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, […]

The seat designated for a minority-community journalist on San Francisco’s open-government watchdog commission, the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, is soon to become vacant. The Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter, has nominating authority for the seat (#4) and hopes to interview candidates (via Zoom) the week of March 20-24. The Task Force comprises 11 voting […]

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. On Jan. 12, 2023, the Daily Kos Guild (DKG) was notified by Daily Kos Management (DKM) that the Company (Daily Kos) was in financial crisis and intended to conduct a […]

The Pacific Media Workers Guild congratulates members Trisha Thadani and Joaquin Palomino, who are receiving an award from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California Chapter for digging through thousands of public records to produce a series of articles bringing the travails of “supportive housing” tenants in San Francisco to the attention of Chronicle readers, […]

This is shared on behalf of the Daily Kos Guild, a unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521.  Daily Kos Management (DKM) informed the Daily Kos Guild (DKG) on Thursday, Jan. 12, that they plan to lay off employees represented by DKG. These proposed layoffs are focused in our Activism and Content […]

The Maui News is facing a federal unfair labor practice charge after the Pacific Media Workers Guild (TNG-CWA Local 39521) filed a claim Thursday with the National Labor Relations Board. PMWG — the union representing newsroom, advertising and circulation workers — filed the claim after publisher Chris Minford and representatives of West Virginia-based Ogden Newspapers […]

The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act is potentially a monumental piece of legislation that would inject some much-needed money into the local news industry. But the legislation needs improvement. Through the JCPA, news publishers stand to gain millions of dollars through collective bargaining to recoup digital ad revenue from tech giants like Google and Facebook. […]

Stewards play an integral part in all of our unions, and now is a great opportunity to become one. The NewsGuild is hosting a series of steward trainings starting later this month. These are divided into modules held over six two-hour sessions from 6-8 p.m. PT every couple weeks. You don’t have to attend every […]

The Pacific Media Workers Guild (TNG-CWA Local 39521) is proud to join other journalists and organizations in opposition of a Mendocino County ordinance that will charge preemptive fees for public records requests, in some cases as much as $150 per hour. PMWG co-signed an open letter published by The Mendocino Voice on Aug. 31 to […]