A FIRST: NYGuild President Susan DeCarava Honored with ‘Visionary Award’ by NYC Central Labor Council

Susan DeCarava, President of The NewsGuild of New York, will be recognized with the ‘Visionary Award’ at NYC Central Labor Council’s Annual Awards Reception Tuesday, May 13. She is the first NYGuild leader to win the prestigious award in recognition of her ‘steadfast advocacy for equity and democracy in the media industry.’ Read more...

Testimonials

Miguel Salazar

The New York Times

"I’m inspired to be part of a community working tirelessly on issues ranging from pay equity to job retention, newsroom diversity, and much more. There's always work to be done, but the media industry is becoming more equitable because of the NewsGuild. I'm deeply proud to be a member."

We were notified that Business Insider management intends to lay off about 20 percent of our members as part of their ongoing “strategy” to “build toward something new.”

Let’s be clear: This is far from anything new. This is the third round of layoffs in as many years and it is unacceptable that union members and other talented coworkers are again paying the price for the strategic failures of Business Insider’s leadership.

Rules for nomination and election of 13 delegates and 13 alternates to the August 8-9, 2025 TNG Sector Conference and the August 11-12, 2025, CWA Convention in Pittsburgh, adopted by The NewsGuild of New York Local Election Committee on May 15, 2025.

Members of The NewsGuild of New York have won hard-fought contracts requiring employers to uphold the basic principles of a diverse workplace and make good-faith efforts to promote equity and inclusion in hiring.

NEW YORK – NewsGuild of New York-represented staff at Condé Nast brands such as Vanity Fair, GQ, Vogue, Glamour, Bon Appétit and more on Tuesday overwhelmingly ratified a three-year contract with the publisher.

October 10, 2023 — Members of the Reviewed Union, which represents workers at Gannett’s flagship consumer review site, will walk off the job on Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event today in protest of management’s failure to schedule bargaining dates and revocation of overtime pay from hourly employees after the announcement of the union last year. The Reviewed Union is one of more than 50 Gannett bargaining units represented by The NewsGuild-CWA.

NEW YORK – In response to Gannett’s second quarter earnings call this morning, where the company announced that digital subscription revenue had returned to growth over the past three months, Gannett union members and NewsGuild leadership released the following statements. The NewsGuild-CWA represents more than 50 Gannett bargaining units, covering more than 1,000 employees.