List of NewsGuild-CWA Locals explained

The NewsGuild-CWA
Location Country:	United States, Canada
Affiliation:	IFJ, AFL–CIO
Members:	26,000
Full Name:	The NewsGuild-CWA
Founded:	1933
Parent Organization:	Communications Workers of America
Headquarters:	Washington, D.C.
Key People:	Jon Schleuss, president
Website:	www.newsguild.org

The NewsGuild-CWA is composed of 46 US trade union locals and 17 Canadian locals, based largely on geography. Some locals represent the staff of a single publication, organization or company, while others represent the employees of multiple workplaces, with each considered a "unit" within the local.^[1]

United States

Albany Newspaper Guild – 31034

• Founded in 1936 as the Newspaper Guild of Albany, NY, with its first bargaining agreement with the Albany Times Union newspaper.^[2]

Bakersfield – 39202

• Represents news staff of The Bakersfield Californian.^[3]

Boston – 31245

• The Boston Newspaper Guild was founded in 1940.^[4]
• More than 300 employees of Boston Globe Media Partners, including the Boston Globe and Stat are represented by Boston News Guild,^[5] but as of July 2021 Boston Globe does not have a collective bargaining agreement with them (or the two other unions involved).^[6]

Buffalo – 31026

• Founded in 1934 as the Buffalo Newspaper Guild, representing employees of Buffalo News.^[7]

California Federation of Interpreters – 39000

• In the 1990's California Federation of Interpreters, affiliated with Locale 39521 (Pacific Media Workers). In 2015 it separated into its current Local 39000.^[8]
• In 2019, CFI president Michael Ferreira supported AB5 legislation, which would classify more interpreters as employees, not independent contractors.^[9]

Chicago – 34071

CWA (Los Angeles) – 9003

Dayton – 34157

Denver – 37074

Detroit – 34022

Erie – 38187

Eugene – 37194

Florida – 3108

Hazleton – 38216

IAPE – 1096

• The Independent Association of Publishers' Employees represents 1,300 employees of Dow Jones & Company, including the Wall Street Journal.^{[10] [11]}

Indianapolis – 34070

Kenosha – 34159

Kingston – 31180

Knoxville – 33076

Lexington – 33229

Maine – 31128

Media Guild of the West – 39213

• The Arizona Republic
• Austin American-Statesman
• The Dallas Morning News/Al Día
• The Desert Sun
• Los Angeles Times
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Southern California News Group
• Phoenix New Times

Memphis – 33091

Milwaukee – 34051

Minnesota – 37002

New Hampshire – 31167

NewsGuild of New York – 31003

• New York Amsterdam News
• Ars Union – Ars Technica^[12]
• AskMen
• BuzzFeed News Union – Buzzfeed, Inc.^[13]
• Condé Nast union – Allure, Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, Condé Nast Traveler, Epicurious, Glamour, GQ, Self, Teen Vogue, Them, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Condé Nast Entertainment^[14]
• Consumer Reports
• Daily Beast Union – The Daily Beast^[15]
• El Diario La Prensa
• Foreign Policy
• Fortune Union – Fortune^[16]
• The Forward
• The Hour
• Insider
• Jacobin
• The Jersey Journal
• Jewish Telegraphic Agency
• La Opinión
• The Markup
• Dotdash Meredith
  • Entertainment Weekly
  • Martha Stewart Living
  • Shape
• Law360
• Mashable
• The Nation
• NBC Digital NewsGuild – NBCNews.com^{[17] [18]}
• The New Republic Union – The New Republic^[19]
• New York Daily News
• New York Mag Union – New York^[20]
• The New York Times Guild – New York Times (unionized since 1940s)^{[21] [22]}
• The New Yorker Union – The New Yorker^[23]
• PCMag
• People Magazine Union – People^{[24] [25]}
• Pitchfork
• Quartz
• The Record, Daily Record, New Jersey Herald
• Reuters
• Roosevelt Institute
• S&P Global Ratings
• Sports Illustrated Union – Sports Illustrated^[26]
• TIME Union – (Time print staff have been unionized since 1940s, with digital more recently)^[27]
• Wirecutter
• WIRED Union – Wired.
• WPIX

News Media Guild – 31222

• Associated Press union goes back to 1969 when it was called Wire Service Guild^{[28] [29]}
• Democracy Works
• EFE
• Guardian US^[30]
• Oxford University Press
• Pageant Media
• United Press International

Northeast Ohio – 34001

Pacific Media Workers – 39521

• San Francisco Chronicle
• Daily Kos
• East Bay Times
• The Fresno Bee
• Hawaii Tribune-Herald
• The Maui News
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• The Mercury News
• The Modesto Bee
• The Monterey County Herald
• The Press Democrat
• The Sacramento Bee
• International Longshore and Warehouse Union

Pacific Northwest – 37082

Philadelphia – 38010

Pittsburgh – 38061

Providence – 31041

Puerto Rico – 33225

Rochester – 31017

Scranton – 38177

Sioux City – 37123

Southern California – 9003

• City News Service^[31]
• International Documentary Association^[32]

Southern California – 9400

• Los Angeles Daily News
• Press-Telegram^[33]

Terre Haute – 34046

Toledo – 34043

United Media Guild – 36047

Utica – 31129

Washington-Baltimore – 32035

WashTech – 37083

• Washington Alliance of Technology Workers

Wilkes-Barre – 38120

CWA/SCA Canada

CWA/SCA Canada

Alberta – 30400

Canadian Media Guild- 30213

Halifax – 30130

Kingston Typographical – 30204

Moncton – 30636

Montreal – 30111

New Brunswick – 30664

North Bay – 30241

Northern Ontario – 30232

Ottawa – 30205

Peterborough – 30248

Saskatchewan – 30199

Sault Ste Marie – 30746

Sydney – 30460

Thunder Bay – 30044

Victoria-Vancouver – 30223

Windsor – 30553

Archives

The Walter P. Reuther Library is the official repository of The Newspaper Guild Official Archives. Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

• Newspaper Guild Records, 1933–1973. 156.5 linear feet.
• St. Louis Newspaper Guild Local 47 Records, 1933–1966. 10.5 linear feet.
• Detroit Newspaper Guild Local 22 Records. 1933–2007. 67.25 linear feet.
• Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild Local 82 Records. 1950–1976. 6.5 linear feet.
• Columbus Newspaper Guild Local 13 Records. 1934–1986. 5.5 linear feet.
• Newspaper Guild of Albany, N.Y., Local 34 Records. 1936–1989. 5.25 cubic feet.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-11-05. Locals The NewsGuild - CWA. 2020-12-23. en-US.
2. Newspaper Guild of Albany, Local 34 Records, 1936-1989. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York.
3. Web site: 2019-06-17. Staffers at The Bakersfield Californian informed in vague email of final paychecks as new owners take over June 30. 2021-07-23. KGET 17. en-US.
4. Web site: Boston Newspaper Guild. . 2021-07-23. Bloomberg News.
5. Web site: Seiffert. Don. March 25, 2021. 'Dozens' of STAT journalists to join Boston Globe union. 2021-07-23. www.bizjournals.com.
6. Web site: Ryan. Greg. July 2, 2021. Labor unions blast Boston Globe management; guild raises possibility of strike. 2021-07-23. Bizjournals.
7. Web site: Mroziak. Marian Hetherly, Jay Moran, Michael. The Buffalo News sold to Lee Enterprises. 2021-01-04. news.wbfo.org. 29 January 2020 . en.
8. Web site: Our History. 2021-07-24. www.calinterpreters.org.
9. Web site: Roosevelt. Margot. Faughnder. Ryan. 2019-09-29. California has a new law for contract workers. But many businesses aren't ready for change. 2021-07-24. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
10. News: Steele. Anne. 2016-11-15. News Corp's Dow Jones Reaches Contract With Union. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2021-03-14. 0099-9660.
11. Web site: November 4, 2019. IAPE & Dow Jones Agree To Three-Year Contract. 2021-03-14. Yahoo Finance. en-US.
12. Web site: Spangler. Todd. 2019-03-29. Staffers at Condé Nast's Pitchfork, Ars Technica Unionize With NewsGuild of New York. 2020-12-23. Variety. en-US.
13. News: 2019-07-19. BuzzFeed Agrees to Recognize Union After Monthslong Standoff. en. Bloomberg News. 2020-12-23.
14. News: Condé Nast workers win recognition of company-wide union . Elahe . Izadi . September 9, 2022 . The Washington Post . 23 January 2024.
15. News: Tani. Maxwell. 2020-04-22. Wired Staff Unionizing as Condé Nast Bosses Weigh Coronavirus Layoffs. en. The Daily Beast. 2020-12-23.
16. Web site: 2019-05-22. Fortune Magazine's Digital Staff Unionizes — The Daily Front Row. 2020-12-23. Daily Front Row. en-US.
17. Web site: Steinberg. Brian. 2019-12-13. NBC News Digital Workers Form New Union. 2020-12-23. Variety. en-US.
18. Web site: Robb. David. 2019-12-13. NBC News Digital Staff Votes Overwhelmingly To Unionize With NewsGuild Of New York. 2020-12-23. Deadline. en-US.
19. Chang. Clio. 2019-07-11. How to Save Journalism. The New Republic. 2020-12-23. 0028-6583.
20. Web site: New York Magazine's Staff Is Unionizing. 2020-12-23. BuzzFeed News. 12 December 2018 . en.
21. Tracy. James. 2004-11-01. The news about the newsworkers: press coverage of the 1965 American newspaper guild strike against the New York Times. Journalism Studies. 5. 4. 451–467. 10.1080/14616700412331296392. 145389172. 1461-670X.
22. Web site: About The New York Times. 2020-12-23. www.nyguild.org.
23. Web site: Kerry Flynn. New Yorker union wins fight for just cause in contract. 2020-12-23. CNN. 6 October 2020 .
24. Web site: Digital Editorial Staff of People Magazine Win Union Vote 45-3. 2020-12-23. www.nyguild.org. 11 September 2020 .
25. Web site: People Magazine Digital Team Declares Intention to Form a Union (Exclusive) . Hollywood Reporter. 13 May 2020 . 2020-12-23.
26. News: Strauss. Ben. January 6, 2020. The staff of Sports Illustrated, its newsroom 'gutted,' is planning to unionize. Washington Post.
27. News: Tani. Maxwell. 2019-04-25. 'Time' Magazine's Digital Staff Demands to Join the Union. en. The Daily Beast. 2020-12-23.
28. Web site: 2019-02-01. AP, News Media Guild reach new tentative 3 ½ year agreement. 2020-12-23. AP NEWS.
29. Web site: 2019-02-06. A look back: 50 years after the Wire Service Guild strike against AP The NewsGuild - CWA. 2020-12-23. en-US.
30. Web site: 2015-07-29. Guardian US staff vote to unionise. 2020-12-23. The Guardian. en.
31. http://www.cwa9003.org/?page_id=147
32. Web site: IDA Signs Voluntary Recognition Agreement With Staff Union . 2022-04-06 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726181135/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ida-signs-voluntary-recognition-agreement-with-staff-union-1235125015/ . 2023-07-26 . live .
33. Web site: Long Beach Press-Telegram . 7 January 2016 .