Pacific Media Workers Guild Local 39521 of The News Guild-Communications Workers of America. We represent more than 1,000 journalists, media and publishing workers, nonprofit employees, union staff, and freelancers. Position Summary: The Pacific Media Workers Guild is seeking a Full Time Membership/Dues Coordinator. An ideal candidate is experienced and well organized with the ability to manage […]

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 […]

The Pacific Media Workers Guild is proud to join the Press Democrat Guild in celebrating their newly ratified collective bargaining agreement. We share the following message on their behalf. * * * * * After more than 9 months of negotiations, The Press Democrat Guild finally has a new contract! Our members voted, with nearly […]

The Pacific Media Workers Guild is thrilled to welcome the newsroom workers of Embarcadero Media to TNG-CWA Local 39521. The Embarcadero Community News Guild publicly announced their organizing campaign Tuesday and are seeking voluntary recognition from their employer. We share the following on behalf of the proud journalists of ECNG. * * * * * […]

The Pacific Media Workers Guild is thrilled to share this announcement on behalf of our members in the S.F. Chronicle/SFGate Guild, who this week ratified a new contract with the Hearst Corporation. The S.F. Chronicle/SFGATE Guild overwhelmingly approved a new contract with the Hearst Corporation after more than two years of negotiations. The new, four-year […]

We are sad to announce the passing of our dear friend and union leader, Charlie Tobias. Charles L. Tobias, Jr. of San Francisco, CA died May 20, 2023 at the age of 84 and is survived by his wife, Margaret. He retired in 2001 from the office of Typographical Sector President of the Pacific Media […]

The following letter was sent Tuesday to the California State Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection in support of AB 886, the California Journalism Preservation Act. The letter was penned by Pacific Media Workers Guild President Derek Moore and Media Guild of the West President Matt Pearce. * * * * * * * […]

This week workers at Cityside — a nonprofit journalism outlet devoted to covering the Bay Area through two local news sites, Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside — announced their intention to organize as part of the Pacific Media Workers Guild. With unanimous support of their membership, the Cityside Guild is seeking voluntary recognition from their management. We […]

This week, workers at Liberation in a Generation — a national nonprofit devoted to building a Liberation Economy — announced their intention to organize as part of the Pacific Media Workers Guild. With unanimous support of their membership, the LibGen Staff Guild is seeking voluntary recognition from their fiscal sponsor, PolicyLink. We at PMWG (TNG-CWA […]

The following is shared on behalf of the Daily Kos Guild, a unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America Local 39521. Daily Kos Guild passes vote of no confidence in Will Rockafellow, President of Kos Media In January 2023, Daily Kos Management (DKM)—under the leadership of Will Rockafellow—projected that without layoffs, […]