The NewsGuild - Communications Workers of America

The NewsGuild-CWA fights for justice on the job for journalists and other communications employees.

In today’s tough media environment, journalists and other communications professionals are expected to do it all – create content for multiple platforms, build a following on social media, and meet high journalistic standards – and to do it practically 24/7.

But turmoil in the industry has left many of us with stagnant wages, an overwhelming workload and little or no input on the job. And the upheaval – which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic – has undermined our ability to hold the powerful accountable and to tell the stories of our communities.

Journalists have responded with a surge in organizing with The NewsGuild, the largest union of communications employees in North America. Approximately 5,000 of the Guild’s 25,000 members have joined since 2015 at more than 120 newly unionized publications.