New Contracts for NewsGuild-CWA Members

Last week, members of The NewsGuild-CWA ratified two new contracts.

Spotlight PA

Journalists at the non-profit Spotlight PA, represented by NewsGuild-CWA Local 38010, ratified their first collective bargaining agreement, winning a $750 ratification bonus, a grievance and arbitration policy, and annual pay increases. Other gains include improved healthcare coverage, 10 weeks of paid family and medical leave available to birthing and non-birthing parents, and two additional holidays for cultural or religious observances.

Click here to read more about the contract.

The New Republic

Editing and publishing staff at the New Republic (NewsGuild of New York/TNG-CWA Local 31003) ratified a new three-year contract that includes strong protections against misuse of artificial intelligence, a more than $20,000 increase in the salary floor, and an average of a nearly 20% raise for members over the life of the contract. The ratification vote was unanimous.

The workers also won protections for remote workers stipulating that any return-to-office requirements be bargained and management cannot force people who live more than 25 miles from the office to return.

“This contract sets a new standard for workers, especially on artificial intelligence and its use in the workplace, as well as creating life-changing increases for the lowest paid in the newsroom,” said NewsGuild of New York President Susan DeCarava. “This robust new contract for our New Republic members demonstrates what’s possible when we know our worth and fight for it.”

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