible without the unity and strength we’ve shown as a group since we won our election and our union was certified a year ago.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It’s been just over a year since we won our election, and we have some big news… We’re going to the bargaining table with Hearst on Monday.

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Albany Newspaper Guild @albanyguild.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

From @theguardian.com: "Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’" Together, we're pushing back against Hearst's bad faith bargaining with @ctnewsguild.bsky.social, @dallasnewsguild.bsky.social & #AustinNewsGuild www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’

Media company says it is ‘committed to good faith bargaining’ amid claims including contract violation

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Past and present members of the CT News Guild have written and are quoted in an obituary that can capture only a fraction of the impact Jim had on Connecticut. Please read the rest of Jesse and Rob's obituary, and see a selection of Jim's photos, here: www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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Jim Michaud, a 'very special' Hearst Connecticut Media photographer, dies at 67

"Jim was kind of a shy, introverted guy until you put a camera in his hand," one of his three brothers said.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Jim approached photojournalism authentically, combining his love of the thrill of breaking news and a deep well of compassion and empathy in how he depicted what were sometimes his neighbors’ lowest moments.

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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We’re mourning the loss of one of our coworkers this week - Jim Michaud was a consummate newsman who was deeply committed to journalism and to his community. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild @pacnwguild.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

McClatchy still refuses to offer journalists livable wages, despite nearly a year of bargaining. We are ready to strike. But we need your help! Please consider donating to our strike fund to help us pay our bills while on strike. Please consider donating to our strike fund bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike

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Donate to Stand with Journalists for the Future of Local News, organized by Idaho and Washington State NewsGuilds

We’re ready to strike. But we need your help to do it. … Idaho and Washington State NewsGuilds needs your support for Stand with Journalists for the Future of Local News

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Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

When I worked at the Stamford Advocate (a Hearst paper) a decade ago, all work outside the hours of 9-5 was expected to be off-book. School board meetings that started at 7pm? Source meetings? Breaking news? Cover it, of course, but don't dare put it on your time card.

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Brian Zahn @brizahn.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We love our jobs, and we’d like to be granted the flexibility to do them!

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