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What's an At-Large Unit?

Some at-large members were once covered by a Guild contract, got promoted out of Guild jurisdiction, but wished to maintain their support of the union. Other at-large members may have left a Guild-covered workplace for a new job, but chose to maintain their membership by converting to at-large status.

Still other at-large members may work in the news and information industry, or in a job that supports the interests of The Newspaper Guild, and wish to be associated with the Guild.

All at-large members in good-standing (meaning their dues payments are current) have full rights to participate in local union meetings, to be nominated and elected for union office, to vote for union candidates, and to take part in any other activity sponsored by the Guild.

To ensure that at-large members of the local have a say in the union's decision-making, they are grouped with the local's smaller units into an "At-Large Units unit" for purposes of representation on the local Executive Council.