The 2018 Bay News Rising class delivered a series of compelling articles tackling some of the more intractable issues of our time, including immigration, mental health and police shootings.
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Press Democrat purchase by locals is a lesson for Digital First Media
When a group of local investors bought the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, the unionized news staff invested, too.
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Broken Table author says bargaining is wrecked
The Detroit newspaper strike was not only one of the longest and largest strikes in history, it also marked the destruction of the negotiation table, argues Fordham University professor Chris Rhomberg.
Read MoreGuild art show and panel on Méndez a hit
More than 40 people showed up at the Mexican Museum in Fort Mason on Tuesday night to learn about the Leopoldo Méndez prints discovered and restored by the Guild.
Read MoreGuild recovers artwork’s distinguished heritage
For three decades, a set of black-and-white linocuts hung on the exposed brick walls of the Guild office, rarely eliciting more than passing interest. Each bore the signature of Leopoldo Méndez.
Read MoreBay News Rising student bulletin #1
On May 27, ten eager Bay News Rising journalism students met with the Guild to negotiate the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. The 9-week long summer program gives students the opportunity to experience freelance writing and to focus on labor reporting.
Read MoreJ-school students face wage issues in bargaining and summer reporting
Ten student journalists began the 2014 edition of the Bay News Rising summer program by organizing their own bargaining unit at Local 39521 in San Francisco.
Read MoreMéndez Rising: art show sponsored by the Guild
Save July 8 for a special tribute to the art of Leopoldo Méndez. Méndez was a Mexican artist known for his political and social-justice images, part of a revolutionary arts movement that flourished in Mexico City from the 1930s through the ‘50s.
Read MorePurple gets an earful during ULP strike
American Sign Language interpreters struck Purple Communications Inc. on Monday in a lively show of outrage over the company’s latest unfair labor practices.
Read MoreA Statement to Local 39521 Members: Time for CFI to Depart
CFI and our national union leadership can move forward to create a great new local in the TNG-CWA family.
Read MoreA Statement to Local 39521 Members from TNG Leadership
The executive committee of Local 39521 is expected to take steps this week to sever its affiliation with the California Federation of Interpreters.
Read MoreA letter to members about Local 39521
We will negotiate with CFI leadership and TNG during the next two weeks with the singular goal of keeping our Local intact.
Read MoreElection Committee certifies results
The Guild’s Local Election Committee has certified the results of last month’s election, finding that there were no procedural or substantive grounds for setting the results aside.
Read MoreRebuilding effort starts with new year
The Unity Slate wins Guild election. Winners were declared at 7:32 am this morning at the Guild office by Local Election Committee members.
Read MoreState Fed workers mull agreement with 5% increase
Staff members of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, represented by the Pacific Media Workers Guild have a tentative agreement for a new two-year contract.
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