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UFCW Guild Announces Termination of Contract After Picketing Outside UFCW International Headquarters
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 8 Contact: ufcwguildofficers@gmail.com Staff Protest Hypocritical Behavior at the Bargaining Table WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International staff represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild (WBNG) Local 32035, put out a statement announcing the termination of their contract with UFCW, following a “lunch-out” where UFCW Guild staff …
UFCW Falls Short on Wages
The UFCW Guild represents ~ 50 employees of the United Food and Commercial Workers International, the largest private-sector union in the country. Guild members at the UFCW staff the union’s research, communications, accounting, digital, and data & analytics departments, among others, ensuring that UFCW locals and members are supported through organizing and bargaining campaigns, from …
Post Guild RAT-ifies new contract
Reposted from TNG President Jon Schleuss: Last week I attended the Washington Post RAT-ificiation party in Washington, DC and it broke my heart with joy. Outgoing co-unit chair Katie Mettler showed a video about leadership. Have you seen the shirtless dancing guy? A leader needs the guts to stand alone and look ridiculous. But followers …
Resolution in Support of Freedom of the Press in Israel-Gaza War
On November 15, 2023, the Executive Council of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild unanimously passed the following resolution: Supporting statement: WHEREAS: At least 42 journalists have been killed in the Israeli-Gaza war that began Oct. 7, including 36 Palestinian reporters killed by Israeli airstrikes, according to organizations including the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without …
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Institute for Policy Studies Employees Form Union with WBNG
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 17, 2021Contact: Robert P. Alvarez(916) 690-9896robertalvarezpineda@gmail.com Institute for Policy Studies Employees Form Union Staff at the Institute for Policy Studies were unanimous in their decision to unionize with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. Management quickly agreed to voluntary recognition.Washington D.C. — The staff of the Institute for Policy Studies, the nation’s oldest multi-issue …
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Welcome our newest staffer: Evan Yeats
Evan Yeats is our newest staffer at WBNG who joined us in March 2021. Originally from Iowa, Evan has lived in DC since 2008. His first union membership was at AFSCME, working as an overnight police dispatcher while in college. After a stint as an award-winning radio reporter in Eastern Iowa, he became a labor …
Washington-Baltimore News Guild Statement on Violence at the US Capitol
Yesterday’s violence at the US Capitol building was a direct attack on our democracy and our democratic institutions, carried out by armed insurrectionists wielding symbols of hate, and encouraged by the sitting President of the United States. Before being allowed to peacefully leave the building, the terrorists scribbled a message on one of the building’s …
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