How a new wave of unionization is changing American newsrooms

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The New York Times / Ben Smith / May 4, 2020

“The NewsGuild and its rival, the Writers Guild of America, East, have won virtually every organizing battle they’ve taken on, including some in Southern states with anti-union laws. The two unions together have organized more than 90 newsrooms and more than 5,000 journalists since 2015.” (Related from last August.) —

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