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York Daily Record/Sunday News Staff Make Significant Gains in Deal With Gannett

Nearly three dozen Guild-represented workers at the York Daily Reporter/Sunday News have ratified a three-year contract that granted an immediate 1.5 percent wage increase, with another 1.5 percent wage hike set for July 2017. The agreement is the first to be signed under Gannett’s ownership of the south-central Pennsylvania daily. Among other highlights are paid …

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WBNG Unit Helps Make the Case For Organizing Staff at Nonprofits

One of Local 32035’s newest units is composed of workers for a North Carolina nonprofit, an employer that is among a growing number of such organizations that feature an organized workplace. It’s a win for everyone: Being part of a union, says WBNG member Jeremy Sprinkle, makes it easier for him to be an effective …

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Bloomberg-BNA Correspondents Unit Wins in New Three-Year Deal

The Bloomberg-BNA unit of about two dozen correspondents based outside of the Washington area ratified a new contract in July that mirrors most of the features in the three-year deal signed by the larger BBNA Guild unit earlier this year. In the latest Correspondents contract, Guild members will receive raises of 3.15 percent to 4.55 …

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WBNG Gains Bargaining Rights For Three Dozen Workers at Nonprofit

An organizing campaign that concluded with management voluntarily recognizing the Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild has resulted in the creation of a 36-worker bargaining unit at the Center for Popular Democracy. The campaign at the progressive nonprofit headquartered in New York began in May. “We quickly collected signed cards from more than two-thirds of the three dozen or …

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WBNG Membership Resolves to Support Labor-Organized ‘Day of Unity’

The General Membership of the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild has passed a resolution calling on the D.C. Central Labor Council (Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO) to “organize a day of unity for our local labor family, with the special purpose of including local law enforcement and building solidarity among all parts of the community.” The resolution crafted …

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ForeignPolicy.com Staff Votes to Affiliate With WBNG

In action that will lead to a collective bargaining agreement for about 20 employees at the FP Group, editorial workers at Foreign Policy have voted 16 to 1 in favor of representation by the Washington Baltimore NewsGuild. “FP will recognize the union and negotiate a labor agreement through the process of good faith collective bargaining,” …

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May 1 Deadline for Front Page Awards Competition Entries

“May Day! May Day!” No, it’s not a call for emergency aid. It’s a call for you to submit your entries to the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild’s Front Page Awards competition. And May Day is the deadline. The Front Page Awards honor the “best of the best” in writing, photography, commentary, graphics and union campaigns, all …

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