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In a scurrilous hit piece on CJR my opponents attack and defame the institutions of the Guild and some other wonderful leaders. I’ve come to expect the negative and defaming comments about me. That’s politics, even though they did promise a positive campaign. My camp has conducted a positive campaign. But with a week of […]

Our union, The Communications Workers of America, is facing challenges and looking for efficiencies. It was a telecom union.  Now it’s an amalgamated union, representing a wide variety of industries and professions. With multiple “tribes,” any effort for efficiency will create tension. A purely political push for efficiency will produce division and anger. When CWA […]

Vote Bernie Lunzer, Guild President.  Get a ballot today.   I will rebuild unity after this election. We can meet the challenges before us.   I’ll push for better pay. Quality journalism starts with quality jobs.   I’ll continue our expansion through organizing. After being elected in 2008 as President, I worked with Guild leaders […]

Register for the town hall below. Held at 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, April 16th. Participants can join from any computer that has broadband and can use the Zoom client. Questions will be taken by text. You don’t need a microphone or camera to participate. Password will be emailed to you prior to the meeting. […]

If you care about the industry, if you’re concerned about your job – if you want to be sure that The NewsGuild-CWA has a strong future – vote Bernie Lunzer. We’re building the guild together and with experience.  Go with a proven track record of success and ability. The Lunzer, Needham, Waggoner ticket provides the […]

First and foremost we must strengthen our community of workers through joint efforts and communication. We do this already. The Guild has created several chain councils in the last three years and will create a council dedicated to workers gaining their first contract. We must be willing to try novel strategies as we are currently […]

We know that a stronger Guild gets us better contracts and allows us to organize more workers. But where do we start? I think we begin by examining our role as leaders in the union. Whether you’re a steward, a committee member, an officer or a paid staffer, your approach to leadership is what makes […]

While The NewsGuild-CWA appropriately presses aggressively on issues involving freedom of the press, we also represent professions other than journalism, both in and outside of newspapers. For example, our Philadelphia local just reached a three-year agreement for 25 workers at ROC (Restaurant Opportunities Center) that includes trainers and advocacy staff. We also represent other nonprofits […]

Ruthless hedge funds with no regard for journalists or journalism have taken over dozens of newspapers across the country, including many Guild publications. This called for a special approach to collective bargaining — and it’s working, though we can still do better, and we will. The Guild conducted two major efforts that involved bargaining directly […]

My union, The NewsGuild-CWA, fights for pay equity. Today is Equal Pay Day for women who on average work until today to make what men made last year (college-educated women). Other groups like people of color take even longer. Read the Guild’s statement at: https://bit.ly/2WFGZVb See my union’s day of action page at: https://bit.ly/2uD5uXd Remember, as Senator […]