Media Guild of the West 🧭

Statement from the leadership of the @latguild, the union for @latimes journalists, on today's layoffs: latguild.com/news/2025/5/2/…

Still processing the fact that @Hou_Landing will cease to exist in mid-May. I'm so proud of all the work my colleagues and I have produced and I can't believe Houston will be losing bilingual immigration coverage at such an important time houstonlanding.org/houston-landin…

We remain committed to supporting our members after the @Hou_Landing's board of directors voted to cease operations in mid-May. Full statement below:

CWA members across the country are deeply disappointed by Donald Trump’s firing of National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox. cwa-union.org/news/releases/…

A staff member of the @newsguild lost their family home in the California wildfires. Hi, I’m supporting this fundraiser on GoFundMe. If you can, please consider supporting by donating or sharing the link. Every bit of support makes a huge difference. gofund.me/b12cb186

Despite the challenges facing local news, promising efforts from startups, legacy media, and policymakers are driving innovation. Policy solutions, alongside community support, are key to securing a sustainable future for journalism. Learn More: datawrapper.de/_/bUp1s/

Our response to recent statements by LAT's owner. A few highlights: "Journalists of the Los Angeles Times are committed to shining a light on injustice, exposing wrongdoing, and seeking the facts. We speak truth to power, regardless of which party is in power..." 1/3

A statement from the @latguild: Our commitment to journalistic integrity latguild.com/news/2024/12/5…

The latest survey by @pewresearch finds that about three-quarters of Americans (74%) believe criticism from news organizations keeps political leaders from doing things that shouldn’t be done. Learn more: pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

Yesterday marked eight months of the Long Beach Watchdog! To show our appreciation for your readership, we’re offering a special deal during our winter member drive: Subscribe by 12/31 and get a year of independent local journalism for just $5 per month: lbwatchdog.com/5for2025.

The @AustinNewsGuild, the collective bargaining unit representing Austin American-Statesman journalists, and the newspaper’s parent company, Gannett, reached a labor agreement after three and a half years of negotiation and two strikes. l8r.it/HjxP

More than 94% of voting members approved this contract, which secures wage minimums for @statesman journalists for the first time and other key protections.

The Austin NewsGuild is thrilled to announce that after 3.5+ years of bargaining, we have a contract! 🎉 This contact with @Gannett will give raises over two years, protect experienced @statesman journalists and ensure we can continue providing quality news for Austin! statesman.com/story/news/loc…

Today, we came together to deliver the hundreds of messages we wrote for CEO Will Lewis in company Slack last week. We marched to his office to make sure that he has to see the thoughts, concerns and questions of his employees. Unsurprisingly, he wasn’t there.

On Wednesday President-elect Donald J. Trump called on Republicans to “kill” a journalist shield law that unanimously passed the U.S. House in January. Our union supports the PRESS Act, which would protect two rights Americans hold dear. newsguild.org/the-press-act-…

By now you have probably seen many messages from us and other press freedom advocates about the importance of the U.S. Senate passing the PRESS Act. Time is running out. Please help us spread the word and urge others to do the same. See how you can help: spj.org/press-act.asp

🚨ACTION NEEDED: H.R. 9495 includes a poison pill provision that is a serious threat to nonprofits. This bill would remove due process and hand over considerable power to future administrations. Join us in urging Congress to vote NO on H.R. 9495! 🔗bit.ly/STOP9495

My colleagues & I worked 3 years to unionize and reach a contract w/the Southern California News Group, which owns the Orange County Register, where I'm based, LA Daily News, and 9 more newspapers. Today we signed our 1st contract. To quote Martha Stewart, 'It's a good thing.'

A new age of labor organizing is taking root in our state. But one thing remains the same: Texas unions fight for Texas workers!

I'm so proud of all of my colleagues who worked tirelessly for years to achieve this. It isn't perfect, but being able to lift our veteran journalists making under 50k to that salary base along with the new(er) reporters starting their careers, is a victory worth celebrating!