Billings Gazette staff move to unionize

Employees at the Billings Gazette are moving toward creating a union for newsroom staff.

A press release told of the founding of the Montana News Guild.

The union has asked Iowa-based Lee Enterprises to voluntarily recognize the formation of the guild, the union said.

If not, the staff has submitted information to the National Labor Relations Board to seek a majority vote authorizing the union’s formation, the union said.

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