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Check Out ROC's 2013 Diners' Guide to Ethical Restaurants

It's here: The (Guild-represented) Restaurant Opportunities Centers United's annual guide to eating out ethically, telling you which restaurants are doing a lousy job with pay and benefits and which ones are worth your support as a diner. The guide looks at 150 of America's most popular...

Solidarity Works! Fired Cablevision Workers Reinstated

All but one of the 22 CWA members at Brooklyn Cablevision who were fired in January are back on the job. Through email, Facebook, petitions and rallies, more than 100,000 people showed their support for the workers, who have been trying for the last year to negotiate a fair contract after an...

Unions Happy With Obama's Choice for Labor Secretary

From CWA to Jobs with Justice, labor organizations are applauding President Obama's choice of Tom Perez to head the U.S. Department of Labor. In a statement Monday, CWA called him an "inspired choice" whose "experience reflects a fervent devotion to working families." Official White House photo...

Petition: Stop California's Fee-for-Records Bill in Its Infancy

California's Administrative Office of the Courts has written a bill that imposes a $10 fee each time someone requests a court file -- a fee that would also apply to journalists, who regularly request dozens of such documents as part of ordinary beat reporting. Public records already are prepared...

Pew State of the News Media 2013: Challenges Intensify

Here's the good news out of Pew's 2013 report on the state of the news media: newspaper circulation is hodling steady, and even growing on Sundays. But the bad news is that, “There are more signs than ever that the reduced reporting power in the news industry is having an effect and may weaken...

Albany: Without Us, New Press Would Print Blank Pages

The Newspaper Guild of Albany is thrilled about the new press that will display our work like never before. We congratulate the Hearst Corp. for making this major investment at a time when many others are abandoning daily delivery. At the same time, the Hearst Corp. has not shown a similar...

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Albany Guild Makes Health Care Proposal

Leadership — December 13, 2012 — Albany Newspaper Guild

The Albany Guild is waiting for a company response today, Dec. 13, after making a proposal Wednesday. The union began the meeting by producing the company’s own document from 2010 about the proposed 2011 health care coverage. The document stated that the contribution percentage was based on the “total cost of the health care plan.” Nowhere does it include paying part of the company reimbursement or the plan administrator.

Orange County Register Presses Humming with Optimism

Ben Bergman — December 13, 2012 — WYSO.org

Another story looking at the unique situation at the Orange County Register, where new owners are re-investing in the print product and beefing up their staff. In the last few weeks, longtime Register editor Ken Brusic has hired some two dozen positions: critics to review food, TV and cars, a society columnist and investigative reporters. He's still looking for a movie critic, a magazine writer and many more reporters. "We haven't seen this kind of hiring since the early '90s," he says.

NY Guild Gives Up Holiday Party to Help Sandy Victims

Staff — December 13, 2012 — The Newspaper Guild of New York

Instead of a holiday party this year, "something more pressing," NY Guild leaders tell members. "For thousands of our neighbors in the tri-state area, including many in our own union family, this is isn’t a normal year. The destruction left by Hurricane Sandy, and the overwhelming cost of getting things back to normal, continue to plague the storm’s victims, and are expected to do so for a long time. So, there’s not going to be a Guild holiday party this year. Instead, the Local’s Executive Committee voted unanimously to donate the money we would normally spend on a holiday party – between $2500 and $5000 – to the victims of Sandy. And we'd like you to help."

Profile: Interpreter Unit President Michael Ferreira

Staff — December 13, 2012 — National Interpreter Action Network

The National Interpreter Action Network, a project of NewsGuild-CWA, is kicking off its new website with a profile of California Federation of Interpreters President Michael Ferreira. "The interpreting profession is full of passionate and worldly people with a range of life experiences, and interesting stories to tell," NIAN says in introducing Ferreira, the first of a series of planned profiles.

Stuff Your Stockings with American-Made Presents

Jackie Tortora — December 13, 2012 — AFL-CIO

It's not as hard as you might think to buy union and American when it comes to holiday gifts. The Los Angeles County AFL-CIO has a handy list of retailers that offer goods made by U.S. union workers, from Brooks Brothers suits to Timex watches, Naturalizer shoes, Avon cosmetics, scores of board games and lots of beer anbe wine, and much more. Check out the list here.

Deadlines Soon for Guild's Heywood Broun, Barr Contests

Staff — December 12, 2012 — NewsGuild-CWA

Entries are now being accepted for the 2012 Heywood Broun Award, for professional journalists, and the David S. Barr Award for student journalists, with one high school and one college winner. Both contests honor reporting that helps right wrongs and fight injustice. Photo: The 2011 award winners at November's ceremony near Baltimore.

Student Journalists: David S. Barr Contest Open for Entries

Staff — December 12, 2012 — NewsGuild-CWA

The David S. Barr Award is given by NewsGuild-CWA annually to recognize a high school student and a college student for journalistic achievement, and to encourage young journalists to focus on issues of social justice. Entries must be postmarked by Jan. 31, 2013. The application is on the second page of the flier.

Santa Pays an Early Visit to Memphis Guild Members

Staff — December 12, 2012 — NewsGuild-CWA

On a visit to the Commercial Appeal newsroom, Santa, AKA Memphis Guild President Wayne Risher, gets a hug from member and reporter Michael Donahue. Santa and his Guild elf, copy editor Beth Gooch, made their way through every department in the building to hand out candy canes and $25 Kroger gift cards for the holidays. See more Memphis photos on our Facebook page.

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