Law360 union members issue vote of no confidence
Unionized journalists at Law360 say Teresa Harmon, vice president of legal news at LexisNexis, has been a failure at the helm of the legal newsite, citing numerous serious issues including recent unlawful and purposeless layoffs, disrespectful bargaining tactics and a lack of any clear editorial vision for the news operation. Members of Law360 Union, represented […]
WSJ union authorizes strike vote
Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees board authorized a strike vote to be conducted by its members working at Dow Jones & Co. The member referendum will be the first such vote in the union’s 87-year history. “Today, the IAPE Board of Directors responded to a call for action,” said Local 1096 President Jodi Green. “That […]
Hillman Prizes awarded to Quartz, Bloomberg Businessweek
A project between Type Investigations and Quartz, as well as a Bloomberg Businessweek article about Dollar General working conditions have won 2024 Hillman Prizes. The award for reporting on racial and economic justice went to Aurora Almendral for “Merchants of Care,” a project of Type Investigations and Quartz. The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented staffing crisis […]
Union says Forbes pay gap has worsened
Unionized journalists of color at Forbes magazine continue to be paid less than their white counterparts, and that divide has widened, according to a new study by Forbes Union and The NewsGuild of New York. In its second year analyzing newsroom worker data, the Forbes Union’s pay equity study looked at the earnings of 111 […]
Child labor coverage wins Goldsmith Prize
Hannah Dreier of The New York Times has won the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for her coverage of the rise of child labor in the United States. In this 20-month long investigation, Dreier uncovered a culture of careless disregard for child labor laws at construction sites, slaughterhouses and in factories across the country and […]
Politico taps Ukenye to cover labor beat
Politico has hired Lawrence Ukenye to cover the labor beat. He previously was a fellow at Politico. Ukenye co-authored “National Security Daily” and covered defense as an editorial intern. Before joining the newsroom, he wrote for The Daily Beast and Solitary Watch. A Maryland native, Ukenye attended DeMatha Catholic High School and later graduated from Temple University where […]
FT’s US editorial staff in dispute over pay raise
Journalists at the Financial Times in the United States are in dispute with management after seeking salary rises averaging just over $4,000 to cover the higher cost of living than UK counterparts, reports Bron Maher of journalism.co.uk. Maher reports, “FT US Guild argues cost of living differences between the UK and US mean their overall remuneration is […]
Law360 editorial workers stage one-day strike
Unionized editorial workers, represented by The NewsGuild of New York at LexisNexis-owned Law360, have walked off the job in a 24-hour work stoppage to protest layoffs. Law360 Union members will begin picketing at 12:30 p.m. at LexisNexis HQ, 230 Park Ave., in New York. Last month, LexisNexis executives congratulated themselves on the company achieving its […]
MarketWatch.com NY staffers join IAPE 1096 union
MarketWatch staff working in New York announced Monday they have formed a union and are joining their colleagues at locations across the country already represented by IAPE. Through a mission statement delivered to Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour, Barron’s editor in chief David Cho, two dozen other managers at MarketWatch and all MKTW News staff, […]
Law360 union files unfair labor practice claims
Unionized editorial workers, represented by The NewsGuild of New York at LexisNexis-owned Law360, have taken legal action over planned layoffs that would affect 10 percent of their union. The union filed an unfair labor practice charge at Region 2 of the National Labor Relations Board in New York. On Feb. 27, the union voted to […]
