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Collective bargaining
New contract at five Northwest newspapers draws a line on AI
The new contract with McClatchy Media improves wages and bans AI fakery.
Collective bargaining
Northwest journalists strike McClatchy papers over use of AI
At The Olympian and other papers, AI repackages reporters’ work.
Collective bargaining
Portland Mercury journalists get first union contract
It probably didn’t hurt that the Seattle-area labor council invested in the media company.
Analysis
2025: The rest of the story
Since the start of 2025, we’ve reported over 400 stories. Here's an update about what’s happened since we last reported on some of them.
National
NewsGuild declares war on AI ‘slop’
The #NewsNotSlop campaign is raising awareness of AI's consequences and how unionized journalists are fighting to maintain public trust.
National
Court orders three years of back pay for striking Pittsburgh journalists
The long-running Post-Gazette strike saw a breakthrough as a court ordered the company to reinstate contract terms and rehire Guild members.
Collective bargaining
Everett Herald signs union contract
Journalists and photographers ratified their first union contract, securing wages, working conditions, and no story quotas.
Collective bargaining
Bend Bulletin union appeals to public for support
Union members are asking subscribers to sign a pledge to cancel their subscription if the company fails to agree to a fair contract.
Union Organizing
Reporters go union at Portland Mercury
Index Media owns the Mercury, the Stranger, Bold Type Tickets, and EverOut. Its publications cover news, arts, and culture.
Union Organizing
Newsroom staff at Bend Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman form union
The two publications are owned by EO Media Group, a private family-owned company that runs 15 newspapers and two magazines in Oregon.
Collective bargaining
Reporters ratify contract at Longview Daily News
Their second contract provides a starting wage of $19. That’s a $2 increase from the previously negotiated salary floor.
Jobs
Daily News no longer longer printed daily
Longview's daily newspaper, like most of the 77 owned by Lee Enterprises, is reducing print publication schedule to three days a week.
Collective bargaining
Longview newspaper ratifies first union contract
Hammered out in 10 months, the union's first contract with newspaper owner Lee Enterprises will be up in a year.
Collective bargaining
The Daily News offers 13¢ raise
The Longview newsroom joined the NewsGuild last May. But bargaining with Lee Enterprises—which owns 77 newspapers—isn't going well.
Union Organizing
NewsGuild walks away from The Columbian
HAPPIER DAYS: Reporters and photographers unionized hoping to make working at The Columbian sustainable for the long term, but in bargaining, the company said no to every proposal workers put forward.
Union Organizing
Vancouver’s daily newspaper moves to get rid of its union
After 21 months of supposed negotiations, The Columbian is asking the National Labor Relations Board to hold a new union election.
Union Organizing
Longview news reporters go union
Newsroom staff at The Daily News in Longview, Washington voted 6-0 to unionize with the NewsGuild in mail ballots counted May 14.
Culture
Union logos get a little love
A new Twitter account dedicated to sharing union logos has quickly developed a fan base in the union Twitter world.
Union Organizing
Wave of unionization sweeps through Washington newspapers
Five Washington newspapers have unionized recently, the latest in a nationwide surge among print and online journalists under way since 2015.
Union Organizing
Journalists at The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver vote overwhelmingly to unionize
The union vote comes as part of an extraordinary wave of unionization in print and online media.
