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News Releases
- 10 Feb 2010
(NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2010) – The News Media Guild reached agreement Wednesday on wage reductions at United Press International aimed at preventing a shutdown of U.S. text operations. The agreement calls for a 14 percent wage reduction with protections for lower-compensated employees, and four Guild-covered workers will be laid off. Most managers will be departing and others will face wage reductions.
- 17 Nov 2009
UPDATE 11/19/09 -- The Associated Press notified the News Media Guild that an additional 14 employees received termination notices Wednesday, bringing the total of Guild-covered staffers losing their jobs to 71 this week.
The terminations Wednesday involved nine newspersons, three editorial assistants, one photographer, and one office assistant. The notice appears to state that correspondencies in Dayton, Ohio; Roanoke, Va.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Jacksonville, Fla., are being closed.In addition, the Guild is aware of layoffs among U.S. managers and overseas staff.
- 17 Dec 2008
Here are the list of journalists and other workers who have signed a petition supporting AP workers. To view, click here.
- 15 Dec 2008
Reporters and photographers at Associated Press are withholding bylines and personal equipment in protest over the news agency’s proposals that would threaten job security, dramatically raise medical costs, and freeze wages. The protests come as talks continue between AP and the News Media Guild, the union that represents 1,400 editorial, technology, and support staff at AP.
- 30 Sep 2005
MIAMI, Sept. 30 – By a margin of 62 percent to 38 percent, professional journalists at the EFE News Service voted for representation by the News Media Guild in an election conducted Thursday by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board. The employer promised in advance of the vote to respect the wishes of the majority and to begin bargaining for an initial contract. EFE has U.S. offices in Miami, New York, and Washington, D.C.
