The Pacific Media Workers Guild joined several other press rights and civil liberties organizations in condemning federal agents’ treatment of the press during recent protests in Los Angeles. We’re sharing the below message from Ginny LaRoe, Advocacy Director for the First Amendment Coalition. A copy of the letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Director […]

Guild members Sam Stanton and Melissa Montalvo are to receive prestigious awards that the Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California Chapter gives each spring to champions of government transparency and freedom of expression. Stanton, who retired in 2024 from the Sacramento Bee, is to receive the Norwin S. Yoffie Career Achievement Award named for a co-founder […]

The Pacific Media Workers Guild shares this on behalf of our members at the papers owned by Sonoma Media Investments (the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Sonoma Index Tribune, Petaluma Argus Courier and North Bay Business Journal. With SMI on the verge of being sold to Hearst, the Guild is seeking assurances that the Collective Bargaining […]

OAKLAND, CA – The staff of EdSource, the award-winning nonprofit journalism outlet covering education in California, announced today that they are forming a union to maintain their organization’s relentless drive for critical journalism, while building an inclusive and equitable newsroom. An overwhelming majority, 93% of non-management staff, have signed cards authorizing union representation by The […]

The Pacific Media Workers Guild is thrilled to welcome a new group of workers to our Local, the Autistic Self Advocacy Union. This unit is comprised of 14 members from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, a non-profit devoted to disability rights advocacy. The ASAU has unanimous support and is seeking voluntary recognition from their management. […]

The Pacific Media Workers Guild is excited to announce the recipients of the 2024-25 Guild Scholarship. This year, Annabel Crescibene and Grace Gafni will receive $500 each toward their college educations. For more than a decade our scholarship program — started in memory of late Guild leader Russ Cain — has benefitted guild members and […]

The Guild congratulates San Francisco Chronicle unit member Daniel Lempres, former member Jason Fagone, and former Mercury News unit member Julia Love on getting James Madison Awards that the Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California Chapter gives annually to champions of government transparency and press freedom. Lempres and Fagone, along with colleagues from the Chronicle […]

The Pacific Media Workers Guild shares the following statement on behalf of our unit, the Daily Kos Guild, which is facing a second round of layoffs in a little more than a year. These proposed layoffs would represent an almost 40% cut of the represented staff. ***** On January 19th, 2024, Daily Kos Management (DKM) […]

Lucas Cruz is a member of the Pacific Media Workers Guild from the staff of the California Labor Federation. He and his family were severely impacted by the recent flooding in San Diego. Thankfully they are safe, but they’ve lost everything. We’re asking all of you to support your Guild brother and donate to help […]

The Pacific Media Workers Guild is thrilled to welcome the IGN Creators Guild to our Local and the NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America. This group of more than 80 workers comes from IGN, which is one of the preeminent gaming and entertainment news sites in the world. They have 87% of their members signed on to […]

The Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California chapter and the First Amendment Coalition are inviting nominations for their respective awards to individuals and organizations who have contributed to upholding the First Amendment and/or government transparency. Neither organization charges a contest entry fee. The FAC is taking nominations through Friday, Jan. 26, for its annual Free […]

December 19, 2023 Dear Guild Members, Balloting for one local election of the Pacific Media Workers Guild closed today at 12 p.m PT.  The Local Election Committee met at 5 p.m. to count the ballots and tentatively certify the results of the Local election: For Local Vice President – California Derek Moore received 68 votes […]