Albany Newspaper Guild

10/07/2025

Press groups say Trump's agents used force to silence reporters.

10/04/2025

STATEMENT: The NewsGuild of New York condemns the violent attack by ICE agents against three journalists covering immigration court proceedings in Manhattan.

The bedrock of democracy is a free press, which includes the right of reporters to ask questions of and report on the government, including law enforcement officials. The attack on Tuesday by masked immigration agents on Dean Moses, Olga Fedorova and L. Vural Elibol undermines this essential value and endangers constitutional rights. We demand that New York’s immigration courts take immediate action to prevent similar attacks from happening in the future.

Our union’s 6,000 members stand in solidarity with those injured in Tuesday’s attack and remain committed to serving the public’s right to know what their government is doing.

In September, a federal judge ruled in the NewsGuild-CWA’s favor when our union, the ACLU, and the Los Angeles Press Club sued the Department of Homeland Security for attacking journalists at demonstrations against ICE actions in Los Angeles. In a 45-page opinion, Judge Hernán Vera of the Central District Court of California issued a preliminary injunction barring DHS from brutalizing members of the press and legal observers, writing that “the First Amendment demands better.”

We expect ICE agents in New York to be held accountable for their actions in the same way. We ask our elected leaders to demand an investigation into the horrifying violence on Tuesday and to take concrete steps to protect the rights of journalists carrying out the duties of their jobs.

09/18/2025

Officers are voted in and contract negotiations restart. Working in solidarity.

On Sept. 17, the Albany Newspaper Guild voted in its executive board officers to three-year terms that run from Jan. 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2028. The officers elected were: Wendy Liberatore, president David Johnson, vice president Kathleen Moore, secretary Paul Nelson, treasurer Justin Wisner,

09/18/2025

On Sept. 17, the Albany Newspaper Guild voted in its executive board officers to three-year terms that run from Jan. 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2028. The officers elected were: Wendy Liberatore, president David Johnson, vice president Kathleen Moore, secretary Paul Nelson, treasurer Justin Wisner, chief steward Will Richards and Rose Schneider, at-large officers At the meeting, the board discussed contract negotiations that will restart in earnest on Thursday, Sept....

On Sept. 17, the Albany Newspaper Guild voted in its executive board officers to three-year terms that run from Jan. 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2028. The officers elected were: Wendy Liberatore, president David Johnson, vice president Kathleen Moore, secretary Paul Nelson, treasurer Justin Wisner,

09/02/2025

The annual membership meeting of and election of board officers for the Albany Newspaper Guild, Local 31034, TNG-CWA has been called for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2025. The meeting will be held via Zoom. You must be a member in good standing (paying dues) to participate in the meeting and to vote on any measures that come before the local....

The annual membership meeting of and election of board officers for the Albany Newspaper Guild, Local 31034, TNG-CWA has been called for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2025. The meeting will be held via Zoom. You must be a member in good standing (paying dues) to participate in the meeting a

08/18/2025

08/12/2025

07/25/2025

We did it! Thank you to everyone who signed.
https://newsguild.org/hundreds-of-hearst-journalists-demand-respect/
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Hundreds of Hearst journalists demand respect Posted on July 24, 2025July 24, 2025Author The NewsGuild-CWACategories Featured, News More than 290 journalists across the nationwide Hearst Newspapers chain are calling on their bosses to honor existing union contracts and bargain in good faith over new...

05/21/2025

As you are aware, the company has handed out its uneven merit salary increases. While the Guild does not stand in the way of the company offering these increases, the Guild has written a letter to Publisher George Hearst telling him that the Guild’s position will always be that all employees in the bargaining unit have the right to negotiated contractual wage increases across the board....

As you are aware, the company has handed out its uneven merit salary increases. While the Guild does not stand in the way of the company offering these increases, the Guild has written a letter to Publisher George Hearst telling him that the Guild’s position will always be that all employees in th...

03/15/2025

The Albany Newspaper Guild marked the end of an era Thursday evening when its members and executive board accepted the resignation of longtime President Ken Crowe and installed new officials to its board. Crowe, who worked at the Times Union for 40 years and spent at least 10 as either president, vice-president and steward with the Guild, passed the mantle to chief steward and now President Wendy Liberatore....

The Albany Newspaper Guild marked the end of an era Thursday evening when its members and executive board accepted the resignation of longtime President Ken Crowe and installed new officials to its board. Crowe, who worked at the Times Union for 40 years and spent at least 10 as either president,