The news industry has shifted dramatically over two decades, with print readership falling and digital readership rising slowly. Local newspapers have consolidated into larger chains controlled by private equity, while digital-only outlets have proliferated. New journalists have entered the field resisting low pay and poor working conditions, and many have joined the NewsGuild. The NewsGuild has transformed through increased rank-and-file militancy and innovative organizing, organizing 210 workplaces since 2020, including major units at the New York Times, Politico, and The Atlantic. The Guild, part of Communications Workers, now represents 25,800 U.S. and Puerto Rico workers and 6,000 Canadian members, and has led 95 strikes in five years.
The Guild has transformed itself in recent years, thanks to rising rank-and-file militancy and innovative organizing tactics. Since 2020, the Guild has organized 210 workplaces, including some of the largest media organizations in the U.S. That includes 600 tech workers at the New York Times (the largest unionized tech unit in the country), 226 workers at Politico, and 180 workers at The Atlantic magazine, as well as smaller operations like 20 workers at the Anchorage Daily News.
The Guild is a sector of the Communications Workers, which also represents workers in telecommunications, airlines, the public sector, and manufacturing. Since 2020, the Guild has grown faster than any other CWA sector or district, organizing more than 8,500 workers. Today the Guild represents 25,800 workers in 519 workplaces in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The Guild also has 6,000 members in Canada.
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