Thursday, May 07, 2020

Roanoke Times, Idaho Statesman news staffs vote to unionize


News staff at The Roanoke Times voted 47-3 to unionize, the paper reported April 28.
The Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local 32035 of The NewsGuild will represent the The Timesland News Guild. The NewsGuild is part of the Communication Workers of America.
The vote also involved the Laker Weekly.
Lee Enterprises owns the paper.
Meanwhile, journalists at the Idaho Statesman have unionized. The 18-0 vote involved non-manager newsroom staffers. McClatchy owns the paper.
Journalists at VTDigger, a Vermont online nonprofit news site, also voted to unionize in late April.
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