South Bend NewsGuild

Four years after voting to organize, tonight the South Bend News Guild members voted to ratify a contract with @Gannett for the hourly staff at the South Bend Tribune.

Thanks to the 100+ who attended our Summit to Save Local News at the South Bend Tribune last night!! Great discussions. Lots of interest in seeing more resources. We plan to hold a follow-up workshop. To stay in the loop, sign up your email via this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/1TR-mL…

Join us at 6 pm Nov 1 at @southbendkroc for "The Summit to Save Local News at the South Bend Tribune." Hear about the loss of reporting resources under Gannett. Hear from community leaders, plus a national strategist for local news @the_ntln. @ChiNewsGuild facebook.com/events/1485622…

South Bend is a proud city and deserves a quality local newspaper. Those of us left at the Tribune are dedicated & trying our best, but we need help. Tell Gannett owners what you think of staffing reductions made under their watch: actionnetwork.org/petitions/help…. It takes all of us.

South Bend News Guild members and supporters gathered downtown as they joined other unionized Gannett newsrooms across the country in a one-day strike Monday, June 5, 2023. @SBNewsGuild has been fighting for a fair contract since February of 2020. tinyurl.com/4rdbwp4x

🚨Gannett journalists are WALKING OUT🚨 On June 5, the day of Gannett's annual meeting, 100's of journalists from Texas to NY are launching a wave of walkouts to send shareholders a message: @Gannett needs new leadership, starting from the top. It's time to end #GannettGreed.

Chicago Guild members of @SBNewsGuild are ON STRIKE alongside Guild journalists across @Gannett ! Tell CEO Mike Reed you care about local news and want a better @sbtribune! actionnetwork.org/petitions/help…

@SBNewsGuild journalists are fighting for better pay and working conditions! That means more newsroom staff and wages that allow workers to stay in their jobs and become part of our community! Fight with us! Tell @Gannett you want a better @SBTribune! actionnetwork.org/petitions/help…

@SBTribune journalists of @SBNewsGuild are ON STRIKE! Rally with us at 10 ET at the St. Joe County Courthouse, and march to the Tribune offices! Sign our petition and tell @Gannett you want a better Tribune! actionnetwork.org/petitions/help…

Sending love to our fellow @indynewsguild today. Sadly it's not just in South Bend where Gannett has failed to invest in local journalists

How many more hearts will Gannett break before we get a fair contract? Today, we're standing with our friends at @indynewsguild to say we can’t afford to wait any longer. We need fair contracts now!

It’s Valentine’s Day — but we’re brokenhearted. In the 3 years since we started our union, we’ve lost more than 14 guild members and @Gannett refuses to offer us fair wages or hire more local journalists!

Hey all! Another Notre Dame night game another thread about local news unions! While ND is off to a good start in this one, Gannett is off to a horrible start in its bargaining with our news guild (@SBNewsGuild), offering a wage proposal that's unacceptable...(1/a few)

Buckle up y’all: it’s time for a local news 🧵

Smaller newsrooms & low pay pay hurts our ability to cover local news, sports and events in the community. Help us tell @gannett why local journalism matters by signing our petition (be sure to scroll all the way down to sign): actionnetwork.org/petitions/gann…

Our South Bend team is standing in solidarity with journalists across @Gannett this week as we fight for fair pay & fully staffed newsrooms. The company recently offered us its first pay proposal. Inside: no significant raises & a $250 “signing bonus”.

Hey all, before the Notre Dame game ramps up I just wanted to raise some awareness about an issue that affects a lot of us here in South Bend and that's the recently announced spending cuts at @Gannett. On Wednesday, Gannett announced...(1/🧵)

We’re asking readers to share with @Gannett what you think about changes in our newspaper and what local news means to you. Join us at southbendnewsguild.com!

This week, the South Bend Tribune’s corporate owners announced buyouts & a hiring freeze. With no numbers in our contract and our staff growing smaller, local news suffers.

🧵: @SBNewsGuild journalists have been fighting for a fair contract since February 2020. In that time, our staff has been reduced more than half & we’ve received no wage proposals.